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What do you want to do?

• hide the Course Menu
• hide the Course Menu in a drop-down menu
• reveal the Course Menu
• hide a Course Menu link
• reveal a Course Menu link
• specify selective release for a Course Menu link

• move a Course Menu link
• indent a Course Menu link
• move a Course Menu link to another page
• copy a Course Menu link to another page
• rename a Course Menu link
• delete a Course Menu link

You can edit the Course Menu, but not the Control Panel. To add links to the Course Menu, see Add Page or Tool.

Hiding the Course Menu | Top

1. From the Control Panel, click Course Settings. The Course Settings screen appears.
2. Under Course Menu, select Hide Course Menu frame.
3. Click Update. The Course Settings screen refreshes and the Course Menu is now hidden on all screens in your course.

Hiding the Course Menu in a drop-down menu | Top

You can hide the Course Menu in a scrollable drop-down list displayed under Control Panel on each screen in your course.

1. From the Control Panel, click Course Settings. The Course Settings screen appears.
2. Under Course Menu, select Hide Course Menu frame, but keep a drop-down menu for navigation.
3. Click Update. The Course Settings screen refreshes and the Course Menu is now contained in a drop-down menu.

Revealing the Course Menu | Top

1. From the Control Panel, click Course Settings. The Course Settings screen appears.
2. Under Course Menu, select Show Course Menu frame.
3. Click Update. The Course Settings screen refreshes and the Course Menu is now displayed on every screen.

Note: The Course Menu can be hidden on individual pages by clicking the triangle icon next to Course Menu. When this option is used, the Course Menu collapses into a drop-down menu. Clicking the triangle icon again reveals the Course Menu.

Hiding a Course Menu link | Top

You can hide a link from students if you have prepared something in advance, and you don't want students to access it yet.

1. From the Control Panel, click Course Settings. The Course Settings screen appears.
2. Under Edit Course Menu, click Edit Course Menu. The Edit Course Menu screen appears.
3. Under Course menu links, select the link that you want to hide.
4. Under Options, click Hide link. The Edit Course Menu screen refreshes and the link you selected now displays an "H" next to it. The Course Menu in designer view continues to display the link; an "H" next to the link indicates that it is hidden from students.

When you want students to see a previously hidden link, you can reveal it.

1. From the Control Panel, click Course Settings. The Course Settings screen appears.
2. Under Edit Course Menu, click Edit Course Menu. The Edit Course Menu screen appears.
3. Under Course menu links, select the link that you want to reveal.
4. Under Options, click Reveal link. The Edit Course Menu screen refreshes and the link is no longer hidden.

Specifying selective release for a Course Menu link | Top

This option allows you to specify to whom and when you want a link to appear. Selective Release of links can be specified from the Homepage, an Organizer Page or the Course Menu. For more information, see Homepage - Modifying Links.

Moving a Course Menu link | Top

You can reorganize links on the Course Menu after adding them. In this way, you can group similar tools together.

1. From the Control Panel, click Course Settings. The Course Settings screen appears.
2. Under Edit Course Menu, click Edit Course Menu. The Edit Course Menu screen appears.
3. Under Course Menu links, select the link that you want to move.
4. Under Organize, select the direction and distance you want to move the link.
• To move the link up, from the Move link up by drop-down list, select the move distance.
• To move the link down, from the Move link down by drop-down list, select the move distance.
5. Click Go. The Edit Course Menu screen refreshes and the link is moved.

Indenting a Course Menu link | Top

You may want to indent your links on the Course Menu after adding them. In this way, you can group similar tools as subheadings under a corresponding Organizer Page.

1. From the Control Panel, click Course Settings. The Course Settings screen appears.
2. Under Edit Course Menu, click Edit Course Menu. The Edit Course Menu screen appears.
3. Under Course Menu links, select the link(s) that you want to indent.
4. Under Organize, from the Indent Link drop-down box, select More or Less.
5. Click Go. The Edit Course Menu screen refreshes and the link is indented as selected.

Moving a Course Menu link to another page | Top

If you are permanently hiding the Course Menu, but you want a link you have added to be available to students, you can move it to another page.

1. From the Control Panel, click Course Settings. The Course Settings screen appears.
2. Under Edit Course Menu, click Edit Course Menu. The Edit Course Menu screen appears.
3. Under Course Menu links, select the link that you want to move.
4. Under Organize, click Move to organizer page. The Edit Course Menu screen refreshes and the link is moved.

Copying a Course Menu link to another page | Top

Use this feature to create a copy of a Course Menu link on another page.

1. From the Control Panel, click Course Settings. The Course Settings screen appears.
2. Under Edit Course Menu, click Edit Course Menu. The Edit Course Menu screen appears.
3. Under Course menu links, select the link that you want to move.
4. Under Organize, click Copy to organizer page. The Edit Course Menu screen refreshes and the link is copied.

Renaming a Course Menu link | Top

1. From the Control Panel, click Course Settings. The Course Settings screen appears.
2. Under Edit Course Menu, click Edit Course Menu. The Edit Course Menu screen appears.
3. Under Course Menu links, select the link that you want to rename.
4. Under Options, in the Rename link text box, enter a new name for the link.
5. Click Go. The Edit Course Menu screen refreshes and the link is renamed.

Deleting Course Menu links | Top

1. From the Control Panel, click Course Settings. The Course Settings screen appears.
2. Under Edit Course Menu, click Edit Course Menu. The Edit Course Menu screen appears.
3. Under Course Menu links, select each link that you want to delete.
4. Under Options, click Delete link. A warning message appears.
5. Click OK. The Edit Course Menu screen refreshes and each link you selected is deleted.

Note: This option only deletes the link from the Course Menu. If you have placed links to this tool on the Homepage or an Organizer Page, and you want to remove all links to this tool, see Homepage or Organizer Page - Deleting a link.

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