Module 3: The edit form
Most editors meet the assistant in the edit form, one field at a time. This module covers every helper there and ends with alternative texts for images.
At a glance
| Course | Exponential Intelligence |
| Duration | 2 hours 25 minutes (with a 10-minute break) |
| Lessons | 3 |
| Level | Beginner |
Lessons
| Lesson | Duration | What learners do |
|---|---|---|
| Lesson 3.1: Field actions in the edit form | 45 minutes | Shorten, rewrite, suggest and translate fields; undo; read a record |
| Lesson 3.2: Fill the fields, presets and the Improve menu | 45 minutes | Fill a new article from a brief; use presets and Improve |
| Lesson 3.3: Alt text for images | 45 minutes | Write and review an alt text; mark a decorative image; read the report |
Preparing this module
- Check that the edit form controls are switched on for the training siteaccess (the area and the field bars appear in the article form).
- For lesson 3.3: a model that can look at images must be configured and allowed by the data policy; sample images without people, and one decorative image, in each course folder.
- Know which presets your article class has; the standard article maps title and summary.
- Project the alt text rules of lesson 3.3.
Timing plan
| Part | Minutes |
|---|---|
| Lesson 3.1 | 45 |
| Lesson 3.2 | 45 |
| Break | 10 |
| Lesson 3.3 | 45 |
| Total | 145 |
Related pages
- Exponential Intelligence: course overview
- Trainers: start here
- Free documentation: this page is free to copy, translate and improve under the GNU FDL 1.3.
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