Rearranging Content in D2L

Option A: To change the order of modules and/or topics

• Click on [Content] in the main navigation bar
• Click on [Re‐Order]

To re‐order modules

1. Click the drop‐down menu under “Sort Order”
2. Choose the desired position number
3. Click [Save]

To re‐order topics within a module

1. Click the + plus sign to the left of the module name to reveal topics
2. Choose the desired position number under “Sort Order”
3. Click [Save]

Option B. To move items from one module to another, or to “nest” one module within another

1. Click on [Content] in the main navigation bar
2. Choose the items to be moved
3. Click the third icon above the gray bar at the top of the list of modules and topics. (The icon looks like three blue squares with a green up‐arrow. When you mouse over the icon, it says “Move selected items – opens in new window.”)
4. In the popup window that appears, use the dropdown menu to select the desired New Parent Module, or click [add module] to create a new one.
5. Click [Move] 

D2L 9.2.1 SP3 – September 2011

Edit Content

Editing a module and/or topic

• From the D2L Course Home page, click on [Content] on the main navigation bar.
• Identify the Module or Topic you wish to edit. Click [Edit...] (yellow “pencil” icon) located to the right of the title.
• From the [Properties] tab, you may (a) edit the Title, or (b) move the Module or Topic beneath a different Parent Module.
• From the [Restrictions] tab, you may choose to (a) hide the module / topic, or (b) set the item’s availability by date and time.  

Note: hidden topics will *remain* hidden, regardless of availability date/time, until you “unhide” them.

• When you have finished editing, click on [Save].

D2L 9.2.1 SP3 – October 2011