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Begin setting up a course with the title, preview text, slug, dates, icon image, and tags.
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Before you begin
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Title: Users see this before they open a course and on the course home page.
Preview text: A short description displayed in rotator, grid, or list modules.Insert excerpt REUSE - Title spec REUSE - Title spec nopanel true Preview text:
Users see it before they open a course. It doesn’t appear on the course home page once they open it.Insert excerpt REUSE - Preview text spec REUSE - Preview text spec nopanel true Slug: The slug appears at the end of the page URL. This was created automatically when you created the course, but you can change it if you want. Spaces are not allowed.
Insert excerpt REUSE - Slug spec REUSE - Slug spec nopanel true
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Add an icon image
Every course needs an Icon image. It displays in rotator, grid, or list modules on your site so that users see it before they open a course. It also displays at the top of the course home page before users start the course.
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Go to the bottom of the Course Info tab.
Select Upload/Select File(s).
Select + to upload an image from your computer.
Select Save.
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the Icon Square or Drag an Icon image into the Icon Square to upload an image.
Once an image has been input, an Edit, Cancel, or Save window is available.
Here, you can Edit how the image is reflected on the Catalog and Course Homepage.
Select Save.
Once saved, you can also go back in and edit the image further.
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Image specifications and recommendations Image size (w x h):
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Editing images: Original Images are not retained after editing, but you can discard and start again. |
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Set dates
In the Course Info tab, set the following dates in your computer’s local time. You can type the date and time into each field, or use the date selector:
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Check your computer’s clock! Dates are set in your computer’s local time, which might change if you have been traveling. Learn how to change your time zone for Mac and Windows. |
Release Date: When the course becomes available and visible to users on the site. They can open the course home page, but can’t necessarily start taking the course yet.
Open Enrollment Date: When users can begin enrolling in the course.
Close Enrollment Date: When users can no longer enroll in the course.
Start Date: When users can start the course.
End Date: When the course closes and users can no longer take it.
Insert excerpt REUSE - Course Release Date spec REUSE - Course Release Date spec nopanel true Open Enrollment Date:
Insert excerpt REUSE - Course Open Enrollment Date spec REUSE - Course Open Enrollment Date spec nopanel true Close Enrollment Date:
Insert excerpt REUSE - Course Closed Enrollment Date spec REUSE - Course Closed Enrollment Date spec nopanel true Start Date:
Insert excerpt REUSE - Course Start Date spec REUSE - Course Start Date spec nopanel true End Date:
Insert excerpt REUSE - Course end date spec REUSE - Course end date spec nopanel true
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Once you set a release date, all other dates become required in order to save your changes. If you aren’t ready to set the other dates yet, set it up without a release date, and save it to work on later. |
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See /wiki/spaces/DW/pages/1230476955 to understand how enrollment dates interact with other Edit course enrollment settings to understand all enrollment settings. |
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Add tags
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