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Manual: Item Group

Table of contents

1. Create an item group
2. Add & remove items

2.1 Integrate already existing items & remove items
2.2 Add new items

3. Adjust the appearance of an item group
4. Delete an item group
5. Application scenarios

1. Create an item group

	Click on «Add Object».
	Select «Item Group».
	Give the item group a «Title».
	If the type "Default" is selected, the objects in the object block are visible to all logged-in users who have access to the course room.
	If the type "Visible to Course Administrators Only" is selected, the objects contained in this object block are only visible to course admins. Students can’t see the objects, but they can access them directly via the link.
	Click on «Add Item Group».

2. Add & remove items

You have two options for adding items to an item group. You can either integrate (and remove) already existing items or create new items that will be placed in the item group.

Integrate already existing items & remove items

Go to the item group's «Materials» tab:

	If you are outside the item group, open the item group's actions menu and select «Assign Materials».
	If you are already inside the item group, go to the «Materials» tab.

The list shows you all the items that exist in the container object where the item group was created. Select the items you want to include in the item group. For items that you want to remove, uncheck the checkbox.

The «Delete» option in an item’s actions menu removes the item from the item group and deletes it irrevocably.

«Save» your selection.

In the «Assigned» column, you can see which of the items are included in the item group and which are not.

To view the item group, on the parent container (e.g., «Course») in the upper left corner.

You can assign an item to several item groups.

Add new items

Go to the item group's «Materials» tab:

	If you are outside the item group, open the item group's actions menu and select «Assign Materials».
	If you are already inside the item group, go to the «Materials» tab.

Click on «Add Object».

Click on the item you want to start setting it up.

3. Adjust the appearance of an item group

Go to the item group's «Settings» tab:

	If you are outside the item group, open the item group's actions menu and select «Settings».
	If you are already inside the item group, go to the «Settings» tab.

You can change the title of the item group.

You can choose whether the item block should be visible to students (type “Default”) or only to course administrators (type “Visible to Course Administrators Only”).

You can choose wether to display the title of the item group or not. If the «Show Title» option is checked, you can choose the item group's «Block Behavior».

Always Open: All the contents of the item group are displayed at all times.
Expandable (initially closed): The item group becomes a fold-out accordion. The contents are not initially displayed but are shown when the user expands the accordion.
Expandable (initially opened): The item group becomes a fold-out accordion. The contents are initially displayed but can be hidden when the user collapses the accordion.

Choose the «Tile» item presentation and an appropriate size if you want the item group's content displayed as tiles instead of a list (see also Manual: Tile design).

«Save» your settings.

If you have created a layout using the Page Editor, item groups and their contents can be integrated into this layout (see "Manual: Page Editor").

Manual: Page Editor

4. Delete an item group

You cannot delete the default «Content» item group. However, you can always delete item groups that you have created manually. Follow the steps below to do so:

	Open the item group's actions menu and select «Delete».
	«Confirm» that you want to delete the item group. The items that are included in the item group will not be deleted. Instead, they are reassigned to the default «Content» item group.