Inserting Content Into a Student Guide
- Create a student guide using the procedure found in Creating a Student Guide.
- Perform one of the following options:
If You Want To
Then
Insert source content
- Select Insert > Source.
- Go to Step 3.
Insert a Microsoft Word document
- Select Insert > Word Document.
- Navigate to the .doc or .docx file you want to insert.
- Click OK.
- Go to Step 5.
- From the Insert drop-down list, choose one of the following options:
If You Want To
Then
Insert content saved to your local source directory
- Select Local.
- Select the source file.
- Select Publication.
Insert content from the Server
- Select From Server.
- Expand file tree and select the document.
- Select Publication.
- Perform one of the following options:
If You Want To
Then
Insert an eLearning course
In the Source file window, click on the .ulc file you want to insert.
Insert a published document
- In the Source file window, click on the .udc file you want to insert.
- In the Publication window, click on the publication type. Only those publication types that produce Word output are listed.
- Click Insert.
Replacing Content within a Student Guide
- Open a student guide.
- Select the content you want to edit or replace in the Task Pane.
- Click Replace in the Content Area on the right.
- In the Source file window, click on the .udc or .ulc file you want to insert.
- In the Publication window, click on the publication type.
NOTE:
Publication types will display for .udc files only if they can be published to Word format. For more information, refer to Publishing Student Guides.
- Click Insert.
Replacing or Editing Microsoft Word Content Within a Student Guide
- Open a student guide.
- Select the Word file in the Task Pane that you would like to edit or replace.
- Perform one of the following options:
If You Want To
Then
Replace the Word file
- Click Replace in the Content Area on the right.
- Navigate to the replacement file.
- Click Open.
Edit the existing Word file
- Click Edit in the Content Area on the right to open the file in Microsoft Word.
- Edit the Word file.
- In Word, select .
- In the Editor, click Yes when prompted to update the student guide.
Reordering Content within a Student Guide
- Click on the content you want to move.
- Choose one of the following options:
If You Want To
Then
Move the content above or below another item
Drag the content above or below another item in the Task Pane.
Move the content under another item to create a chapter
Drag the content onto the item in the in the Task Pane.
Previewing the Table of Contents
- Open a student guide.
- Select Table of Contents in the Task Pane.
- Optionally, review the following fields in the Content Area on the right:
Field
Description
File name
Displays the file name for the Student Guide.
Source directory
Displays the location where the student guide is saved on the author's local computer.
- Click Preview in the Content Area on the right.
NOTE:
The table of contents preview will open in Microsoft Word. Any edits made to the table of contents in Word will not be saved in the .usg file.
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The display is controlled by options available in the Template Editor. For more information, refer to Specifying Default Publication Settings For Student Guides. |
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After publishing a student guide, you must open the guide in Microsoft Word and update the table of contents as per Word's table of contents update functionality. |
Viewing and Editing Properties for Student Guide Content
- Open a student guide.
- Select a file type from the Task Pane.
- Review the following information in the Content Area on the right:
Field
Description
File name
Displays the file name for the content
Name
Displays the name for the content
NOTE: You can edit the name by typing into the field. This changes the display of the document name in the table of contents.
Publication
Displays the publication type. This option is available only for content created in the Editor.
GUID
Displays the unique identifier for the content. This option is available only for content created in the Editor.
Version Number
Displays the current version number for the content. This option is available only for content created in the Editor.
Language
Displays the language of the content. This option is available only for content created in the Editor.
Created
Displays the creation date of the content to ensure content is up to date.
Last Modified
Display date and time the document was last modified.
Last Accessed
Displays the date and time the content was last accessed.
Printing Student Guides
- Create or open the student guide.
- Select .