Action Menu

WebCT Faculty Tip Sheets

Action Menu

By default, the Action Menu is located at the top of each page of content. It contains buttons that help students navigate through the content module, and it can also contain links to tools, files and URLs.

There are five buttons that appear by default on the Action Menu . These buttons are used to navigate through the content module and cannot be edited.

Button	Action
	Takes the student to the previous page of content .
	Takes the student to the next page of content.
	Takes the student to the Table of Contents .
	Takes the student back along the path he or she has visited in the pages of content.
	Refreshes the screen.

The following two actions will change the Action Menu on all content pages:

To change the location of the Action Menu:

Select the content module you want to edit. Click Designer Options. The Content Module screen appears.
Under Options: Content Module, click Edit Content Module settings. The Content Module Settings screen appears.
Under Action Menu: Location, select the location. You can choose to:

display the Action Menu at the top of the page (default).
display the Action Menu at the left of each page. You can specify the Width of the menu in pixels.
hide the Action Menu.

Scroll to the bottom of the screen and click Update. The Table of Contents screen appears.
To make the changes available to students, update the student view.

To change what appears on the Action Menu:

You can add links to the following tools to the Action Menu of all content pages in a content module.

Take Notes
Bookmarks
Search
Chat
Discussions
Mail
Quiz
Glossary
Index

Note: Depending on administrator settings, Take Notes, Search, Discussions, and Glossary may be automatically added to the Action Menu when a content page is added.

Select the content module you want to edit. Click Designer Options. The Content Module screen appears.
Under Options: Content Module, click Edit Content Module settings. The Content Module Settings screen appears.
Under Action Menu, select the items that you want to appear on the Action Menu. To remove an item from the Action Menu, clear the check box.
Scroll to the bottom of the screen and click Update. The Table of Contents appears.
To make the changes available to students, update the student view.

To change the Action Menu on individual content pages:

You can add links to the following tools to the Action Menu of individual content pages:

Take Notes
Bookmarks
Search
Chat
Discussions
Mail
Quiz
Glossary
Index

Note: Depending on administrator settings, Take Notes, Search, Discussions, and Glossary may be automatically added to the Action Menu when a content page is added.

Select the content module you want to edit. Click Designer Options. The Content Module screen appears.
From the Table of Contents, click the page of content. The Content Page Settings screen appears.
Under Action Menu, in the bottom section, select the items that you want to appear on the Action Menu. To remove an item from the Action Menu, clear the check box.
Scroll to the bottom of the screen and click Update. The Action Menu of the selected page of content has been updated.
To make the changes available to students, update the student view.

Support for WebCT Designers is available through the Computing Resource Center. To contact a Help Desk representative, please call 702.895.0777 or email crchelp@ccmail.nevada.edu. Support is available Monday through Friday 8:00AM - 5:00PM PST. WebCT training and instructional design support are available through the Teaching and Learning Center.

Last Updated: December 6, 2004
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