Configurate topic tree
The basis of the menu is a tree structure where each branch or tree sheet can be associated to a URL. The URL can be external or directly linked to a course topic. When you sign the first time to set the topic tree, the platform suggests a lineal structure, without branches, with a quantity of sheets equal to the number of course topics.
To change the properties of a sheet, click on its name, and it will appear a window where you can: realize some actions to move the sheets, delete the selected sheet, create a new sheet or update the sheet data.
Among the options that you can do on the sheet are:
- Move a sheet to left: is done by selecting the arrow pointing left. Converts to the sheet in sister of the sheet that contains it (parent sheet). It is only available if the sheet is daughter of another sheet, never if it is in the main branch.
- Move a sheet to right: is done by selecting the arrow pointing right. Converts to the sheet in daughter of the previous sheet. It is not available for the first sheet of the main branch.
- Up a sheet: is done by selecting the arrow pointing up. Changes the order of a sheet putting it before its brother inmediately previous. It is not available for the first sheet of a branch.
- Down a sheet: is done by selecting the arrow pointing down. Changes the order of a sheet putting it after its brother inmediately next. It is not available for the last sheet of a branch.
- Delete a sheet: is done by selecting the X. Deletes the selected sheet and all sheets that it contains.
The option "Add as a new sheet"creates a copy of the selected sheet and it adds it as its daughter. Daughter sheets are not copied, only the selected.
The option "Change sheet data" updates the select values to the properties of the selected sheet. The properties that can be modified are:
- Sheet name: the tag that appears for this sheet in the menu. Also, it is used to reference the position of a sheet in the HTML template.
- Target topic: If the sheet is used for a course topic, this option indicates what topic will be the selected. If a topic is selected, an external URL could not be selected to which direct the link of the option in the menu.
- URL: indicates a URL to which will do reference the menu option. It is only can be especified if a target topic was not selected.
- Link target: Indicates if you want to open the link, is of the subject or the external URL, in a new window or in the same window. If an option is not selected, the link will open in the same window.
The changes realized in the menu are stored only to select the option "Save changes" at the bottom of the page. The option "Cancel" closes the menu edition without save changes, but it does not undo the changes still saved.