CourseLeaf - Course Catalog and Handbook
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{Admin Only} Updating Page Titles in the Catalog or Handbook
Note: The steps below can only be accomplished by a CourseLeaf Admin (Please work with the Office of Academic Affairs or ITS to complete these steps). Update the Page Title Navigate to the page Click the Edit Page in the upper left-hand corner Click Setup and update the Title Update the Nav Bar Label: Navigate to the page Click the Edit Page in the upper left-hand corner Click the pencil under the Catalog search bar on the left hand side Scroll down to the first sub-page under MSBS and click (those sub-pages will highlight in yellow Click the label that needs updated and change in the Name box at the bottom. Navigation order can also be updated in this place by using the left hand side “move up/down” options. *Note: Updates to the Page URL must be sent to CourseLeaf Support at clhelp@leepfrog.com. {Required} Final Step - Update Main Page Table After page titles, the navigation bar, or a page URL is updated, the main table of contents page must be "refreshed". Navigate to the main section page (ex. https://nextcatalog.dmu.edu/handbook/do/) Click the Edit Page in the upper left-hand corner Click "Edit Page Body" In the pop-up window, click into the predefined table and click OK (edits should populate automatically) Click OK on the main page editor and links/titles should be updated.
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{Admin Only} Create a New Page in the Catalog or Handbook
Note: The steps below can only be accomplished by a CourseLeaf Admin (Please work with the Office of Academic Affairs or ITS to complete these steps). Step 1: Create the New Page: Navigate to the CourseLeaf Admin Console: https://nextcatalog.dmu.edu/courseleaf/ On the left hand side, select "Create Page" Create the page URL (this should be aligned with the current URL and include everything after the .edu; for example, to create a new page under the DO Program in the Handbook, the URL would be /handbook/do/new-page-title. The URL cannot contain any capital letters or spaces. It is recommended that all URLs contain the page title with a hyphen between each word. **Note: You will want to copy and paste this URL, as you will need it to complete future steps. Step 2: Update the Page Title Navigate to the newly created page using the URL added above (*note: you will need to add the https://nextcatalog.dmu.edu before the URL entered) Click the Edit Page in the upper left-hand corner Click Setup and update the Title Step 3: Update the Nav Bar Label: Navigate to the page Click the Edit Page in the upper left-hand corner Click the pencil under the Catalog search bar on the left hand side Scroll down to the first sub-page under MSBS and click (those sub-pages will highlight in yellow Click New Link and add the URL (everything after https://nextcatalog.dmu.edu). Navigation order can also be updated in this place by using the left hand side “move up/down” options. Step 4: Add Page Owners and Workflows Navigate to the page Click the Edit Page in the upper left-hand corner Click Owners and Workflows Add users to each box using the green plus sign (Note: Users should be added using the role rather than their username; capitalization does matter; if a role has not been entered correctly it will indicate *no record found* and must be adjusted) Step 5 - Update Main Page Table After page titles, the navigation bar, or a page URL is updated, the main table of contents page must be "refreshed". Navigate to the main section page (ex. https://nextcatalog.dmu.edu/handbook/do/) Click the Edit Page in the upper left-hand corner Click "Edit Page Body" In the pop-up window, click into the predefined table and click OK (edits should populate automatically) Click OK on the main page editor and links/titles should be updated. Step 6: Update the TOC Navigate to the CourseLeaf Admin Console: https://nextcatalog.dmu.edu/courseleaf/ On the left hand side, select TOC Editor Click on the page in the pop-up window that needs to be edited and update the Page Title or URL as needed; order of pages can also be adjusted here. Save changes Note: If significant changes have been made to several pages (updating titles and new additions, you can generate a new TOC using the steps below. Navigate to the CourseLeaf Admin Console: https://nextcatalog.dmu.edu/courseleaf/ On the left hand side, select TOC Editor On the right hand side of the Pop-up window, change the Editing TOC to handbook to the one that needs updating (example: Des Moines University Handbook) Edit the title of the current TOC (recommended to add a date that the TOC was archived) and save. On the right hand side, select Create New and enter Des Moines University - Handbook as the new title (note: this title will display in the footer of the printed PDF) Save changes
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DMU Catalog and Handbook User Basics
Logging In: https://nextcatalog.dmu.edu https://nextcatalog.dmu.edu/handbook Login with your DMU Username username@dmu.edu Current Password Editing Page Content: Click “Edit Page” Select the page you wish to edit Click “Edit Page Body” Make edits Select “OK” {Cancel will discard any edits made} When edits are complete – Select “Start Workflow” *Don’t see Edit Page? Check the Page Owner and assigned Workflow at the bottom on each page. Workflow Approvals You will receive an email when an assigned page is ready for your approval. Click the link in the email to access your approval dashboard. This will provide a list of a list of all pages pending your approval. {To access the approval dashboard directly, use the following link: https://nextcatalog.dmu.edu/courseleaf/approve/} From here, you may choose to Edit, Rollback, or Approve. Contacts: Trouble logging in to CourseLeaf or questions about page permissions? Contact Carlyn Cox Questions about Catalog Content? Contact Melinda Miller Questions about Handbook Content? Contact Melissa Savage
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{Admin Only} Generating a PDF Draft of the Handbook or Catalog
Note: The steps below can only be accomplished by a CourseLeaf Admin (Please work with the Office of Academic Affairs or ITS to complete these steps). Navigate to the CourseLeaf Admin Console: https://nextcatalog.dmu.edu/courseleaf/ On the left hand side, select TOC Editor In the pop-up window, select the content desired (Example Des Moines University - Handbook for most current Handbook version). At the bottom, select Generate Draft PDF This will open a browser window and can take up to 30 minutes to generate. When done, it will display a link that will open the PDF in another browser window. From here, it can be downloaded and saved as desired.