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'''Categories in Moodle'''
 
'''Categories in Moodle'''
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Learning Objectives:
 
Learning Objectives:
 
 
  
 
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* '''Course category'''
 
* '''Course category'''
 
* How to create '''categories & subcategories'''
 
* How to create '''categories & subcategories'''
 
* How to perform actions on '''categories'''
 
* How to perform actions on '''categories'''
 
 
  
 
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OS, Web Server and Moodle Versions
 
OS, Web Server and Moodle Versions
 
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* '''Ubuntu Linux OS 16.04'''
 
* '''Ubuntu Linux OS 16.04'''
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You can use any web browser of your choice.
 
You can use any web browser of your choice.
 
  
 
However, '''Internet Explorer''' should be avoided, as it causes some display inconsistencies.
 
However, '''Internet Explorer''' should be avoided, as it causes some display inconsistencies.
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Prerequisites
 
Prerequisites
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* Learners of this tutorial should have '''Moodle 3.3''' installed on their system.
 
* Learners of this tutorial should have '''Moodle 3.3''' installed on their system.
 
* If not, please refer to the relevant''' Moodle''' tutorials on this website.
 
* If not, please refer to the relevant''' Moodle''' tutorials on this website.
 
 
 
 
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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Switch to the browser.
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Switch to the browser.
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Enter http://127.0.0.1/moodle/
 
Enter http://127.0.0.1/moodle/
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Switch to the browser and open your '''Moodle''' homepage.
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Switch to the browser and open your '''Moodle''' homepage.
 
  
 
Make sure that the '''XAMPP service''' is running.
 
Make sure that the '''XAMPP service''' is running.
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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Click on '''Site Administration'''.
 
  
 
Click on '''Courses''' -> '''Manage courses and categories'''
 
Click on '''Courses''' -> '''Manage courses and categories'''
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| On the left side, click on '''Site Administration'''.
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| On the left side, click on '''Site Administration'''.
 
  
 
Click on the '''Courses''' tab and then '''Manage courses and categories'''.
 
Click on the '''Courses''' tab and then '''Manage courses and categories'''.
 
  
 
We will be directed to a page with the title '''Course and category management'''.
 
We will be directed to a page with the title '''Course and category management'''.
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Course category
 
Course category
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Let us understand what a '''course category''' is.
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Let us understand what a '''course category''' is.
 
  
 
* '''Course categories '''help to organize '''Moodle courses''' for the '''site users. '''
 
* '''Course categories '''help to organize '''Moodle courses''' for the '''site users. '''
 
* The default '''category''' for a new '''Moodle site '''is '''Miscellaneous'''.  
 
* The default '''category''' for a new '''Moodle site '''is '''Miscellaneous'''.  
 
* Any new '''course''' will be assigned to this '''Miscellaneous category, '''by default'''.'''
 
* Any new '''course''' will be assigned to this '''Miscellaneous category, '''by default'''.'''
 
 
  
 
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Course organization
 
Course organization
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| However, it will be difficult for teachers and students to find their '''courses'''.
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| However, it will be difficult for teachers and students to find their '''courses'''.
 
  
 
To make it easier to locate '''courses''', they should be assigned in '''categories'''.
 
To make it easier to locate '''courses''', they should be assigned in '''categories'''.
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Course organization
 
Course organization
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| * Most '''institutions '''organize '''courses '''by campus or '''department'''.  
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* Most '''institutions '''organize '''courses '''by campus or '''department'''.  
 
* It is good to have descriptive names for better clarity.
 
* It is good to have descriptive names for better clarity.
 
* We will go ahead and organize our '''courses '''by '''departments'''.
 
* We will go ahead and organize our '''courses '''by '''departments'''.
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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Highlight the left region.
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Highlight the left region.
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| On the left, we have the '''Navigation''' block.
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| On the left, we have the '''Navigation''' block.
 
  
 
And on the right, we have the '''Content '''region.
 
And on the right, we have the '''Content '''region.
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|-
 
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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Highlight the categories region.
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Highlight the categories region.
 
  
 
Highlight the courses on right.
 
Highlight the courses on right.
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* right column shows all the '''courses''' under the selected '''category'''.  
 
* right column shows all the '''courses''' under the selected '''category'''.  
 
* By default, it is showing '''courses '''under '''Miscellaneous category'''.
 
* By default, it is showing '''courses '''under '''Miscellaneous category'''.
 
 
  
 
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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Click on '''Course categories'''
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Click on '''Course categories'''
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Now click on '''Course categories'''.  
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Now click on '''Course categories'''.  
 
  
 
This changes the view to show only the '''course categories'''.
 
