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==Course administration settings==
===Display options===


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.) There is also an option to display the page description on the course page below the link to the page.
==General==
 
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===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


==Other settings==
==Other settings==

Revision as of 10:01, 30 April 2013

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 PageAll 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

General settings expanded by default

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

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

Site administration settings

The page module has additional settings which may be changed by an administrator in Settings > 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

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.