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{{Site appearance}}
{{Site appearance}}
There are two standard blocks on every page:
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[[Image:Navigation and Settings.png|frame|right|Navigation and Settings blocks]]
=== Navigation block===
The [[Navigation block]] provide easy access to '''view''' various sections of the Moodle site and includes
*My home - a personalised home page displaying links to the courses a user is associated with and activity information (such as unread forum posts and upcoming assignments)
*Site pages - links to site pages and resources from the front page of Moodle
*My profile - quick links allowing a user to view their profile, forums posts, blogs and messages as well as manage their private files
*My courses - lists (by course shortname) and links to courses the user is associated with. Click the course's shortname to view the front page of the course or use the arrows to navigate quickly to a specific section, resource or activity.
'''Note:''' It is  recommended that you do not use the Back and Forward buttons on your web browser when using Moodle.  Using the Navigation links provided will ensure you always see the latest version of a page (eg a forum with all posts). Be careful to update, save or post any changes you make before moving on to another page to avoid losing your work.
====Keyboard support for navigation====
*Keyboard/Screenreader and Voice input users can access navigation by using the  Tab, Space, Enter and right/left arrow keys.
===Settings block===
The [[Settings block]] provides you with easy access to '''change''' various settings of a Moodle site.  This block shows contextual settings (the settings for a forum when you are viewing it as an editing user) as well as settings for anything else you have permissions for.  All users have access to edit their profile and message settings from this block as well as their Blog preferences.
Navigation and Settings in Moodle 2.0 video:
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===Keyboard support for navigation===
Keyboard/Screenreader and Voice input users can access navigation by using the Tab, Space, Enter and right/left arrow keys.
==Site administration settings==
==Site administration settings==
An administrator can change navigation settings, such as the default start page for users, and whether to show course categories in the navigation, in ''Administration > Site administration > Appearance > Navigation''.


An administrator can change navigation settings, such as the default home page, and whether to show course categories in the navigation, in ''Settings > Site administration > Appearance > Navigation''.
If ''Show course full names'' is enabled, courses in the Navigation block will be shown with their full name rather than their short name.


{{New features}}Moodle 2.2 includes an additional setting for enabling course section links in the navigation. See the screencast [http://youtu.be/7W336RjjIUE Course section links in Moodle 2.2]
If ''navshowcategories'' is enabled, but there is only one category on the site, it will not display in the navigation bar.
 
==Note for Administrators==


The setting ''Always link course sections'' can be enabled to link the course sections. When a section name is clicked either in the navigation block or the central course content area, it will go straight to the items in that section. When using the Boost theme, 'Always link course sections' must be enabled for course section links to display in the navigation drawer.
==Note for administrators==
If you are not ''directly'' associated with a course (that is, if you don't have a teacher, student or other role actually defined in the course) it will not appear in your Navigation menu. Also, if you are not directly associated with at least one course in a category, the category will not appear in your Navigation menu.
If you are not ''directly'' associated with a course (that is, if you don't have a teacher, student or other role actually defined in the course) it will not appear in your Navigation menu. Also, if you are not directly associated with at least one course in a category, the category will not appear in your Navigation menu.
==See also==
==See also==
Menu items don't expand when clicked MDL-31678 (tracker issue and workaround)
* [https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=374512 Disabling menu items] forum discussion
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Latest revision as of 15:58, 28 April 2023

New navigation in Moodle 4


Keyboard support for navigation

Keyboard/Screenreader and Voice input users can access navigation by using the Tab, Space, Enter and right/left arrow keys.

Site administration settings

An administrator can change navigation settings, such as the default start page for users, and whether to show course categories in the navigation, in Administration > Site administration > Appearance > Navigation.

If Show course full names is enabled, courses in the Navigation block will be shown with their full name rather than their short name.

If navshowcategories is enabled, but there is only one category on the site, it will not display in the navigation bar.

The setting Always link course sections can be enabled to link the course sections. When a section name is clicked either in the navigation block or the central course content area, it will go straight to the items in that section. When using the Boost theme, 'Always link course sections' must be enabled for course section links to display in the navigation drawer.

Note for administrators

If you are not directly associated with a course (that is, if you don't have a teacher, student or other role actually defined in the course) it will not appear in your Navigation menu. Also, if you are not directly associated with at least one course in a category, the category will not appear in your Navigation menu.

See also