Watch this short video, and start mastering adding content to your lessons:

Now that you’ve learned about the page navigation, it’s time to begin adding or editing your lesson content. Access the Lesson Editor by selecting the LAUNCH EDITOR button from the Edit Lesson Settings page, or by selecting your desired lesson from the TOC on the Course Summary page, then clicking LESSON EDITOR.

To review how to access the Lesson Editor, visit the Introduction to the Lesson Editor section.

From the Lesson Editor window, the YOU ARE IN EDIT MODE notification at the top of the screen indicates that you may edit your lesson by adding or editing your content using the Page Canvas:

Your content will primarily be added using the Add Content menu, which features the following tabs:

• Tools: Drag and drop assets and elements to your lesson
• Templates: Add prebuilt lesson templates to your lesson
• Layout: Add a variety of layouts to your lesson page
• Saved: Reuse your saved tools, columns, or rows

The Tools tab allows you to access any of C4EBridge’s 22 tools, separated into Assets (such as images or videos) and Page Elements (which control how your lesson will appear to students) groups:

The Audio option from the TOOLS > ASSETS menu allows you to insert audio files from your Audio library or upload files from your computer, as well as select/modify your playback options. To add an audio asset to your lesson page, you may drag the AUDIO option and drop it to the desired location on your page:

As you drag, a blue guide will appear, marking spots where you can drop this asset:

Once you have dropped the AUDIO option on your Page Canvas, you can select your desired audio file from the pop-up window, using the following options:

• Library: Open by default, the Library tab shows all audio files uploaded to your Audio library in C4EBridge:

  

  You may scroll to browse all audio files, or type in the search field to search for a specific track.

To learn how to upload an audio file to your Audio library, review the Audio Assets section.

• Collections: The Collections tab lets you browse your created collections to easily locate an uploaded track. Simply select the playlist from the dropdown menu to view all tracks in this collection:

  

• Upload: The Upload tab allows you to upload a locally saved file not yet in your Audio library. You can select your file, add your title, licensing information, composer, and description, then select CONFIRM:

  

When selecting a track from your library or collections, you may preview it or set a start/stop time (if you’d like to provide only an excerpt):

You may also adjust the track’s title or composer, and add or modify its description:

Click SAVE to save your changes and add this track to your lesson page or CANCLE to close without saving. To discard the selected track and select a new one, click CLOSE to return to the Library or Collections tabs. You may also use the SAVE AS button to save the audio file as a template (either global or not), to be reused in another lesson or course.

To learn more about Saving as a template, visit the Template Builder section.

Once your audio file has been selected and saved, this track will now appear where you dropped it on your lesson layout. To make any adjustments to this item, hover over its container and select AUDIO SETTINGS:

Advanced Tab

When uploading assets, the Advanced tab has the following options: Spacing, Visibility, Animation, HTML Element, and Export/Import:

These options offer you greater flexibility in customizing your asset container.

When uploading most assets, the Advanced tab will remain the same. To learn more about the advanced options, visit the Advanced Tab section.

The Documents option from the TOOLS > ASSETS menu allows you to add Adobe Acrobat PDFs, Microsoft Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations to your lessons for learners to view and download. To add a document to your lesson page, you may drag the DOCUMENT option and drop it to the desired location on your page:

As you drag, a blue guide will appear, marking spots where you can drop this asset:

Once you have dropped the DOCUMENT option on your Page Canvas, you can select your desired document file from the pop-up window, using the following options: <

• Library: Open by default, the Library tab shows all documents uploaded to your Documents library in C4EBridge:

  

  You may scroll to browse all document files, or type in the search field to search for a specific document.

  To learn how to upload a document to your Documents library, review the Document Assets section.

• Collections: The Collections tab lets you browse your created collections to easily locate an uploaded document. Simply select the collection from the dropdown menu to view all documents in the collection:

  

• Upload: The Upload tab allows you to upload a locally-saved file not yet in your Documents library. You can select your file, add your title, licensing information, and description, then select CONFIRM:

  

When selecting a document from your library or collections, you may adjust its title and description, as well as the SHOW DESCRIPTION setting:

Click SAVE to save your changes and add this track to your lesson page or CANCLE to close without saving. To discard the selected track and select a new one, click CLOSE to return to the Library or Collections tabs. You may also use the SAVE AS button to save the audio file as a template (either global or not), to be reused in another lesson or course.

