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The page content area is the usual place teachers enter material for students to view and evaluate on a question page.  The purpose of the page is to give a quick overview to a new Moodle teacher.

[[Image:Course_Lesson_Page_Content2.gif|frame|center|Editing page content]]



In edit mode, teachers can make simple, quick presentations for a student, or add many robust features. The page content area has a friendly tool bar with a [[Common_acronyms#N_to_Z|WYSIWYG]] interface that has standard icons for different editing functions.  Teachers can also switch the page content interface to one for direct [[HTML_editor#Toggle_to_HTML_Code_editing}HTML]] code entry. 

This page has a brief review of tools that assist teachers in creating the presentation in the content area of a lesson page.  Detailed instructions for most tools can be found on the [[HTML editor]] page and other pages like [[Insert image]] page.     


== Tool Bar ==

[[Image:Course Lesson Page Content Toolbar.GIF|frame|left|Toolbar in Ver 1.5 to 1.8]]


<br><br><br><br><br><br> The toolbar should be familiar to users of word processors.  The toolbar creates HTML code for the user.  It is possible to see or reveal the code on the page with the icon that looks like  <>.  [[HTML_editor|More help with HTML can be found here]].

=== Text Editing ===
<nowiki>
Brief review of text editing features
 Fonts, Centering, etc
 Special Characters
 Colors
 Paragraph
 Clean Word HTML
</nowiki>

=== Image Insertion ===
[[Image:Ed_image.gif]] The Image Icon will assist you in creating HTML code. The Image Icon on the tool bar brings up this popup window. We should mention here that JPG, GIF and PNG files are recognized Moodle images file types.

[[Image:Course Lesson Page Content InsertImage Popup1.GIF|frame|right|Version 1.5.3]] These folders and files can also be found in the administration block under [[Files|files]].
#The basic steps are to locate the file 
##Using the File Browser Window for previously uploaded files, OR
##Upload a file
###Locate and click on the location the file will go to in the File Browser Window
###Use Browse button to locate file (local machine)
###Use Update button to place file in File Browser Window, 
#click on file in File Browser Window to place file in "Insert URL"
#Enter Alternative Text
#Optional Use Layout, spacing and size parameters
*Best practice is to put all of a single activities images in a folder such as "Lesson Example"
**It is possible to zip a local folder with images and upload it to a course lesson. See files [[Files|Click here for more information on files]].
**Remember to use the Refresh feature on your browser if the image does not appear to change in the Moodle Lesson.

When you browse for a local course image file its URL will be inserted like:

 <nowiki> http://www.yourMoodle.net/moodle/file.php/5/courseFolder2/pic1.jpg</nowiki>



===Multimedia insertion===
Linking a URLs to text is one way to point to multimedia resources and the appropriate multimedia player installed as a [[Multimedia plugins]].   Please refer to the specific type of  media in MoodleDos for more detailed information about linking.

===Embed a Flash (captivate) File in a Lesson===

It is possible to embed your captivate simulations in the lesson page.

Go to your file space and copy the url of your swf file onto your clipboard. Go back to your lesson page and add the following to the code-view editor.

<iframe src="''paste_url_here''" frameborder="0" scrolling="0" width="400" height="550"></iframe>

That should do it.

=== Links & Anchors ===
====The Link (chain icon)==== 
[[Image:Ed link.gif|frame|left|]] 

An HTML link creates a path to external, internal or the current page. The icon saves writing code.  One method is to copy the address bar from the location you want, click on the link icon,then paste it URL. Another method is to press the Browse button.  This will take you to the [[Files]] area of the course.  From here it is possible to select an existing file or to upload a new file and link to it.

There are three fields when the Link icon is used.
[[Image:HTML Link Insert1.JPG]]
##URL the web based address.  Note a course file has a URL address via the browse button
##Title - what appears when the mouse rolls over the link
##Target - What kind of window should be called up.
##Anchors - A pull down list allows you to select an anchor.

====Anchor  ==== 
[[Image:Ed anchor.gif|frame|left|]]


An HTML anchor identifies text within a page which can be referenced by a link.
To use the Anchor, highlight the word, then click on the Anchor icon.  Give the anchor a name.
Anywhere on the page, highlight the word you would like to link to the Anchor.  Use the Link icon and the pull down menu to find the correct anchor.

=== Tables ===
Add, edit, adjust

== Path ==
What is that line at the bottom of Page Content show?

== Content examples ==
Description of question or branch page contents
===Creative examples===

*Add an icon to a title bar, such as a course or site catagory
**Insert the image into the brief description, toggle HTML source code, copy the code for the image and paste it in the title bar. 
**It is possible to adjust the size via the width and height parameters, the alternative text and title parameters in the code are not needed.
**Example of code 
<nowiki><img width="25" vspace="0" hspace="0" height="25" border="0" src="http://demo.moodle.org/file.php/4/f1.jpg"</nowiki> <br>
inserted before text in course title gives this
[[Image:HTML Link Insert title example1.JPG|thumb|center|Example Course Title Bar with icon]]

== See Also ==
*[[Flash]] inserting them in content of questions or branch pages
*[http://moodle.org/help.php?file=index.html Index of Help Files] - Scroll down to "Reading and Writing"

*[[Files]] - Uploading, creating, moving, deleting course files and folders
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