A text page is a simple plain-text page with little formatting. You can add paragraphs and whitespace, but that’s about it.
Text pages are very easy to create:
1. Click the “Turn editing on” button.
2. From the “Add a resource” menu select “Compose a text page.” Moodle will then display the page to compose a text page like the one in Figure 3-1.
3. Enter a name for the text page.
The name you give the page will be displayed in the content section on your course page. Students will access your page by clicking on the name. Be sure to give the page a descriptive name so students will know what they are accessing.
4. Write a summary of the page in the Summary field.
5. Add your text in the Full Text field.
6. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click the “Save changes” button.
You can choose whether text pages and web pages that you create are displayed in the same window or in a new window.
To display a resource in the same window:
1. Click the Show Advanced button in the Window area.
2. Select “Same window” from the Window drop-down menu.
3. Select the option:
Show the course blocks
This will display the blocks from your course page on either side of the resource you have created.
To display a resource in a new window:
1. Click the Show Advanced button in the Window area.
2. Select “New window” from the Window drop-down menu.
3. Select the options for the window:
Allow the window to be resized
Checking this will allow the user to change the size of the window after it has opened. Unless you have a specific reason for not allowing the user to resize, you should leave this checked.
