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The usual way to edit or create text that is part of the visual content of a course is using the [[Text editor]] (also known as the HTML editor).
*The usual way to edit or create text that is part of the visual content of a course is by using a [[Text editor]] The default text editor in Moodle is known as the [[Atto editor]]. The popular [[TinyMCE editor]] is also available, along with a plain text editor. See [[Formatting text]] for other options.
*The administrator decides which editors to enable or disable, from the Text editors area of Site administration.
*Individual Moodle users can, if allowed by the admin, choose their own text editor from the Preferences link in the user menu top right.


* [[Text editor]]
{{MediaPlayer | url = https://youtu.be/rFIxPGBrUD8 | desc = Overview of the Atto editor}}
* [[Formatting text]]


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


*A teacher will see many [[File:Editicon.PNG]] ("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.
==Text editing on a Moodle site==
 
*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. 
 
 
== Headline text ==
==Editing text example==
<gallery caption="Teacher view and Student View" widths="300px" >
File:Editing text example.PNG|Typical content area. Shows HTML editor on top with text and emoticon in content
File:Editing text example after.PNG|Here is what students will see
</gallery>
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==Text editing on a Moodle site==
To edit the terms in the Moodle interface, rather than the course content, administrators can make changes by [[Language customisation|customising 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.


==See also==
==See also==
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Latest revision as of 12:22, 17 September 2020

  • The usual way to edit or create text that is part of the visual content of a course is by using a Text editor The default text editor in Moodle is known as the Atto editor. The popular TinyMCE editor is also available, along with a plain text editor. See Formatting text for other options.
  • The administrator decides which editors to enable or disable, from the Text editors area of Site administration.
  • Individual Moodle users can, if allowed by the admin, choose their own text editor from the Preferences link in the user menu top right.
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Overview of the Atto editor


Text editing on a Moodle site

To edit the terms in the Moodle interface, rather than the course content, administrators can make changes by customising the language on a site wide basis.

See also

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