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This video shows you how to recognise when something is hidden (in accessible) to students and how to make it available.

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This refers to Moodle 4.1 from December 2023 onwards

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hidden resources, sections and modules

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It is possible to hide individual

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resources, sections, topics and even entire modules. The easiest way to tell if something is hidden is the colour. Hidden items are usual shown as 'greyed out.'

In many cases, there will also be a message.

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How to show a module that is invisible to students

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are created, they are automatically hidden and will appear as 'greyed out.' This ensures that editing teachers can organise and finalise the layout of a module before making it available to students.

When the module is ready to be shown, follow these steps:

1. Go to the the Settings tab for a module (appears beneath module title).

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2. In the 'General settings', under 'Module visibility', click 'Hide' or 'Show' as required.

(Clicking 'Hide' again will make the entire module invisible to all students.)

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3. Click 'Save and display' at the bottom

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How to hide a section or topic

It can be useful to hide sections or topics from student view if there are materials you'd prefer to be unavailable.

1. Click the 'Edit mode' slider at the top right of the Moodle page to enable editing. 

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2. Scroll to the topic you want to hide and click 'Edit' icon then 'Hide topic'. The section or topic will become 'greyed out' and will be hidden.

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3. To un-hide, follow the same steps but select 'Show topic' instead of 'Hide topic'.

4. When you have finished. disable editing using the 'Edit mode' slider.

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To hide an individual resource

1. Click the 'Edit mode' slider at the top right of the Moodle page to enable editing. 

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2. Scroll to the resource you want to hide and click on 'Edit' button then select 'Hide'.

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The resource will now display a 'Hidden from students' message.

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3. To unhide, follow steps 1 and 2 but select 'Show' instead of 'Hide' in the 'Edit' menu.

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