Adding a Course Outline
Margarita Berezyanskaya
Last Update pre mesec
You can upload and link to any type of electronic file in your course. The most common use of this feature is to link to a PDF (Portable Document Format) document. PDF documents are used because most computers (and smartphones) can easily open them.
The instructions below explain how to:
(1) convert an Microsoft Word file to PDF format and
(2) upload a file, such as a sample course outline, to your course and link to it from the course home page.
Exemplar
The Sample Course Outline/File in the Sample Stage 2 Activities and Resources section of the Stage 2/3 Exemplar course is a link to a File.
Converting a Word Document to PDF Format
There are many versions of Microsoft Word on different platforms. Use this as a generic set of steps for this process. Your software might vary slightly. Use the Help function in your version of Microsoft Word for more information.
1. Open the document in Microsoft Word.
2. Click File.
3. Click Save as.
4. Enter a name for the file.
5. Click on the Save as type drop-down menu.
6. Choose PDF.
7. Click the Save button.
Ensure that you can easily locate your PDF course outline on your computer.
Adding a Course Outline
1. At the top of the Course Homepage, click on the Edit mode toggle button in the upper right corner of the screen to activate the editing tools.
Note: The toggle moves to the right, indicating that course editing is now on.
2. Hover your cursor over the dotted line between two activities. The Add an activity or resource button (plus icon) appears.
3. Click on this icon.
Note: The Add an activity or resource pop-up appears.
4. Select the File icon in the Activities tab.
5. In the General section, enter a descriptive Name for the File link.
6. Enter a Description of the File link.
7. In the Select files section, drag the file into the File Drop area.
Note: After the file is uploaded, it appears in the Select files section.
8. In the Appearance section, click on the Display drop-down area.
9. Choose In pop-up.
10. Click on Save and return to course.
Note: The document link appears on the course page.
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