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HTML Editor Tool for Instructors

 

    

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About the HTML Editor

The HTML Editor makes it easy to create links, insert images and change font size and color. Using the HTML editor will make your course site more readable, more attractive, and more accessible.

It is available in the following tools:

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    The HTML Editor Window

    A new window pops-up when one clicks on the HTML Editor icon, edit icon . This new window is the HTML Editor window. Its interface is very similar to that of a word-processing application.

     

    editor window

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    Use HTML Editor to Add/Edit News item

 

  1. Click on Course Home or News
  2. Click on the plus signplus sign to access html editor from course homepage from the Course Home or click on New Item from News to access the HTML Editor.

    3. accessing the html editor via the news button from the navigation bar

  3. A new window, like the one below, will open giving you access to the HTML editor.

    4. how the html editor looks

    The window above is the HTML editor window. Its interface is very similar to that of a word-processing application.

  4. Type or paste your text in the workarea--see above illustration of HTML editor window.
  5. Click Save

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    Change Font Color or Make Bold

    1. Drag the mouse to highlight text that you want to make bold, make larger, make a different color, etc.

    2. Then click the appropriate icon in the menu bar, for example B to make text bold and T to choose color.
    location of bold button and font color button
    3. Click Save.

4. Click on Course Home to see the results of your work!

    2. Click on Manage Content.
    3. Click on  New Topic.
    4. Click on Create New File. The HTML Editor window will appear. Copied text may be pasted into the workarea or text may be entered directly. Use the icons in the menubar of the HTML Editor window to format the text, insert images or create links.
    5. To save your work click Save. 
    6. Click View Content and click on the hyperlinked title of appropriate topic to see the results of your work.

    Insert Multimedia file (Windows Media, RealVideo, Quicktime, AVI, Flash)

    It is generally best to insert multi-media files using the HTML Editor rather than linking directly to the file. Winodws Media, Real Video and Quicktime files may be embedded or a link may be created to the file or the streaming server where the file is located.

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