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Styles and layout - main entry

Styles and layout are an important part of the user experience, and support the usability and accessibility of multimedia products (eg websites). Look and feel enables user (eg student) engagement. FLO has various tools that facilitate structure and layout.

Style tools | Layout tools | Resource types || Support

When you set up/layout your topic site, it is always a good idea to test how it looks using the Preview as a student function.

You may also find the Leganto for topic coordinators guide useful (especially 'Other useful functions') in terms of the student experience.

Good practice guides and tip sheets

Good practice guides and tip sheets have been developed to support quality in both curriculum design and teaching practice. Good practice guides provide a pedagogical overview and tip sheets provide you with practical strategies and ideas for implementation. Links to quiz-related resources are provided below. Browse all tip sheets and good practice guides

Good practice guide - Accessible and inclusive learning | Tip sheet - Accessibility and inclusivity in FLO

Style tools

The HTML editor is available in any activity and resource (Description field). The toolbar for the HTML editor has many functions (create heading styles, create text styles, add an image, embed a video etc).

HTML editor (overview)

How to (using the HTML editor)

Apply text styles (eg headings, alert boxes)
Insert an image
Insert (and edit) a table

Narrative

The HTML editor helps you narrate in your topic

Create a narrative/s in your topic – ideas for how you can 'storify' your topic so it makes sense to students

Layout tools

Topic format (Example FLO sites)
Insert a horizontal rule (part of HTML editor)
Insert columns in a resource/module (part of HTML editor)
Create a label
Create a stealth activity/resource
Upload a video to FLO (eg using a Page)

Resource types

In FLO, you can Add an activity or resource to the topic site. Resources include the following, and contribute to the organisation/structure of the site. They can be a form of 'sensemaking' for a user (ie student) – providing 'containers' for content that make navigation easier.

See Tool options - resources to determine what type is suitable for your needs.

Book (create a multi-page resource, with chapters and added navigation)
File (upload a PDF, Word file, image etc)
Folder (upload a collection of files, add a zip file)
Label (display text on a topic's homepage)
Page (create a web page, or embed a video)
URL (link to an external website)

Training and support	Troubleshooting
Training Styling your FLO site workshop Support FLO style guide for authors Tip sheet - Accessibility and inclusivity in FLO Bootstrap styles in FLO eLearning support team Leganto for topic coordinators guide	Currently, there are no known issues.

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