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You will often want to edit the titles or names of the sections in your Moodle module.

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This refers to Moodle 34.11 1 from August 2022 December 2023 onwards

How to edit the title of a section (topic or week)

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By default sections are named Topic 1, Topic 2, Topic 3 etc. You can edit this to give a more meaningful name – which will also appear in the list of course contents under the hamburger menu.

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1. Enable editing using the slider in the top right corner.

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2. In the section title you want to change: click the 'Edit' icon (grey pencil) to the right of the topic name (see right).

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3       3. A box will appear. Type your new Section name into the box.

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       4. Press the Enter key on your keyboard to save your new name, or the Escape key to discard changes

5. When you have finished editing,

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disable editing in the top right corner.

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How to edit the summary of a section

The summary or description field allows you to add as much information as you like to describe the section or to add further information. We recommend no more than a line or two. The majority of the content should be added as labels, files or other resources, to make the content easier to edit, copy and move.

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1. Enable editing using the slider in the top right corner.

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2. Scroll to the section that you want to change, click

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'Three dots' icon to the right of the section title and summary

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3       3. Select 'Edit sectiontopic'.

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4       4. If it still the default Topic X, to edit the 'Section Name' ensure 'Custom' box is checked

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5. Edit the 'Summary' as required and click 'Save changes'.

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6.

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 When you have finished editing,

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disable editing in the top right corner.

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