--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Edit_Syllabus.tex	2004/06/13 22:57:09	1.1
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Edit_Syllabus.tex	2013/11/22 18:18:26	1.9
@@ -1,12 +1,49 @@
-\label{Edit Syllabus}
-By default, the syllabus is placed in your course documents and you
-can access it from the Navigation Screen or the Course Documents screen.
-On the Roles Screen there is also a link to your syllabus. As a Course
-Coordinator, you see the syllabus in Edit Mode. Fill in one or more
-of the text boxes and click any of the \fbox{store} buttons to save
-changes to your syllabus. Clicking the \underbar{Show Public View}
-link will show you what the syllabus looks like to your class. You
+\label{Edit_Syllabus}
+
+For Course Coordinators, the inline menu includes a \textbf{Public} dropdown item containing selections 
+for Syllabus and Feeds. For all other course participants, the inline menu will include a \textbf{Syllabus} item, unless the Syllabus has been included in the course's Content area, and items have been added to it. There is also a link to a course's syllabus for each course listed on a user's \textbf{Roles} screen.
+
+The main effect of including a Syllabus item explicitly within course content is that students will be able to generate a PDF for printing using LON-CAPA's print utility.  If, on the other hand, the syllabus is not added to the contents, but instead remains as an item in a student's inline menu, students will need to use a browser's own printing support to print it.
+
+When you select ``Syllabus'' from the \textbf{Public} dropdown a syllabus page will be displayed 
+containing the current syllabus style specified for your course.
+By default, this will be the standard template, which includes a listing of Course Personnel 
+(and their roles in the course), and any fields which have been completed previously
+using the Syllabus template.
+
+By default, a syllabus item will have been placed in your course's Main Content
+ area when your course was created (unless it was cloned from an existing course).
+You can use the ``Remove'' link for this item in the Course Editor if you do not wish
+to have the syllabus included within the Main Content.
+
+To edit the syllabus select \includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{edit}
+\textbf{Edit} from the Functions menu.
+
+Your choices for the syllabus are:
+\begin{itemize}
+\item \textbf{Minimal template}
+Use the Rich text editor to create a single HTML document, including formatting etc.
+You can include image files by clicking the image icon in the text editor (second row
+of buttons, fourth from right).  In the Image properties pop-up enter the file name. 
+Click "Save and Edit" or "Save and View". If you have included an image, click LON-CAPA's
+Manage Dependencies button to display a screen where you will be prompted to upload the image file. 
+
+\item \textbf{Standard template}
+Fill in one or more of the text boxes and click any of the \fbox{Save All} buttons 
+to save changes to your syllabus.  By default, users with non-student roles will be displayed in a table at
+the top of the syllabus.  You can either uncheck display of this item entirely, or choose which course
+personnel and/or roles will be displayed.
+
+\item \textbf{External URL}
+Enter a web address in the text box. Use the \underbar{Preview} link to preview the page, and the \fbox{Save} button to save it.
+
+\item \textbf{Uploaded file}
+You can upload a file (e.g., a PDF or HTML file) if you have already created a syllabus document. Click the Browse button to locate the file, and the \fbox{Save} button to save it.
+
+\end{itemize}
+
+Clicking the \textbf{Exit Editing}
+link will show you  you how the syllabus will look when viewed by your students. You
 can copy the URL of your syllabus and distribute it to anyone. The
-syllabus is publicly viewable and anyone can see it without the need
-of logging into LON-CAPA.
+syllabus is publicly viewable and anyone can see it, even without logging into LON-CAPA.