This article explains how to create and manage materials by adding pages and sections, adding content, publishing updates, editing existing items, and reordering your content.
Add a Page
A page can be created either as a standalone item, visible directly in the Materials sidebar, or as a page nested within a section.
- Navigate to your Space and click on the Materials tile.
- Click on the + icon next to the Materials heading.
- Add a name and content to the page.
- Click on Save to confirm.
Best practice: Use concise, descriptive page titles that clearly communicate the purpose of the content and help guide students through the course. Avoid vague titles and, where possible, avoid including dates to make pages easier to reuse.
Add a Section
A section helps you group and organise your content. To create a section, follow these steps:
- Navigate to your Space and click on the Materials tile.
- Click on the 3 dots next to the Materials heading.
- Click Create section.
- In the pop-up, enter a name for the section and click Save. The section will appear at the bottom of your Materialsand will be hidden from students.
- To rename a section, click the three dots icon next to the section title and choose Rename.
- Add pages to the section by either dragging and dropping created pages onto the section or by clicking on New page within that section.
Best practice: Use concise section titles that help students understand how content is organised. Avoid including dates where possible to keep sections reusable across different course deliveries.
Add Content
To add content to a page, follow these steps:
- In the editor, enter a page name at the top.
- Click anywhere on the page and start typing your content.
- To format text, highlight the text you want to change. A formatting toolbar will appear, allowing you to apply styles such as bold, italics, bullet points, or to turn your text into a heading or a quote. You can read more about it in this article.
- To add files or integration blocks, click the + icon on the left-hand side of the editor. Integration blocks will only appear if they are enabled for your institution.
Note
- To format text, highlight it to open the formatting toolbar. You can read more about formatting options in this article.
- Files uploaded through the editor are automatically scanned for security before they can be attached. You can continue editing your content while the scan is in progress, but the page cannot be saved or published until all uploaded files have successfully passed the scan.
Publish Materials
Pages and sections are hidden by default. Publish them when you’re ready for students to see them.
Publish a Page
To publish a page, follow these steps:
- Select the hidden page you want to publish.
- Click Publish now at the top of the page to publish it immediately, or
- To publish it later, click the clock icon at the top of the page and choose a scheduled time.
Publish a Section
To publish a section, follow these steps:
- In the sidebar, click the eye icon next to the section to publish it immediately, or
- In the sidebar, click the three dots next to the section.
- Select Schedule from the drop-down menu.
- A clock will appear. Choose a date and time, then click Publish to schedule it for later.
Edit Materials
To edit a page in Materials, follow these steps:
- Select the page you want to edit.
- Click the pencil icon in the top-right corner.
Make your changes, then click Save to confirm.
Reorder Materials
To reorder pages or sections, follow these steps:
- Click and hold the page or section you want to move.
- Drag and drop it into the new position.