For each class page, you can create a class summary and add class resources, such as links and files.
See the appropriate section below for more information.
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Manage Class Summaries
The followings topics describe the tasks related to creating and managing class summaries:
Add a Class Summary
You can customize a Class page by adding a summary of the class that includes links, videos, images, and tables. You can create a new summary or you can copy one from another class. (See Copy a Class Summary.)
To add a class summary, follow these steps:
- On the Home page, click the class you want to add a summary to.
- In the upper-right corner of the Class Summary panel, click Edit.
- Use the text editor to format the class summary and add items to it. (See Edit Content.)
- Click Save to save the class summary, or click Cancel to quit without saving.
Tip: You can copy and paste a summary created with Microsoft Word into the text editor without losing the original formatting.
Edit Content
Using the text editor, which appears when creating or editing content, you can customize the content of your Class pages, quizzes, coursework comments, e-mails, and messages. You can format text and add links, videos, images, and/or tables.
Important: The options that appear in the text editor depend on the type of content you're editing. Not all options appear for all content.
Text Editor Overview | |
A | Format headings and paragraphs. |
B | Bold, italicize, underline, and/or strike through text. |
C | Align text left, center, or right; or justify text. |
D | Create bullet points and numbered lists, and indent text. |
E | Add links and images from web sites. PlusPortals supports image file sizes up to 50 MB. |
F | Apply subscript or superscript formatting to text. |
G | Add tables. |
H | Format content using an HTML editor. |
I | Change the font, font size, font color, and font background color. |
J | Upload images from your computer or a network drive. PlusPortals supports image file sizes up to 50 MB. |
K | Embed YouTube videos. |
Note: The text editor automatically underlines misspelled words in red. To view suggested spelling options, right-click the misspelled word.
Copy a Class Summary
You can copy a class summary from a class the previous year or from a class in the current year.
Warning: Copying a class summary overwrites your current class summary.
Copy a Class Summary from the Previous Year
To copy a class summary from a class in the previous year, follow these steps:
Important: This option is only available if the library contains class summaries from the previous school year.
- On the Home page, click the class you want to add a summary to.
- In the upper-right corner of the Class Summary panel, click Copy.
- In the Copy Class Summary dialog box, click Copy Class Summary from Library (Previous Year), and then click Next.
- Click Yes to confirm that you want to overwrite the current summary, and then click Save.
- To edit the summary, see Edit a Class Summary.
Copy a Class Summary from the Current Year
To copy a class summary from a class in the current year, follow these steps:
- On the Home page, click the class that contains the summary you want to copy.
- In the upper-right corner of the Class Summary panel, click Copy.
- In the Copy Class Summary dialog box, select the check boxes for the classes you want to copy the summary to, and then click Copy.
- Click Yes to confirm that you want to overwrite the current summary, and then click OK.
- To edit the summary, see Edit a Class Summary.
Edit a Class Summary
To edit a class summary, follow these steps:
- On the Home page, click the class that contains the class summary you want to edit.
- In the upper-right corner of the Class Summary panel, click Edit.
- Use the text editor to edit the class summary. (See Edit Content.)
- When you're finished, click Save to save the summary. Click Cancel at any time to quit without saving.
Tip: You can copy and paste a summary created with Microsoft Word into the text editor without losing the original formatting.