This changes the view to show only the '''course categories'''.
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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Click on the arrow -> '''Courses'''
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Click on the arrow -> '''Courses'''
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Let us click on the arrow again and change the view to see only the '''courses'''.  
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Let us click on the arrow again and change the view to see only the '''courses'''.  
 
  
 
Click on '''Courses'''.
 
Click on '''Courses'''.
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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Point to the new dropdown
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Point to the new dropdown
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Notice that a new dropdown box has appeared now.  
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Notice that a new dropdown box has appeared now.  
 
  
 
This is the '''category''' dropdown.  
 
This is the '''category''' dropdown.  
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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Click on the dropdown.
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Click on the dropdown.
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Here we can select the '''category''' for which we want to show the '''courses'''.  
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Here we can select the '''category''' for which we want to show the '''courses'''.  
 
  
 
Currently, it only has the '''Miscellaneous category.'''
 
Currently, it only has the '''Miscellaneous category.'''
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Category name -> '''Mathematics'''.
 
Category name -> '''Mathematics'''.
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Click on the''' Parent category '''dropdown box and select '''Top'''.
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Click on the''' Parent category '''dropdown box and select '''Top'''.
 
  
 
Type '''Mathematics''' in the '''Category name'''.
 
Type '''Mathematics''' in the '''Category name'''.
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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Highlight''' Category ID'''
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Highlight''' Category ID'''
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| '''Category ID number '''is an optional field.  
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| '''Category ID number '''is an optional field.  
 
  
 
This is for '''admin users''' to identify the '''course''' with offline '''courses'''.
 
This is for '''admin users''' to identify the '''course''' with offline '''courses'''.
 
  
 
If your college uses '''ID''' for '''categories''', you can use that '''category ID''' here.  
 
If your college uses '''ID''' for '''categories''', you can use that '''category ID''' here.  
 
  
 
This field is not visible to other '''Moodle users'''.
 
This field is not visible to other '''Moodle users'''.
 
  
 
For now, I will leave '''Category ID''' as blank.
 
For now, I will leave '''Category ID''' as blank.
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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Point to the '''Miscellaneous''' and '''Mathematics''' category
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Point to the '''Miscellaneous''' and '''Mathematics''' category
 
 
  
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| We are now in the '''Course categories and courses '''view.
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| We are now in the '''Course categories and courses '''view.
 
  
 
Here we can see 2 '''categories''' now:
 
Here we can see 2 '''categories''' now:
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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"|  
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"|  
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Let us organize these '''categories''' further.  
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Let us organize these '''categories''' further.  
 
  
 
Let us have separate '''1st year Maths courses''' and '''2nd year Maths courses'''.
 
Let us have separate '''1st year Maths courses''' and '''2nd year Maths courses'''.
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Parent Category -> '''Mathematics'''.
 
Parent Category -> '''Mathematics'''.
 
 
  
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Don’t select '''Top '''as the '''parent category'''.
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Don’t select '''Top '''as the '''parent category'''.
 
  
 
Instead, select the '''category '''under which this '''subcategory '''should belong.
 
Instead, select the '''category '''under which this '''subcategory '''should belong.
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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Description: '''All Maths courses for 1st year will be under this category.'''
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Description: '''All Maths courses for 1st year will be under this category.'''
 
  
 
Click on '''Create category'''.
 
Click on '''Create category'''.
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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Highlight the - icon  
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Highlight the - icon  
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Notice that the '''categories''' on the left are listed in a tree format.  
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Notice that the '''categories''' on the left are listed in a tree format.  
 
  
 
A '''category''' which has '''subcategories''' has a toggle icon to expand and collapse it.
 
A '''category''' which has '''subcategories''' has a toggle icon to expand and collapse it.
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Hover over the arrow.
 
Hover over the arrow.
 
  
 
Click on the gear icon.
 
Click on the gear icon.
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| The eye is for hiding the '''category'''.
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| The eye is for hiding the '''category'''.
 
  
 
A hidden '''category''' will have the eye crossed to indicate the same.
 
A hidden '''category''' will have the eye crossed to indicate the same.
 
  
 
The arrow is for moving the '''category '''up or down.  
 
The arrow is for moving the '''category '''up or down.  
 
  
 
It also has a '''settings gear '''icon, which is a '''menu'''<nowiki>; as shown by the down arrow.</nowiki>
 
It also has a '''settings gear '''icon, which is a '''menu'''<nowiki>; as shown by the down arrow.</nowiki>
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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Click on the gear icon.
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Click on the gear icon.
 
 
  
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Click on the '''settings gear''' icon for '''Miscellaneous category.'''  
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Click on the '''settings gear''' icon for '''Miscellaneous category.'''  
 
  
 
It has options such as '''Edit, Create new subcategory, Delete '''etc related to the '''category'''.  
 
