How to use the collection composer  (Page 3/3)

Remove contents from the collection

To remove a module or subcollection from the collection, hover your mouse over the item. At the right, there will be a link reading "Remove from collection". In the example, let's say you've decided not to include the module titled Module from Word Document :

Advanced editing of the collection's elements

Provide an alternate module title

Modules that are published in the Content Repository display the titles given to them by their authors. If these titles are not appropriate for themodule when it appears in the context of your collection (e.g., it may contain numbering), you can provide an alternate title for the module. The module displays youralternate title when it is accessed from within your collection. The module displays its original title whenever it is accessedfrom outside of your collection.

In our example, let's rename "Creating a Module in Minutes" to "Creating a Connexions Module" in order to match the similarly titled module in Part II of the collection. Hover over the module's title and click on the "Edit title/version" link that appears to the right:

Select the module version

When a module is updated or edited, Connexions saves the previousversion of the module in history and uses the latest version of the module for viewing. Each new version of a module is given its ownversion number. You can either have your collection always use the latest version of the module, or you can pinpoint a specific version to be used.

In the example, let's say that version 1.2 of one of the modules we include was a complete reformatting of that module's content, and that the new format no longer makes sense in the context of your collection. Hover over the module's title and click on the "Edit title/version" link that appears to the right:

Edit or add links on a module

Links allow the viewer to display related information or examples that are not part of the collection with the click of a mouse. Linksmay be defined by the module's author, but they may also be added or redefined/overridden/removed for that module by the collection's author. Any changes you make in the collection composer to a module's links only display when viewing the module from within your collection.

In the example, let's say that you felt strongly that the introductory module really needed a link to the Connexions home page. To add this link, hover your mouse over the module's title. Click the link at right reading "Edit featured links":

Edit an existing collection

You can edit an existing collection with the Collection Composer in the same way you create a new collection. You can edit onlycollections for which you have a maintainer role. To use the Collection Composer on an existing collection, first make sure you are logged in, then you can:

• Either derive a copy of a collection (if you wish to make an adaptation of the original collection),
• Or checkout a collection (yours or someone else's) into one of your work area.