Design Templates

The Design Templates are used to create a consistent look for modules and can be shared across your organization. You can set a default template that will be used for new modules.

PERMISSION NAME PERMISSION DESCRIPTION CATEGORY
Import Assets Grants ability to Import Assets, which enables uploading updating of image, video and audio files for use in online courses. Can view and update assets imported by others if those assets are designated as editable by anyone. Also requires assignment of LCMS license. This is an administrator permission. Learning - Administration
LCMS Design Templates - Manage Grants ability to create and edit design templates for use in building online training modules and courses in the LCMS. Also requires assignment of LCMS license. This is an administrator permission. Learning - Administration

    1. Build New Template - to create a new template
    2. Active - to make a template active or inactive
    3. Default - to make template the default template on all new modules
    4. Edit - to edit an existing template
    5. Preview - to view an existing template
    6. Copy - to make a copy of an existing template
    7. Delete - to remove a template

  1. Go to Content page
  2. Click Module Builder link
  3. Click Manage Design Templates link
  4. Click Build New Template link
  5. Title - enter a title for the template
  6. Select Navigation Buttons - click Modify Selection link to change the default navigational buttons. Click the Insert icon for the buttons.
  7. Header/Footer - design the header and footer for the template using any of the tools below:
    1. Header Height - choose a height for the area from the drop-down menu
    2. Bold - click to bold text
    3. Italic - click to italicize text
    4. Underline - click to underline text
    5. Left Justify - click to left justify text
    6. Center -click to center text
    7. Right Justify - click to right justify text
    8. Insert Navigation Buttons - click to insert navigation buttons. Once inserted they can be moved by selecting with mouse and dragging to new location.
    9. Insert Title - click to insert a title. Enter text for new title. Title can be moved by selecting with mouse and dragging to new location. For additional formatting, double click title to open Properties window.
    10. Insert Page Number - click to insert a page number. Page Numbers can be moved by selecting with mouse and dragging to new location. For additional formatting, double click Page No. to open Properties window.
    11. Insert Asset - click to import existing assets. To add new assets, See - Asset Importer for more information.
      • Search for asset by date, type, keyword or creator
      • Click Insert icon to add an asset
      • To adjust properties like size or placement, right-click on asset and choose Properties from the menu or double click asset.
    12. Insert Link - click to insert a link on a page
      • Destination - choose link destination
      • Enter URL - enter URL of link
      • Title - enter a title
      • Tooltip - enter a tooltip if applicable
      • Link Color - click Color icon to change color of link if applicable
  8. Background Image - the image will appear behind any objects that appear on a module page
    1. Insert Background Image - click to insert a background image from previously added assets
    2. Remove Background Image - click to remove the background image
  9. Save - click to save header/footer
  10. Click Save button to save template