It has options such as '''Edit, Create new subcategory, Delete '''etc related to the '''category'''.  
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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Click on the gear icon.
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Click on the gear icon.
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Next click on the '''settings gear''' icon for''' Mathematics category. '''
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Next click on the '''settings gear''' icon for''' Mathematics category. '''
 
  
 
Notice that there are 4 extra '''submenus''' here related to sorting of the '''subcategories'''.
 
Notice that there are 4 extra '''submenus''' here related to sorting of the '''subcategories'''.
 
  
 
All '''categories''' that have '''subcategories''' will have these menu items.
 
All '''categories''' that have '''subcategories''' will have these menu items.
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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Check the checkbox next to '''1st year Maths''' subcategory.
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Check the checkbox next to '''1st year Maths''' subcategory.
 
  
 
Open the dropdown and show the options. Highlight Move button.
 
Open the dropdown and show the options. Highlight Move button.
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| At the end, is the option to change the '''parent category''' of a '''subcategory.'''
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| At the end, is the option to change the '''parent category''' of a '''subcategory.'''
 
  
 
To use this option, you have to check the checkbox next to the '''subcategory''' you want to move.  
 
To use this option, you have to check the checkbox next to the '''subcategory''' you want to move.  
 
  
 
Then select the new '''parent category''' and click on '''Move'''.  
 
Then select the new '''parent category''' and click on '''Move'''.  
 
  
 
We will not use this option right now.
 
We will not use this option right now.
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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"|  
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| <PAUSE>
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| <PAUSE>
 
  
 
This brings us to the end of this tutorial.
 
This brings us to the end of this tutorial.
 
  
 
Let us summarize.
 
Let us summarize.
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Summary
 
Summary
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| In this tutorial, we learnt about:
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| In this tutorial, we learnt about:
 
  
 
* '''Course category'''
 
* '''Course category'''
 
* How to create '''categories & subcategories. '''
 
* How to create '''categories & subcategories. '''
 
* How to perform actions on '''categories.'''
 
* How to perform actions on '''categories.'''
 
 
  
 
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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| '''Show Slide 9:'''
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| '''Show Slide 9:'''
 
 
 
Assignment
 
Assignment
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Here is an assignment for you:
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Here is an assignment for you:
 
  
 
* Add a new '''subcategory 2nd Year Maths '''under '''Mathematics'''.
 
* Add a new '''subcategory 2nd Year Maths '''under '''Mathematics'''.
  
 
* Delete the '''category Miscellaneous.'''
 
* Delete the '''category Miscellaneous.'''
 
 
  
 
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(About Spoken Tutorial Forum)
 
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* Do you have questions in THIS '''Spoken Tutorial'''?
 
* Please visit '''http://forums.spoken-tutorial.org'''
 
* Choose the minute and second where you have the question
 
* Explain your question briefly
 
* Someone from our team will answer them
 
 
  
 
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Please post your timed queries in this forum.
 
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Latest revision as of 16:50, 23 October 2017

Visual Cue Narration
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Categories in Moodle

Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Categories in Moodle
Show Slide 2:

Learning Objectives:

In this tutorial, we will learn about:
  • Course category
  • How to create categories & subcategories
  • How to perform actions on categories
Show Slide 3:

OS, Web Server and Moodle Versions

To record this tutorial, I will be using:
  • Ubuntu Linux OS 16.04
  • Apache, MariaDB and PHP obtained through XAMPP 5.6.30
  • Moodle 3.3
  • And Firefox web browser

You can use any web browser of your choice.

However, Internet Explorer should be avoided, as it causes some display inconsistencies.

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Prerequisites

  • Learners of this tutorial should have Moodle 3.3 installed on their system.
  • If not, please refer to the relevant Moodle tutorials on this website.
Switch to the browser.

Enter http://127.0.0.1/moodle/

Switch to the browser and open your Moodle homepage.

Make sure that the XAMPP service is running.

Login Login with your admin username and password details.
We are now in the admin dashboard.
Click on Site Administration.

Click on Courses -> Manage courses and categories

On the left side, click on Site Administration.

Click on the Courses tab and then Manage courses and categories.

We will be directed to a page with the title Course and category management.

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Course category

Let us understand what a course category is.
  • Course categories help to organize Moodle courses for the site users.
  • The default category for a new Moodle site is Miscellaneous.
  • Any new course will be assigned to this Miscellaneous category, by default.
Show Slide 6:

Course organization

However, it will be difficult for teachers and students to find their courses.

To make it easier to locate courses, they should be assigned in categories.

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Course organization

  • Most institutions organize courses by campus or department.
  • It is good to have descriptive names for better clarity.
  • We will go ahead and organize our courses by departments.

For eg. our Maths category will have all the Math courses.

Let us switch back to the Moodle site.
First we will understand the Course and category management page layout.
Highlight the left region. On the left, we have the Navigation block.

