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Refers This refers to Moodle 4.3 .10 from September 2021from August 2024 onwards
One of the most basic tasks in Moodle is to give the sections in the main area of your page appropriate names or titles, e.g. Week Week 1: Introduction or Assessment and Feedback
The numbering will always run from the top General section then 1 onwards. Sections can be moved around using the cross icon next to the section number, and the rest of the sections will then be automatically renumbered.
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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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Click on the 'Turn editing on' button 
1. Enable editing using the slider in the top right corner.
2. In the section title you want to change: click the 'Edit' icon (grey pencil) to the right of the topic name (see right).
3. A box will appear. Type your new Section name into the box.
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.
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.
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
3. Select 'Edit topic'.
4. If it still the default Topic X, to edit the
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'Section Name
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' ensure
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'Custom
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' box is checked
5. Edit the
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'Summary' as required and click 'Save changes'.
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When you have finished editing,
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disable editing in the top right corner.
