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A Text page resource is a simple page written using plain text. Text pages aren't pretty, but they're a good place to put some information or instructions.

Text page set-up

The "Add a resource..." drop-down menu

From the course main page, click the "Add a resource..." drop-down menu within the topic you wish to add a text page
You'll be taken to a page labelled "Adding a new Resource to topic x."
You must type a Name for the text page. This is what your students will click on, so have it make some sense.
Add a summary (optional). The summary is displayed on the Resources index page.
Type your text in the Full text box. You can paste text from MS Word or any other location. A number of formatting options are available to help turn your plain text into nice-looking web pages.
Choose whether you want this resource to open in the same window or a new one. If you choose New Window, you can choose what attributes the new window will have. Make sure you allow the window to be resized and scrolled, otherwise your students might not be able to read the bottom of the page!
Choose if you want to hide or show this to students.
Once you've made your choices, click on the "Save Changes" button. You will be see a preview of what your new resource looks like.

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-When you are adding or editing a text resource, you have to fill in the following fields:
+{{Resources}}
-==Name==
+A Text page resource is a simple page written using plain text.  Text pages aren't pretty, but they're a good place to put some information or instructions.
-A short name of the resource. This will be displayed on the course's homepage.
+==Text page set-up==
+[[Image:Text_page_1.png|left|frame|The "Add a resource..." drop-down menu]]
+<br style="clear:both;">
+#From the course main page, click the "Add a resource..." drop-down menu within the topic you wish to add a text page
+#You'll be taken to a page labelled "Adding a new Resource to topic x."
+#You must type a Name for the text page. This is what your students will click on, so have it make some sense.
+#Add a summary (optional). The summary is displayed on the Resources index page.
+#Type your text in the Full text box. You can paste text from MS Word or any other location. A number of [[Formatting options|formatting options]] are available to help turn your plain text into nice-looking web pages.
+#Choose whether you want this resource to open in the same window or a new one. If you choose New Window, you can choose what attributes the new window will have. Make sure you allow the window to be resized and scrolled, otherwise your students might not be able to read the bottom of the page!
+#Choose if you want to hide or show this to students.
+#Once you've made your choices, click on the "Save Changes" button. You will be see a preview of what your new resource looks like.
-==Summary==
+[[Category:Resource]]
-You may type the summary of the resource here. This will be displayed on [[mod/resource/index|the Resources page]].
+[[cs:Textová stránka]]
+[[de:Textseite (ohne Editor)]]
-==Full text==
+[[es:Página_de_Texto]]
+[[eu:Testu-orria]]
-Type the full text of the resource here.
+[[fr:Page de texte]]
+[[ja:テキストページ]]
-==Formatting==
+[[sk:Textová stránka]]
+[[ru:Текстовая_страница]]
-Choose the type of formatting that will be used for this resource. (You can read about formatting options [[Formatting options|here]])
-==Window==
-These settings can be hidden/shown by clicking the button labeled Hide settings or Show settings.
-Usually, resources are displayed in a normal framed window with the Moodle navigation controls in the top frame. If you choose, you can remove this frame and have the resource fill the window like a normal web page.
-However, if you wish to have your resource appear in a new popup window follow these steps:
-# In the '''Window:''' section, select 'New Window'.
-# Deselect the options that you do not wish to use.<br>'''Allow the window to be resized?'''<br>Keeping this item selected will allow users to change the size of the window that you have defined, and should almost always be left selected. However, sometimes the resource is a fixed size and it may make sense to lock the window size.<br>'''Allow the window to be scrolled?'''<br>This item will allow users to scroll through the window to see all your resource. If this item is unchecked, users will only see what fits in the defined window size and will not be allowed to scroll the window to see the rest of the resource.<br>'''Show the directory links?'''<br>This will allow users to see the their directory links in this window. This varies per browser: it might be known as the Links Bar (in IE), the Favourites Bar or the Bookmarks bar (in Mozilla/Firefox).<br>'''Show the location bar?'''<br>Do you want your users to see the URL (Web address) of the resource? If so, leave this option checked. Otherwise, the resource location will be hidden.<br>'''Show the menu bar?'''<br>To let your users have access to the menu bar in this window, leave this item checked. Generally this is useful but for some graphical presentations it looks better without a menu bar.<br>'''Show the toolbar?'''<br>Showing the toolbar will make it easier for your users to navigate as it provides Back/Forward, Home, and Refresh buttons.<br>'''Show the status bar?'''<br>Showing the Status bar allows people to monitor browser information like how much of a resource has been loaded, or security information.
-# Determine the size window you wish to open.<br>Many people still use an average screen resolution of 800x600. In most cases it's best if you initially size your window a little smaller than that, like 600 high and 480 wide.<br>If you leave these fields blank then the new popup window will be exactly the same size as the window they clicked on to get the popup.
-==Visible to students==

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Text page: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 13:08, 12 October 2010

Text page set-up