And on the right, we have the Content region.

Highlight the categories region.

Highlight the courses on right.

The content region is divided into 2 columns:
  • left column shows the course categories.
  • right column shows all the courses under the selected category.
  • By default, it is showing courses under Miscellaneous category.
Point to the label viewing on the right top. This view can be changed from the menu located at the right.
Click on the down arrow. Click on the down arrow to see the options.
Click on Course categories Now click on Course categories.

This changes the view to show only the course categories.

Click on the arrow -> Courses Let us click on the arrow again and change the view to see only the courses.

Click on Courses.

Point to the new dropdown Notice that a new dropdown box has appeared now.

This is the category dropdown.

Click on the dropdown. Here we can select the category for which we want to show the courses.

Currently, it only has the Miscellaneous category.

Click on the arrow -> Course categories and courses Let us change the view back to Course categories and courses.
Click on Create new category link. Now we will click on Create new category link to add a category.
Select Top in the dropdown.

Category name -> Mathematics.

Click on the Parent category dropdown box and select Top.

Type Mathematics in the Category name.

Highlight Category ID Category ID number is an optional field.

This is for admin users to identify the course with offline courses.

If your college uses ID for categories, you can use that category ID here.

This field is not visible to other Moodle users.

For now, I will leave Category ID as blank.

Description-> All mathematics courses will be listed under this category In the Description textbox, I will type-

All mathematics courses will be listed under this category.”

Click on Create category Then click on Create category button.
Point to the Miscellaneous and Mathematics category We are now in the Course categories and courses view.

Here we can see 2 categories now:

Miscellaneous and Mathematics.

Let us organize these categories further.

Let us have separate 1st year Maths courses and 2nd year Maths courses.

For this, we will create a subcategory called 1st Year Maths inside the Mathematics category.
Click on Create new category Click on Create new category link at the top of the listed categories.
Creation of the subcategory is same as that of a category.
Click on the drop down box while narrating and show the Top option

Parent Category -> Mathematics.

Don’t select Top as the parent category.

Instead, select the category under which this subcategory should belong.

Category name: 1st year Maths So here, we will type 1st Year Maths in the category name.
Description: All Maths courses for 1st year will be under this category.

Click on Create category.

After that, we’ll type a Description and click on Create category button.
Highlight the - icon Notice that the categories on the left are listed in a tree format.

A category which has subcategories has a toggle icon to expand and collapse it.

Notice 3 icons on the right of the category.
Hover over the icons to see what they are.
Hover over the eye icon.

Hover over the arrow.

Click on the gear icon.

The eye is for hiding the category.

A hidden category will have the eye crossed to indicate the same.

The arrow is for moving the category up or down.

It also has a settings gear icon, which is a menu; as shown by the down arrow.

Click on the gear icon. Click on the settings gear icon for Miscellaneous category.

It has options such as Edit, Create new subcategory, Delete etc related to the category.

Click elsewhere on the page. Click elsewhere on the page to close this menu.
Let me collapse the navigation menu on the left for better view.
Click on the gear icon. Next click on the settings gear icon for Mathematics category.

Notice that there are 4 extra submenus here related to sorting of the subcategories.

All categories that have subcategories will have these menu items.

Highlight 2 on the right of Mathematics category.. The number to the right of the gear icon indicates the number of courses in that category.
There are sorting options below the list of categories.
Check the checkbox next to 1st year Maths subcategory.

Open the dropdown and show the options. Highlight Move button.

At the end, is the option to change the parent category of a subcategory.

To use this option, you have to check the checkbox next to the subcategory you want to move.

Then select the new parent category and click on Move.

We will not use this option right now.

<PAUSE>

This brings us to the end of this tutorial.

Let us summarize.

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Summary

In this tutorial, we learnt about:
  • Course category
  • How to create categories & subcategories.
  • How to perform actions on categories.
Show Slide 9:

Assignment

Here is an assignment for you:
  • Add a new subcategory 2nd Year Maths under Mathematics.
  • Delete the category Miscellaneous.
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(About Spoken Tutorial Project)

The video at the following link, summarizes the Spoken Tutorial project.

Please download and watch it.

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(About Spoken Tutorial Project)

The Spoken Tutorial Project Team conducts workshops and gives certificates.

For more details, please write to us.

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(About Spoken Tutorial Forum)

Please post your timed queries in this forum.
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(Acknowledgement)

Spoken Tutorial Project is funded by NMEICT, MHRD, Government of India.

More information on this mission is available at the following link.

This script has been contributed by Priyanka.

And this is Nancy Varkey along with the spoken tutorial team signing off. Thank you for joining.

Contributors and Content Editors

Itspriyanka, Nirmala Venkat