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1.10      riegler     1: \label{Docs_Overview}
                      2: A LON-CAPA course is managed through
1.13      raeburn     3: the \textbf{Course Editor} screen which can be accessed in a number of ways.
1.8       webbsuza    4: 
1.13      raeburn     5: \begin{itemize} 
                      6: \item Selecting \textbf{Course Editor} in the Inline Menu
                      7: \item Selecting \includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{docs} 
                      8: \textbf{Edit course contents} from the Main Menu.
                      9: \item Clicking the \includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{docs} icon in the Tools at the top of
                     10: the Course Contents screen.  
                     11: \item Clicking \includegraphics[width=0.015\paperwidth]{editmap} to the right of a folder name 
                     12: on the Course Contents screen. (Editor will open that specific folder). 
                     13: \item Clicking \includegraphics[width=0.015\paperwidth]{docs} in the Functions menu when viewing 
                     14: content in the course. (Editor will open that specific folder).
                     15: \end{itemize}
                     16: The Course Editor screen allows you to create new resources, upload resources or import 
                     17: LON-CAPA resources from the LON-CAPA network.  The screen also allows resources to be 
                     18: rearranged within the course.
                     19: 
                     20: The Course Editor contains three tabs: 
                     21: \begin{enumerate}
                     22: \item Main Content Editor
                     23: \item Supplemental Content Editor
                     24: \item Content Utilities
                     25: \end{enumerate}
                     26: 
                     27: \textbf{Main Content Editor} tab is used to manage the primary content of the course. 
                     28: Content within this area can:
                     29: \begin{itemize} 
                     30: \item Have parameters set (including dates controlling availability)
                     31: \item Can be incorporated in PDFs for printing, created by LON-CAPA's print utility
                     32: \item Can be a part of sub-folders for which different students may see a subset of
                     33:       contents picked from a pool, and/or contents displayed in a different order.
                     34: \item Be organized within a hierarchical arrangement of folders and sub folders.
                     35: \item Can originate in a variety of ways including import from the shared content pool.
                     36: \end{itemize}
                     37: 
                     38: Within the course, students use the navigation 
1.11      lira       39: controls to move through the Main Content. \textbf{Main Content}\index{main content} is listed on
                     40: the \textbf{Contents} screen. Main Content was added to
1.13      raeburn    41: LON-CAPA in 2003 (version 1.0), so pre-2003 courses (as well as courses deliberately created in
1.11      lira       42: the old style) will not have Main Content. The Main Content was called 
1.13      raeburn    43: Main Course Documents\index{main content} in versions 1.0 through 2.10.
1.8       webbsuza   44: 
1.13      raeburn    45: \textbf{Supplemental Content Editor} tab is used to manage supplemental content in the course.
                     46: Content within this area is restricted to uploaded files, a syllabus page, a web page created using
                     47: the HTML editor, or a web page on an external server retrived from a remote site, but displayed within 
                     48: the LON-CAPA interface. A hierarchical arrangement of folders and sub folders can be created. 
                     49: Students access supplemental content documents by selecting the 
                     50: \textbf{Supplemental Content} tab while viewing the \textbf{Course Content}. Supplemental Content
1.11      lira       51: is particularly useful for auxiliary files that may not be directly viewable
1.9       webbsuza   52: or usable in a browser, such as PowerPoint presentations or Word documents --
1.13      raeburn    53: some of which may require a viewer to be installed on a student's computer.
                     54: 
                     55: NOTE: Although the Course Editor provides instructors with the ability to import content
1.14      raeburn    56: from the shared content pool, or to copy content from other courses, as well as personalize 
                     57: courses with their own syllabi or information pages,  for the ultimate power
1.13      raeburn    58: in creating reusable content, you will want to become a content \textbf{Author}.  This is
1.15      raeburn    59: especially true if you plan to create your own assignments.  The ``simple problem'' templates
1.13      raeburn    60: available to create assessment items directly with a course, provide a much restricted set of
                     61: components compared to those available when constructing assessment items as an author.
1.8       webbsuza   62: 
1.15      raeburn    63: Policies and methods for creation of \textbf{Author} roles vary depending on user status and domain. If you are a course instructor, and you do not have an authoring role, and you do not see a ``Request author role'' link on your Roles page, make a request through the ``Ask Helpdesk'' link available on the ``Help'' page.
1.13      raeburn    64: For more information about content authoring in LON-CAPA, see
1.16    ! lira       65: the LON-CAPA Author's Manual available online at \texttt{http://help.lon-capa.org} .