To access Content in D2L you can click the Content link from the top navigation bar of your D2L Course Home.
Content is where you will find all your course materials for your online course. You will be able to access your course syllabus, lecture notes, and course readings.
Content Homepage
Upon clicking the Content Link from the top Navigation Bar you will
be taken to the Content Homepage.
1. The
button will allow you to print out or download a copy of your
course materials.
2. While reading through your
course content you can create bookmarks to return to at a later
time.
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The Bookmarks button will open up a list of bookmarks you have created in your course files. |
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The Last Topic button will allow you to return to the last topic you were reading on when you logged out of your course. |
3. The Search Dialog box will
allow you to search within your course materials to find a certain
topic.
4. This area will contain the
materials of your course. The instructor can setup your
course content in many different ways but generally your content
will be setup in Modules with underlying Topics. There are a
few ways to list content:
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These type of content materials will be Word files that you will need to download and open in your Word editor. |
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These type of content materials will be Internal Documents that will open up within your browser window. |
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These type of content materials will be website URL's that will link out of D2L in a new browser window. |
Opening Content within D2L
Content materials that are designated by this icon
will open with D2L. You have a few tools that you will be
able to use when viewing content this way.
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This button will allow you to set whether the sidebar is open or closed. The sidebar is to help you navigate through content in D2L. |
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This button will allow you to undock the content material from D2L and open it in a new window. |
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This button will allow you to create a bookmark inside your course material so you can return to it later. |
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This button will allow you to leave feedback for your instructor on this particular content item. |
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This button will allow you to print the course material. |