Indexing


Index for Content Module

About Index

Use Index to help students find specific information within the content modules of your course. The index is organized in the same way as a textbook's index with main entries, and their sub-entries, listed alphabetically. Each entry is followed by a link to the content page on which the index entry is located.

Before you and your students can use Index, you must add it to your course. For more information, see Add Page or Tool.

The course Index link can appear on:

  • the Course Menu
  • the Homepage
  • an Organizer Page

The Index tool can also be added to the Action Menu of your Content Module. For more infromation, see Changing what appears on the Action Menu.

The course Index and the Content Module Index are one in the same. Edits to the Content Module Index affect the course Index and vice versa. Note: If you have edited the index from the Content Module, update the student view to make the changes available to students.

What do you want to do?

Adding index entries | Top

  1. Do one of the following depending on your location in the course:
    • From the Course Menu, Homepage or Organizer Page, click Index. The Index Entries screen appears. Go to step 2.
    • From Content Module:
      1. On the Table of Contents screen, click any page of content. The Content Page Settings screen appears.
      2. Under Action Menu, click Index. The Index Entries screen appears. Go to step 2.
  2. Under Options, click Add entry. The Add Index Entry screen appears.
  3. In the Index Entry text box, enter the keyword for the index entry.
  4. In the Sub-entry text box, enter a sub-entry, if applicable.
  5. From the Page drop-down box, select the content page to which the index entry refers.
  6. Click Add. The Index Entries screen appears with the updated list of Index entries.

Note: If you have edited the index from the Content Module, update the student view to make the changes available to students.

Editing index entries | Top

  1. Do one of the following depending on your location in the course:
    • From the Course Menu, Homepage or Organizer Page, click Index. The Index Entries screen appears. Go to step 2.
    • From Content Module:
      1. On the Table of Contents screen, click any page of content. The Content Page Settings screen appears.
      2. Under Action Menu, click Index. The Index Entries screen appears. Go to step 2.
  2. From the table, select the entry that you want to edit.
  3. Under Options, click Edit. The Edit Index Entry screen appears.
  4. In the Index Entry and Sub-entry text boxes, enter any changes that you want to make.
  5. From the Page drop-down list, select the page of content to which the index entry refers.
  6. Click Update. The Index Entries screen appears.

Note: If you have edited the index from the Content Module, update the student view to make the changes available to students.

Deleting index entries | Top

  1. Do one of the following depending on your location in the course:
    • From the Course Menu, Homepage or Organizer Page, click Index. The Index Entries screen appears. Go to step 2.
    • From Content Module:
      1. On the Table of Contents screen, click any page of content. The Content Page Settings screen appears.
      2. Under Action Menu, click Index. The Index Entries screen appears. Go to step 2.
  2. From the table, select each entry that you want to delete. To delete all entries, do not select any entries.
  3. Delete the entries:
    • To delete individual entries, click Delete. A warning message appears. Click OK. The Index Entries screen screen refreshes and the entry is deleted.
    • To delete all entries, click Delete all. A warning message appears. Click OK. A final warning message appears. Click OK. The Index Entries screen refreshes and all entries are deleted.

Note: If you have edited the index from the Content Module, update the student view to make the changes available to students.


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