Change general content settings in myCourses
These general settings are currently only available in the current content experience. See here for instructions about how to switch between content experiences.
On the main Content page, click Settings in the top-right corner of the page to change these options.
Display options
Content arrangement: Select one of the following options:
--none--: This setting allows you to organize Items anywhere within a Module. Items will not be separated by type.
Content type: This setting will create subheadings within your Modules to organize your Items by Materials (e.g. files, links) and other activities, such as Assignments, Discussions or Quizzes.
Navigation: Choose whether or not to show navigation options in the Content tool. If you uncheck this box, then students will have to navigate through course materials with the Table of Contents sidebar.
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Content authoring
HTML templates: If you are using content templates, select the checkbox to Enable HTML templates. If you are using your own templates from a folder in your Manage files page, click Change path to select a new default directory. See Use Content Templates in myCourses for more information.
Default font settings for the HTML editor: Select a Font face and Font size that will be the default when you are creating new files in Content using the HTML editor. These font settings do not apply to textboxes in other areas of the system.
Drag and drop save behaviour:
Show a prompt to choose folder in course files: If you want to keep the files in your Manage files area organized into specific folders, select this option to display a pop-up window to select a folder every time you upload files in Content.
Replace files with the same name: Select this option to automatically overwrite existing files when you upload new files with the same name. You will no longer receive a confirmation prompt to overwrite the original file.
Completion tracking
Current content experience
Default completion status: Set a default completion status for new Modules and Items. Select one of the following options:
Required: Automatic: Content will be marked as complete when a student views the Module or Item.
Required: Manual: Students must manually click a checkbox beside an Item to mark it as complete.
Not Required: No completion tracking will be monitored.
New content experience
In the New content experience you can set a Content topic as Optional or Required.
In the Content tab, select the item and click on the three dots button located in the top-right corner of the window.
Select Set as optional or Set as required.
The default state is Set as required.
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