How can I use document templates when creating Talon pages (aka Files)?
The document template feature adds ready-made content to a file (aka page) in Talon's Course Content tool. This can be a useful starting template (e.g. Course Schedule) or one of our tool specific info pages (e.g. Respondus Lockdown Browser). Document templates like the Elements Template can also provide copy-pastable items (e.g. Accordions or Tabs) you might want to use in other pages in Talon.
Adding a Document Template
- Under Course Content, and inside a module, click the Upload/Create button and choose "Create a File".
- Give the file a title.
- Click the Select a Document Template button to choose a template.
- The document template's content will replace any content currently on the page.*
- Customize the template content as needed.
- Save and Close.
*Warning: Selecting a document template will always REPLACE the existing content on the page, so it's usually only used at the beginning of the page creation process. If you already have content on a page that you want to templatize, consider creating a new page, choose your document template and then copy-paste the original content into the new page.
How to add elements from the Elements Template to a Talon file
This is useful if you want to add an element to a page without adding the whole template (replacing the content). This process requires some good copy-pasting skills and juggling a few tabs/windows. If pasting in an element messes up other elements, undo the paste and try positioning the cursor on a new line and then paste in the element again. Pasting one element inside other elements doesn't always work well.
- In one tab/window, open the page you want to edit in editing mode (Edit HTML).
- In another tab/window, create a new file (Upload/Create > Create a File)
- Still on this new file, click the "Select a document template" button and choose "07 Elements"
- Select the element you want to copy -- be sure to select from the Start Copy to the End Copy text
- Ctrl + C to copy (or right click on the selection and choose "copy")
- Return to the tab containing the file you are adding this content to, and enter Edit mode if you haven't already done so (Edit HTML).
- Place the cursor on the page where you want the element.
- Ctrl + V to paste (or right click and choose "paste")
- Customize the pasted element, including removing the "start copy" and "end copy" text.
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