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Creating Documents in LiveText

LiveText allows users to create a variety of documents from templates. The types of documents available are: courses, projects, assessments, portfolios, and lesson plans. The templates provide a framework for composing the document and are easily customizable. This help document contains general directions for creating these documents.

• After logging into LiveText, make sure you are in the My Work area. Select the Create button and then select Document.
  
• Many of the courses at EMU will use pre-defined document templates. If your syllabus instructs you to select a template for your class, follow these steps after clicking the Create button.

  Step 1. Choose a folder. In the drop-down menu, under Eastern Michigan University, select an appropriate folder, if you have courses in one of the listed folders, or, select "Other Courses" if your current course is none of the listed sub-folders.

  

  Step 2: Choose a template. In the Choose a template drop-down menu, look for the template which matches your course and semester. Choose that template.

  

  Step 3: Managing a large number of LiveText documents is made easier by following a document naming strategy. When you name your document, please use the following format:
  COURSE ABBREVIATION, Course Number, SEMESTER, Section Number, Last Name, First Name.

  Here is an example: FETE 401 WI07 003 Smith, Jean
  (For semesters, please use WI for Winter, SP for Spring, SU for Summer, and FA for Fall.)

• If you are not using a pre-defined template, please use the following steps for your document creation.

  The Create Document page prompts you to choose a Document (Assessments, Courses, Lesson Plans, Portfolios, or Projects). and a Template based on the type of document (a preview appears on the right-hand side) (1). You can then add a Title and an optional Description (2), and click Create Document to begin editing the document (3). In the following example, a lesson plan has been created.

 

Give your document a Title, a Description if you wish, then click the Create Document button.

The document is then created for you based on the chosen template. The document will now appear on your screen. The document is also available in the My Work area.


It may be helpful to remember the structure of documents.


• Documents contain Pages
• Pages are made up of Sections
• Sections can contain text or images or attachments.


• See below:

• With the document open, there are two editing modes available. To edit the overall structure and sections of the document, select Edit document at the top of the page. To edit the individual sections within a document, select edit to the right of the section. See Editing Pages for information on structuring your document and Editing Sections for information on adding content to your document.

Have a problem with this page? Care to see something added? Please send an e-mail to coe.livetext@emich.edu, and a member of the COE LiveText Support Team will contact you.