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 This refers to Moodle 2.

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7 from July 2015 onward

  It is possible to hide a whole Section or topic from students

• Navigate to the Moodle module you want to work in
• Click on Turn Editing Onthe Turn editing on button (top right)
• Section visibility is set using the Eye icon where an open eye (as shown below) shows that the section is visible to students. If the eye is closed it can be clicked on to change it to an open eye and therefore visible to students.
• Visibility of items is changed by clicking on Edit and then selecting Show from the option list.
• You may also set an activity to be hidden entirely if you have set access restrictions.

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Visibility is set under the Edit menu (see Edit dropdown in screenshot above)

Drop down the Edit menu next to the item and select 'Hide' or 'Show' as required.

When can students see a greyed-out item?

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