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==Adding a new page to your course==
==Adding a new page to your course==
*From the "Add a resource" drop down menu, choose [[Page]]
 
*From the the "Add an activity or resource" link (or, if not present, the "Add a resource" drop down menu), choose [[Page]] All settings may expanded by clicking the "Expand all" link top right.
*In the "Adding a new page" screen that follows, give your page a name and a description (which may or may not be required according to admin settings)
*In the "Adding a new page" screen that follows, give your page a name and a description (which may or may not be required according to admin settings)
*Add your content to the Page content section.
*Add your content to the Page content section.


==Course administration settings==
==General==
===Display options===
[[File:pagegeneral26.png]]
*You can choose to display the page name or not, and by clicking on Advanced Settings can choose whether to display its description or not. (Whether or not you see these options depends on your admin settings.)
 
===Name===
Whatever you type here will form the link learners click on to view the page so it is helpful to give it a name that suggests its purpose.
===Description===
Add a description of your page here. Click "Show editing tools" to display the rich text editor, and drag the bottom right of the text box out to expand it.
===Display description on the course page===
If this box is ticked, the description will appear on the course page just below the name of the page.
 
==Content==
[[File:pagecontent26.png]]
 
Add your page content here. You can use the features of the [[Text editor|Text editor]] to add media, images, links and more.
 
==Appearance==
(These settings are collapsed by default.)
 
[[File:pageappearance26.png]]
 
Choose here whether or not to display the page description along with the page content when a user clicks on the page.
 
If the administrator has allowed both 'open' and 'pop-up' as display options (''from Administration>Site administration>Plugins>Activity modules>Page''), you will have additional display settings here.
 
==Common module settings==
See [[Common module settings]]
==Restrict access/Activity completion==
(These settings are collapsed by default)
 
These settings are visible if [[Conditional activities]] and [[Activity completion]] have been enabled in the site and the course.


{{New features}}There is also an option to display the page description on the course page below the link to the page. See the screencast [http://www.screencast.com/t/ieLFs7To0e Moodle 2.2 - Show descriptions] for a demonstration by developer Sam Marshall.


==Other settings==
There are the usual [[Common module settings]] and - if an admin has enabled them -the Restrict access settings [[Conditional activities]].


==Page module capabilities==
==Page module capabilities==


There is just one page module capability - [[Capabilities/mod/page:view|View page content]].
* [[Capabilities/mod/page:view|View page content]]
* [[Capabilities/mod/page:addinstance|Add a new page]]


==Site administration settings==
==Site administration settings==


The page module has additional settings which may be changed by an administrator in ''Settings > Site administration > Plugins > Activity modules > Page''.
The page module has additional settings which may be changed by an administrator in ''Administration > Site administration > Plugins > Activity modules > Page''.
 
===Require activity description===
This setting allows you to turn off the requirement for users to type something into the description box.
 
===Available display options===
===Available display options===
This setting allows you to add different ways the resource may be displayed on the course page.
This setting allows you to add different ways the resource may be displayed on the course page.
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Here you can set the defaults for this resource. You can also choose which setting(s) to class as "Advanced". These settings will only then appear if the user clicks "Show advanced" in the settings.
Here you can set the defaults for this resource. You can also choose which setting(s) to class as "Advanced". These settings will only then appear if the user clicks "Show advanced" in the settings.
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Latest revision as of 20:23, 14 April 2018

Adding a new page to your course

  • From the the "Add an activity or resource" link (or, if not present, the "Add a resource" drop down menu), choose Page All settings may expanded by clicking the "Expand all" link top right.
  • In the "Adding a new page" screen that follows, give your page a name and a description (which may or may not be required according to admin settings)
  • Add your content to the Page content section.

General

pagegeneral26.png

Name

Whatever you type here will form the link learners click on to view the page so it is helpful to give it a name that suggests its purpose.

Description

Add a description of your page here. Click "Show editing tools" to display the rich text editor, and drag the bottom right of the text box out to expand it.

Display description on the course page

If this box is ticked, the description will appear on the course page just below the name of the page.

Content

pagecontent26.png

Add your page content here. You can use the features of the Text editor to add media, images, links and more.

Appearance

(These settings are collapsed by default.)

pageappearance26.png

Choose here whether or not to display the page description along with the page content when a user clicks on the page.

If the administrator has allowed both 'open' and 'pop-up' as display options (from Administration>Site administration>Plugins>Activity modules>Page), you will have additional display settings here.

Common module settings

See Common module settings

Restrict access/Activity completion

(These settings are collapsed by default)

These settings are visible if Conditional activities and Activity completion have been enabled in the site and the course.


Page module capabilities

Site administration settings

The page module has additional settings which may be changed by an administrator in Administration > Site administration > Plugins > Activity modules > Page.

Available display options

This setting allows you to add different ways the resource may be displayed on the course page.

Default values for activity settings

Here you can set the defaults for this resource. You can also choose which setting(s) to class as "Advanced". These settings will only then appear if the user clicks "Show advanced" in the settings.