Edit basic course information

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Reader	Clients / instructors
Reader goal	set up a course, starting with the title, etc.
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JUNO version	Most up-to-date vNext
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This article is about the new JUNO learning management system (LMS). If you don’t see these features on your site, your platform still uses the legacy JUNO courses.

You can start setting up a course with the title, slug, text, dates, images, videos, and tags.

Before you begin

Open the course editor to follow these instructions.
See specifications for text, images, and files.
Remember to click Save at the top of the page before going to a different tab in the editor. Otherwise, you’ll lose your changes.

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Who can edit course information?

Add a title, slug, and preview text

In the Course Info tab, fill out these fields:

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. Users see it before they open a course. It doesn’t appear on the course home page once they open it.
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.

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, unless you add a video. There, users see the image before they start the course.

If you don’t add an icon image, a default gray image displays instead.

The course image is black line art depicting a stack of books. The background is light gray.

To upload an image:

Go to the bottom of the Course Info tab.
Select Upload/Select File(s).
Select + to upload an image from your computer.
Select Save.

Small image file sizes help your site load faster. Follow these specifications:

Image file size: Below 200 KB unless otherwise specified.
Image file type: .jpg unless otherwise specified. This helps reduce the file size. If you need a transparent background, use .png.

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Add a video to introduce the course

You can optionally add a course Video. It displays at the top of the course home page, replacing the icon image. (Note that the icon image is still required because it also displays in other locations around the site.)

Users can watch this video before the course starts and even before they enroll. That’s why it’s a great way to introduce the course and explain what it’s about.

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To insert a video:

Go to the bottom of the Course Info tab.
Under Video, paste a Course Video URL. It must be an MP4 video URL hosted by the JUNO team in our s3 bucket or hosted externally. It cannot be a Youtube, Vimeo, or Wistia link. For example: https://i.imgur.com/0kHlMwm.mp4

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Create body content to introduce the course

Another way to introduce the course is with additional text, images, and videos. The course Body is the area below the main icon image or video on the course home page. Users can view this content before the course starts and even before they enroll. That’s why it’s a great way to introduce the course and share anything users should know before they start.

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Go to the Course Info tab to edit the Body field. It includes many tools, similar to Microsoft Word or Google Docs. Here are some we find useful:

Insert images

You can insert multiple images from your desktop or from a hosted location.

For images saved on your desktop, drag and drop them directly into the text field.

For images you have hosted online, insert its URL:

Place your cursor where you want to insert the image.
Open the Insert menu.
Select Image.
In the Source field, paste the image URL.
Select Save.

To edit an image after inserting it:

Select the image. You can tell it’s selected because it has a blue outline.
Open the Insert menu.
Select Image to open its settings.
Add an Alternative Description to improve the image’s accessibility. Or resize it by changing the Width and Height.

You can make the size responsive to the screen width so that the image doesn’t get cut off. Type auto into the Height field, and a percentage into the Width field. For example, 100% makes the image fill the full width of the content area, while 50% fills half. Test it out by selecting File > Preview and resizing your browser window.

To reorder images, click and drag them to a different line.

Insert videos

You can insert multiple videos hosted by JUNO in our s3 bucket or you can embed videos hosted on YouTube, Vimeo, Wistia, or Brightcove.

Check your video’s privacy settings to make sure attendees will be able to view your video. Also note that regional laws block some video platforms. Learn more about video privacy settings.

Place your cursor where you want to insert the video.
Open the Insert menu.
Select Media.
1. To add an m3u8 link hosted by JUNO, select General and paste it in the Source field.
2. Or to embed a YouTube, Vimeo, Wistia, or Brightcove video, select Embed and paste the embed code.
Select Save.

You can make the size responsive to the screen width so that the video doesn’t get cut off. Type auto into the Height field, and a percentage into the Width field. For example, 100% makes the image fill the full width of the content area, while 50% fills half. Test it out by selecting File > Preview and resizing your browser window.

To reorder videos, click and drag them to a different line.

