Working with Materials

 Materials Overview

Adding Materials

1. Click  (2) from the Materials Table. The Add Materials form will display. Required fields are marked with *.
2. Fill in the Add Material form:
   1. *Material Type - the type of material.
      1. Upload File - select a file to upload. Please note: there is a file size limit of 250 MB.
      2. Create Document - enter material content via en editor.
      3. URL - material will link to an online resource.
   2. *Title - title of the material.
   3. Summary - description of the material.
   4. Folder - which folder the material will be listed under. See Working with Folders.
   5. Tag - tags include: syllabus, lecture note, reading, etc. The Materials table can be sorted by tag.
   6. Visibility- when and if the material will be displayed to students.
      1. Show - the material will be displayed to students.
      2. Hide - the material will be displayed to staff only.
      3. Release On - the material will be hidden to students until the specified date.
   7. Post to Calendar On - choose the date the material will be listed in the calendar.
   8. Copyrighted Material - checking the copyright checkbox will mark the material as Restricted Use. When the material is accessed, the user will be prompted with a copyright disclaimer.
      1. Work Title - the title of the copyrighted material.
      2. Author - the author of the copyrighted material.
      3. Citation - the citation for the copyrighted material.
3. Click Add Material.

Adding a Staff Only Material

1. Click  (2) from the Materials Table. The Add Materials form will be displayed.
2. Fill in the form, selecting Hide from the Visibility (F) dropdown.
   
   
3. Click Add Material. Staff only materials will be marked as Staff Only on the Materials Table.

Editing and Deleting Materials

Editing a Material

1. Click the (6) icon for the material you intend to edit.
2. The Add Material form will be displayed. See Adding a Material.
3. Make the desired changes.
4. Click the checkmark to save your changes.

Deleting a Material

1. Click  (6) icon for the material you intend to delete.
2. A confirmation message will be displayed. Click Delete to remove the material.

Reordering Materials

For information on reordering folders, see Reordering Folders. 

Reordering Materials in a Folder

1. Click (3).  The reorder page will display.
   
2. Drag and drop materials to reorder them.
3. Click Done.

Changing a Material's Folder

1. Click the (6) icon. The Materials Form will display.
2. In the Folder dropdown, select the Folder you wish to move the material to.
3. Click the checkmark to save your changes.
   
   

Exporting and Importing Materials

Exporting Materials

To export all materials, click  (4).

Importing Materials

1. click (4).
2. Select Import Materials Zip and choose an exported zip file to upload.
3. Confirm.

Filtering Materials

Filtering by Type

The Filter By Type (7) section of the sidebar filters the Materials table. The Filter By Type filter will only display the types of existing materials. By default, all types are displayed. Unchecking a checkbox will filter the corresponding material type from the table.

Filtering by Folder and tag

You can group materials by:

• Folder - Default view. Materials are listed by Folders.
• Tag - Materials are listed by tag. Tags are assigned during Material creation. Tags include: syllabus, reading. research, lecture note, resource, etc.
• No Grouping - Materials are not grouped.

You can filter groups by Folder. All Folders are displayed by default. Selecting a Folder from the Group Materials By (8) dropdown will only display materials in that Folder.

Filtering by Material

You can filter the Materials Table by entering text into the Material Filter (1). The numeral beside the Material Filter indicates how many materials are currently displayed in the table.