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Tell your students what your book is called and provide a brief description of its content.


==== Indicate how you want chapters numbered ====
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Revision as of 23:20, 18 February 2006

The book module makes it easy to create multi-page resources with a book-like format. This can be used to build complete book-like websites inside of your Moodle course.

Previously created websites can be imported directly into the Book module. Books can be printed entirely or by chapter.


Create a new book

Turn on editing in your course and choose the book resource from the drop down activity menu: File:Book1.png

Give your book a name and a summary

File:Book2.png

Tell your students what your book is called and provide a brief description of its content.

Indicate how you want chapters numbered

File:Book3.png

There are several predefined numbering types:

None - chapter and subchapter titles are not formatted at all, use if you want to define special numbering styles. For example letters: in chapter title type "A First Chapter", "A.1 Some Subchapter",...

Numbers - chapters and subchapters are numbered (1, 1.1, 1.2, 2, ...)

Bullets - subchapters are indented and displayed with bullets.

Indented - subchapters are indented.


Enable or disable printing

File:Book4.png

Disabling printing means hiding the print icons.


Allow or disallow custom titles

File:Book5.png


Add a chapter

File:Book6.png

Titles of chapters appear as links in the table of contents to the left of your content.

View work to date

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Add a sub chapter

File:Book8.png

Note that the sub chapter box is checked.

View your book

File:Book9.png


Navigate your book

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