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Insert links

Copy the URL of the page you want to link to.
Highlight text in the text field.
Open the Insert menu.
Select Link.
Paste the URL.
Select Save.

To edit an existing link, right click it and select Link. To remove an existing link, right click it and select Remove link.

Insert anchor links (links within the same page)

Anchors let you create links to lines in the middle of your page. Here’s how:

Place your cursor on the line you want to link to.
Open the Insert menu.
Select Anchor.
Give it an ID so that you can identify it later. For example, you might use the section heading name or the subject of the paragraph.
Insert a link somewhere else on the page. Instead of adding a URL, select the Anchor from the dropdown menu. Now that link will direct people to the anchor.

Insert section headings

Make your page easy to read and scan by using pre-sized section headings.

Type a heading in the text field.
Place your cursor on the same line.
Open the Format menu.
Select Blocks.
Select a heading size. Your text automatically formats into that heading.

Remove formatting from copy/pasted text

When you copy and paste text from another text editing program or website, it sometimes brings along unwanted text formatting from its original location. There are two ways to fix this:

Before pasting the text, open the Edit menu and select Paste as text. A checkmark appears, indicating that the setting is turned on. Now, select Paste to paste your text, free of formatting.
Or after pasting text, highlight it and open the Format menu. Select Clear formatting. This doesn’t clear some types of formatting, so it may be less reliable than the first option.

The edit menu is above the text editing field, after 'File.' The paste as text option is checked.

More tools

In the File menu
New document	Clears all content in the text field. Only select this if you want to start over. If you need to undo it, select Edit > Undo or Edit > Restore last draft.
Preview	Shows you what the content will look like to users, in a pop-up window.
In the Edit menu
Undo/Redo	Undo and redo your actions.
Copy/Paste	Copy and paste content.
Find and replace	Replace a word or phrase throughout the text, all at once.
In the View menu
Source code	Allows you to edit the HTML source code.
In the Insert menu
Code sample	For inserting code samples formatted in a gray code block. For inline code formatting, see Format > Code.
Table	Inserts a customizable table. After creating it, open the Table menu to change the number of columns and rows, customize the border style, cell padding, and more.
Special character	Select from a long list of standard special characters.
Emojis	Select from a long list of standard emojis. Note that some emojis might appear differently to users depending on their browser or device type.
Horizontal line	Inserts a gray horizontal line to divide sections of the page.
In the Format menu
Bold, Italic, Underline, Strikethrough, and Superscript/Subscript	Formats text.
Code	Formats inline text as a monospaced font with a gray background. For code formatting in a block, see Insert > Code sample. To access the source code instead, see View > Source Code.
Fonts, Font sizes, Text color, Background color	Select from a list of standard web fonts, font sizes, font colors, and text highlight colors.
Align	Align text to the left, right, center, or justified.
In the More (•••) menu
Bullet list and Numbered list	Insert a bulleted or numbered lists. You can choose different list styles and create multiple list levels by adding indents.
Increase/Decrease indent	Manage the level of list items by increasing or decreasing the indent.
Block quote	Formats text as a block quote (indented text with a vertical line in the left margin).

Set dates

In the Course Info tab, set these dates:

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.

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.

See Edit course enrollment settings to understand how enrollment dates interact with other enrollment settings.

Type the date and time into each field. Or use the date selector: Select the Calendar icon, then select a day, hour (AM or PM), and minute. Do not click away before selecting all three, or your changes won’t save.

Add tags

Tags are used to group sessions into different modules and filters around your site. Adding tags to a session makes it easier for users to find content that matches their interests.

In the Course Info tab, select one or more tags to add them to the course. You can select from the dropdown list or type to search for a tag.

Remove a tag by selecting X next to it.

At this time, you can only select from tags created in the new JUNO LMS. This is because we are building the new LMS on an upgraded database. Those tags are not synced with the rest of your JUNO platform, which causes some limitations. For example, we can't recommend courses based on user interest tags from the original database.