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<p class="note">'''Please refer to [[Page_notes#Editing text|these notes]] before editing this page.'''</p>
*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 usual way to edit or create text that is part of the visual content of a course is with the [[HTML editor]] tool.  
*The default editor is known as the [[TinyMCE editor]]. An older editor [[Atto editor]] is also available but due to be phased out. A plain text editor is also available. See [[Formatting text]] for other options.
*The administrator decides which editors to enable or disable in ''Site administration > Plugins > Manage editors''. The default editor for all users is the editor listed first.
*Individual Moodle users can, if allowed by the admin, choose their own text editor from the Preferences link in the user menu top right.


The way to get to the content text, depends the role the user in a context.  A student will see the tool when they reply to a forum post but will not have the ability of changing a topic heading in the course.  A teacher will not have the ability to edit a topic heading in a course unless the "Turn editing on" button has been clicked. 
==Text editing on a Moodle site==


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.
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.
 
==See also==
 
*[[Text editor FAQ]]
 
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Latest revision as of 13:48, 15 September 2023

  • 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 editor is known as the TinyMCE editor. An older editor Atto editor is also available but due to be phased out. A plain text editor is also available. See Formatting text for other options.
  • The administrator decides which editors to enable or disable in Site administration > Plugins > Manage editors. The default editor for all users is the editor listed first.
  • 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 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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