The Book resource allows teachers to create multi-page resources in a book-like format, complete with a table of contents, chapters, and subchapters. Books can contain text and embedded multimedia and are useful for displaying lengthy content that can be broken down into sections.

A Book may be used to:

• Display reading material for individual modules of study
• Provide a staff departmental handbook
• Showcase a portfolio of student work

To add a Book resource to a course page, follow the steps below:

NOTE: You need LMS Admin or Trainer access before you can perform this action.

Step Tutorial

Setting Up

1. In the course, ensure that Edit mode is enabled.

2. Click the + add icon.

3. Select 'Activity or resource'.

4. Select Book from the activity chooser.

5. Click 'Add', or double-click the Book activity to quickly add it.

6. Enter the required information and adjust the settings for the Book resource.

General

Name - Enter the name of the Book resource activity.

Description - Enter the relevant description that describes the Book, if needed.

Display description on course page - If enabled, the description of this activity will be shown on the course page.

Appearance

Chapter formatting

1. None - Chapter and subchapter titles have no formatting
   
2. Numbers - Chapters and subchapter titles are numbered (1, 1.1, 1.2, 2...)
   
3. Bullets - Subchapters are indented and displayed with bullets in the table of contents
   
4. Indented - Subchapters are indented in the table of contents
   

Custom titles - Normally, the chapter title is displayed in the table of contents and as a heading above the content. If this is enabled, the chapter title is NOT displayed as a heading above the content. A different title maybe entered as part of the content.

Common module settings

Availability - The availability option permits students to view and access resource, there are two options available: Show on course page and Hide from students.

ID number - The ID number can be entered to reference the same ID number from a third-party package especially gradebook. Otherwise, the field may be left blank.

Force language - If you force a language in a course, the interface of Moodle in this course will be in this particular language, even if a student has selected a different preferred language in his/her personal profile

Restrict access

Teachers can restrict students from accessing activities and resources based on a set of conditions. These conditions may include whether an activity has been completed, a specific date when the activity can be accessed, a required grade, a specified user profile, or a combination of restrictions.

Restrictions can be based on one or more of the available criteria.

Completion conditions

Identify whether this resource must be manually marked as done by students or whether it should be marked as complete when viewed.

Otherwise, set it to None.

7. Once all settings have been configured, click Save and display.

The Book will then open, allowing you to add content to the first chapter.

Adding Chapters and Subchapters

8. You can now start adding chapters and subchapters to the Book. This is what it will look like once a chapter has been added:

The Table of contents will be displayed in the right-side panel of your screen. The format of this section will depend on the Chapter formatting configured in the Appearance settings.

9. In the Table of contents section, the following buttons are available:

1. Pencil icon - Allows you to edit the chapter or subchapter content.
   
2. Delete icon - Allows you to delete the chapter or subchapter.
   
3. Hide icon - Allows you to hide a chapter or subchapter from students.
   
4. Plus icon - Allows you to add another chapter or subchapter.
   

NOTE: When adding a subchapter, tick the Subchapter checkbox.

After saving:

Importing Chapters

You can also import multiple chapters into a Book using a ZIP file.

To import chapters

1. Create a ZIP file containing HTML files and any optional multimedia files or folders.
2. If you want to upload subchapters, add _sub to the end of the HTML file or folder names.
3. Go to the Book activity and select Import chapter from the options.
4. Choose whether each HTML file or folder should represent one chapter.
5. Browse for and select the ZIP file using the file picker or drag-and-drop method.
6. Click Import.

NOTE: Relative file links are converted to absolute chapter links. Images and other included multimedia files are also re-linked. Make sure to include any required images and multimedia files in the ZIP file along with the HTML files.

Importing from Microsoft Word

Content from Microsoft Word (.docx) files can also be imported into a Book using a Word import plugin.

For guidance on preparing a Word file for import into a Book, see How to prepare a Word file for import into a Book.