Create content guide

We recommend that when you use images that they are meaningful and convey information in a more effective way than by using text. Avoid images of text and of tables as this are not accessible.

• Remember to add alternative text to images that you use on Moodle. If you use images as teaching resources, you might find the Poet tool useful to learn how to describe your images effectively for students using a screenreader.
• Ensure that you follow copyright guidance on using images for educational purposes.

Related guidance

1. Turn Edit mode on. You can add an image onto the module page using the Label resource. You can also add an image into any text editor input field within an activity or resource.
2. Open the relevant section.
3. Select the plus symbol at the end of the section, select Activity or resource. The Activity chooser opens. Select Label from the Resources tab.
   • To add the Label between existing content, hover your mouse until the plus symbol displays. Select Activity or resource and choose the resource from the Activity chooser.
4. Complete the Title in course index field. This will allow students to navigate to the image using the Module index.
5. Select the Image icon from the quick toolbar (Fifth button from the left on the first row on the quick toolbar).
6. A dialog box will open. Select Browse repositories...
7. The File picker dialog box will open.
8. Select Choose file. Navigate to the relevant drive on your computer and choose the relevant image. Select Open and select Upload this file.
9. Choose License. 
10. Select Upload a file.
11. The image dialog box opens.
12. Complete the Who would you describe this image to someone who can't see it? field. Add a description of up to 125 characters to make the image accessible to visually impaired users. As the description of the image is limited, you may need to provide additional information in a separate file for students if you image is very detailed. If it is only intended to be decorative, check the This image is decorative only box.
13. If you need to change the size of the image, select the Custom size option and select the width and height.
14. Select Save to insert the image into the Label and display it on the module page.

You can add new content in any location within a section. You can move the content to a new location if required.

1. Turn Edit mode on.
2. Open the section where the content is located.
3. Open the section to where you want to move the content. 
4. Ensure all other sections of the module are closed.
5. Using the left button on your mouse, click and hold the white space surrounding the file name. The cursor will change into a four-arrowed shape
6. Drag your content to the section you want it to display, then release the mouse button.
   • If you are working on a long module, keep the left mouse button pressed and select the up or down arrow on your keyboard to navigate to the new location for the content. Release the mouse button when the content has reached the correct location.

You can also move content using the Module index.

1. Turn Edit mode on.
2. Open module index on the left of the screen.
3. Hover your mouse to the left of the title within the Module index that you want to move.
4. Using the left button on your mouse, click and hold the content on module index, then drag and release it to the section you wish to move it to.

Finally you can move content using the content settings menu.

1. Open the three dot menu to the right of the content.
2. Select Move.
3. An overlay window will open displaying all sections on the module. Open the section where you want to move the content.
4. Select the location below which want to move the content.

In Moodle 3.9, Module index is not available. You will need to click, hold and drag the grey four-arrowed shape above the content name in the main body of the module to move it to a different location.