Manage content in myCourses
After adding content to your course, you can edit, rename, copy, reorganize, and delete any existing Modules/Units and Items. Additionally, the new Content experience allows you to create editable Lessons and Folders to further organize course materials.
See Upload a file in myCourses for how to add course materials directly to the Content tool. Alternatively, the Course Builder tool provides another drag and drop interface to add or manage content.
In this article:
Edit content
Current content experience
Rename a module
On the main Content page, click the name of the Module in the sidebar.
Click the name of the Module at the top of the page.
Make your changes.
Press Enter or click outside the textfield.
Rename an item
On the main Content page, click the name of a Module in the sidebar.
Click the arrow beside the name of the Item and select Edit properties in-place (or click Bulk edit to rename multiple Items).
Click the title of the Item.
Make your changes.
Press Enter or click outside the textfield.
Edit a link
On the main Content page, click the name of a Module in the sidebar.
Click the arrow beside the title of the link and select Edit link.
Make your changes.
Click Update.
Edit an HTML or TXT file
On the main Content page, click the name of a Module in the sidebar.
Click the arrow beside the the name of the
HTML or 
TXT file you want to edit and select Edit HTML.Make your changes in the textbox that appears.
Click Update.
Edit dates and descriptions
On the main Content page, click the name of a Module in the sidebar.
Click Bulk edit.
Click on the Date or Description.
Make your changes.
Click Update.
New content experience
In the new Content Experience you can rename items, and edit Availability and Due Dates in the same window.
On the main Content page, click the name of a Unit in the sidebar.
Select a Lesson, Folder or Item and then click the three dots ( ... ) in the upper-left corner.
Select Edit.
Make your changes.
Click Save.
The new content experience does not support content descriptions. Switch to the current content experience if descriptions are essential to your course.
Copy content
To reuse materials from a past course, see Add content from a past course in myCourses.
Reorganize content
Current content experience
Reorder content
On the main Content page, click Table of contents or the name of a Module in the sidebar.
Drag and drop the
icon to the left of the Item or Module name to the desired location. A bar will appear in the target location.
Move sub-modules or items between modules
On the main Content page, click Table of contents in the sidebar.
Click the name of the Module in the sidebar that contains the Sub-module or Item you want to move.
Drag and drop the
icon to the left of the Sub-module or Item name to the desired Module.
After dropping a Module or Item, a confirmation message that says Moved successfully will appear at the bottom of the page.
New content experience
Reorder content
On the main Content page, click the name of a Unit, Lesson, Folder or Item in the sidebar.
Drag and drop the
icon to the left of the Unit, Lesson, Folder or Item name to the desired location. Your changes will be saved automatically.
These steps also work to move content between Units.
Delete content
When deleting Content, you are given two options:
Remove the content modules and links, but keep all associated files and activities: Deletes the link in Content, but the associated Course file(s) will remain in the Manage files page and any linked activities (e.g., quizzes) will remain in the source tool (e.g., the Quizzes tool). This is the default option.
Permanently delete the content, including all associated files and activities: Deletes the link in Content AND the actual Course file(s) in Manage files or the linked activities.
Current content experience
Delete an item
On the main Content page, click the name of a Module in the sidebar.
Click the
arrow beside the title of the Item and select Delete item.In the pop-up window that appears, click Delete.
Delete a module
Deleting a Module deletes all Items within that Module.
On the main Content page, click the name of a Module in the sidebar.
Click the
arrow beside the title of the Module at the top of the page and select Delete module.In the pop-up window that appears, click Delete.
Delete all content
Deleting all Modules will delete all Content from your course.
On the main Content page, click Table of Contents in the sidebar.
Click the arrow beside the words Table of Contents at the top of the page and select Delete all modules.
In the pop-up window that appears, click Delete.
New content experience
Delete a unit, lesson, folder or item
Deleting a Unit, Lesson, or Folder deletes all child Items within that section.
On the main Content page, click the name of the Unit, Lesson, Folder or Item in the sidebar.
Click the three dots ( ... ) in the upper-left corner, then select Delete.
Choose whether to remove from the Content view only or permanently delete from the course.
Click Delete.
Delete all content
The new content experience does not allow you to delete all content at once. Switch to the current Content experience if necessary.
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