Course Site Quick Tips and Shortcuts

Pro Tips

All of the settings pages for resources, activities, and the course display the most-commonly-used options by default, with less-frequently-used options collapsed and hidden. If you wish to learn more about the advanced options, simply click the question icon where available.

Moodle Help Links

At the bottom right of every page in Course Site, there is a Question Mark Icon that links to a Moodle-specific page for additional help. Please keep in mind that Lehigh's configuration of Moodle, also known as Course Site, might be slightly customized and some features on the Moodle website might not be available or function exactly the same way – but these links provide excellent resources.

Quick tasks and shortcuts

Drag and drop files directly into the course topic area

A very simple way to add a link to a file in a topic area of your Course Site course:

Make sure editing is turned on.
Locate the file on your computer
Select the file(s), drag it, and drop it anywhere in the Add file(s) here region (region appears when you hover over the bottom of a topic/section area).

Add/Remove sections (topics, weeks) to/from your course

While on your course home page, make sure editing is turned on.

To add a topic (or section), click add topic.
To remove a topic (or section), click the three-dot menu and select delete.

Changing item (activity/resource/etc) name directly from course home page

A quick and simple way to edit the title of an item right from the course home page:

Locate the item for which you want to edit the name.
Click the pencil icon immediately to the right of the item name.

3. The name will become editable. Type the new name in the field or make the desired edit. Press Enter to save, or Esc to cancel.