Adding Resources
Resource types enable almost any kind of web content to be inserted into the course.
- Book is a multi-page resource in a book-like format, with chapters and subchapters, useful for displaying lengthy information.
- File provide a downloadable Word document, a PDF, an Excel spreadsheet or PowerPoint slides as a course resource.
- Heading enables text and optional icons to be inserted among activities on the course page.
- Label enables text and multimedia to be inserted into the course page between links to other resources and activities.
- Page can display text, images, sound, video, web links and embedded code, such as Google maps.
- Subpage no longer available to add. Existing subpages are still visible in courses on the site.
- URL The URL module enables a teacher to provide a web link as a course resource.
1. Add a book
1.10. Importing from Microsoft Word
Importing from Microsoft Word is another way to add content to your Moodle book. With this function, Moodle book automatically tags up your Word doc into HTML.
New chapters are created based on ‘Heading 1’ styles.
Subchapters can be created based on ‘Heading 2’ styles.
This means you need to ensure the Word document you want to upload is using styles consistently, otherwise you might get content in the book on the wrong pages.
To import from Microsoft Word into a Moodle book:
- In the book administration menu, click on the ‘import from Microsoft Word’ option.
- The adding resources file upload screen will appear.
- You can check the box ‘create subchapters based on subheadings’ if appropriate and if you have content with the heading 2 style in the file you are importing.
- Click on choose a file button. The file picker screen will appear where you select the file of content you want import into the Moodle book. Click on ‘upload this file’.
- Click on the import button
- The importing screen will appear, you can click on the continue button and the imported content will appear in your book.