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Blocks are items which may be added to the left, right or centre column (depending upon your [[Theme|theme]]) of any page in Moodle. | Blocks are items which may be added to the left, right or centre column (depending upon your [[Theme|theme]]) of any page in Moodle. | ||
Any block can be made 'sticky' so that it appears in all the contexts below, such as throughout a course or a particular activity. | Any block can be made 'sticky' so that it appears in all the contexts below, such as throughout a course or a particular activity - see [[Block settings]]. | ||
Blocks can be placed on the side of the screen (if your theme supports it) via the [[Dock]] icons ( [[Image:Dock_to_block.png]] and [[Image:Block_to_dock.png]] ). | Blocks can be placed on the side of the screen (if your theme supports it) via the [[Dock]] icons ( [[Image:Dock_to_block.png]] and [[Image:Block_to_dock.png]] ). | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Managing blocks]] - for administrators | |||
*[[Blocks FAQ]] | *[[Blocks FAQ]] | ||
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aX1XHfBjqg Blocks in Moodle 2.0 video] | * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aX1XHfBjqg Blocks in Moodle 2.0 video] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:29, 17 October 2011
Blocks are items which may be added to the left, right or centre column (depending upon your theme) of any page in Moodle.
Any block can be made 'sticky' so that it appears in all the contexts below, such as throughout a course or a particular activity - see Block settings.
Blocks can be placed on the side of the screen (if your theme supports it) via the Dock icons ( and ).
Standard blocks
Available blocks include:
There are also many contributed blocks available for download from the plugins database.
See also
- Managing blocks - for administrators
- Blocks FAQ
- Blocks in Moodle 2.0 video