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The usual way to edit or create text that is part of the visual content of a course is with the [[HTML editor]] tool. This tool offers many ways to easily create/edit a variety of things to place in the content area, including common text formatting options from a menu.


The usual way to edit or create text that is part of the visual content of a course is with the [[HTML editor]] tool.  
The way to edit the text in the content area, depends the current [[Roles|role]] or permissions of the user in a [[Context|context]].  


The way to get to the content text, depends the role the user in a context.  A student will see the tool when they reply to a forum post but will not have the ability of changing a topic heading in the course. A teacher will not have the ability to edit a topic heading in a course unless the "Turn editing on" button has been clicked.
*A teacher will see many [[File:editicon.jpg]] ("edit hand") icons on a course's home page when "Turn editing on" button has been clicked.   Or they will see the HTML editor and content area within many activities and resources. For example, a teacher can edit the text that appears at the top of a section in a course by clicking on the edit hand icon.


*A student and a teacher will see the HTML tool when they reply to a forum post but will not have the ability of changing a topic heading in the course. 
==Editing text example==
[[File:Editing text example|thumb|center|Typical content area. Shows HTML editor on top with text and emoticon in content ]]
==Special text==
Teachers and administrators should be aware that the Moodle code contains "strings" of text that can be edited though [[Language customization|customizing the language]] on a site wide basis.
Teachers and administrators should be aware that the Moodle code contains "strings" of text that can be edited though [[Language customization|customizing the language]] on a site wide basis.

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The usual way to edit or create text that is part of the visual content of a course is with the HTML editor tool. This tool offers many ways to easily create/edit a variety of things to place in the content area, including common text formatting options from a menu.

The way to edit the text in the content area, depends the current role or permissions of the user in a context.

  • A teacher will see many File:editicon.jpg ("edit hand") icons on a course's home page when "Turn editing on" button has been clicked. Or they will see the HTML editor and content area within many activities and resources. For example, a teacher can edit the text that appears at the top of a section in a course by clicking on the edit hand icon.
  • A student and a teacher will see the HTML tool when they reply to a forum post but will not have the ability of changing a topic heading in the course.

Editing text example

File:Editing text example
Typical content area. Shows HTML editor on top with text and emoticon in content

Special text

Teachers and administrators should be aware that the Moodle code contains "strings" of text that can be edited though customizing the language on a site wide basis.