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To add course content, either select Course Editor on the Inline Menu or select

Edit course contents on the Main Menu.

There are several ways you can add a new resource to the course:

Organize documents into folders for structure (see section )
Link or Upload a document from outside LON-CAPA, for instance by creating a link (see section ) or by uploading a document from your hard drive such as a PowerPoint presentation or a PDF file (see section )
Import a Published Resource from the LON-CAPA network (see section )
Configure Grading resources such as Simple Problems, Drop Boxes, and External Scores.
Configure Collaboration tools such as Discussion Boards, Course Rosters, and Group Portfolios.
Create Other items, e.g., from a prepared template (see section ) For example, this category includes a Table of Contents, which creates a resource in the course that displays the list of course contents. Because the first resource opens for students when they login, using a Table of Contents as the first resource may be a good idea. This category also includes Blank Web Pages.

To change the order of the resources, click on the blue up or down arrows next to the resource you wish to move. Repeat this until you have all the resources in the order you want them. Other options include: Remove or Rename.

Menu tabs have changed between version 2.10 and 2.11. The equivalent commands are:

2.10 Menu	2.11 Menu
New Folder	New Folder
Import Content	Upload
Published Content	Import
	Grading
Special Documents	Collaboration
	Other

NOTE: Changes made to Main Content are visible upon next log in, or by

re-initializing course

. Displaying the Contents page in a course will also re-initialize the course behind the scenes, unless it has been less than 10 minutes since the last check was made to see if the course had been changed.