To learn more about Saving as a template, visit the Template Builder section.

Once your document has been selected and saved, this asset will now appear where you dropped it on your lesson layout. To make any adjustments to this item, hover over its container and select DOCUMENT SETTINGS:

Advanced Tab

When uploading document assets, the Advanced tab has the following options: Spacing, Visibility, Animation, HTML Element, and Export/Import:

These options offer you greater flexibility in customizing your asset container.

The system remembers which tab you exit on, so that the next time you open up an Asset Settings window, you will be on the same tab.

The Images option from the TOOLS > ASSETS menu allows you to insert image files from your Images library, upload from your computer, or use the Web Search option to locate an image from the web. To add an image asset to your lesson page, you may drag the IMAGES option and drop it to the desired location on your page:

As you drag, a blue guide will appear, marking spots where you can drop this asset:

Once you have dropped the IMAGES option on your Page Canvas, you can select your desired image file from the pop-up window, using the following options:

• Library: Open by default, the Library tab shows all image files uploaded to your Images library in C4EBridge:

  

  You may scroll to browse all image files, or type in the search field to search for a specific image. You can also expand this window by clicking the window icon (top-right corner).

  To learn how to upload an image to your Images library, review the Image Assets section.

• Collections: The Collections tab lets you browse your created collections to easily locate an uploaded image. Simply select the collection from the dropdown menu to view all images in this collection:

  

• Web Search: The Web Search tab lets you search and add images from the Web:

  

• Upload: The Upload tab allows you to upload a locally-saved file not yet in your Images library. You can select your file, add your title, licensing information, and caption, as well as adjust the CAPTION DISPLAY and SHOW ENLARGE settings as necessary, then select UPLOAD:

  

When uploading images from your computer, be sure to select the Upload button, NOT the Save button. This button will only appear after you have selected an image file.

When selecting an image from your library, collections, or web search, you may preview it, add your title and caption, and adjust the CAPTION DISPLAY and SHOW ENLARGE settings as necessary:

Click SAVE to save your changes and add this track to your lesson page or CANCLE to close without saving. To discard the selected track and select a new one, click CLOSE to return to the Library or Collections or Web Search tabs. You may also use the SAVE AS button to save the audio file as a template (either global or not), to be reused in another lesson or course.

To learn more about Saving as a template, visit the Template Builder section.

Once your image file has been selected and saved, this image will now appear where you dropped it on your lesson layout. To make any adjustments to this item, hover over its container and select IMAGE SETTINGS:

Advanced Tab

When uploading image assets, the Advanced tab has the following options: Spacing, Visibility, Animation, HTML Element, and Export/Import:

These options offer you greater flexibility in customizing your image asset container.

When uploading most assets, the Advanced tab will remain the same. To learn more about the advanced options, visit the Advanced Tab section.

The Video option from the TOOLS > ASSETS menu allows you to add videos from your Video library, a saved collection, or YouTube/Vimeo, or upload from your computer. To add a video to your lesson page, you may drag the VIDEO option and drop it to the desired location on your page:

As you drag, a blue guide will appear, marking spots where you can drop this asset:

Once you have dropped the VIDEO option on your Page Canvas, you can select your desired video file from the pop-up window, using the following options:

• Library: Open by default, the Library tab shows all videos uploaded to your Video library in C4EBridge:

  

  To learn how to upload a video to your Video library, review the Video Assets section.

• Collections: The Collections tab lets you browse your created collections to easily locate an uploaded video. Simply select the collection from the dropdown menu to view all videos in this collection:

  

• YouTube/Vimeo: The YouTube and Vimeo tabs allow you to search and locate YouTube and Vimeo videos directly from C4EBridge:

  

• Upload: The Upload tab allows you to upload locally-saved videos not yet in your Video library. You can select your file and add your title, licensing information, and caption, as well as adjust the CAPTION DISPLAY setting as necessary, then select CONFIRM::

  

When selecting a video from your library, collections, or YouTube/Vimeo search, you may preview it, set a start/stop time (if you’d like to provide only an excerpt), add/adjust the title and caption, and modify the CAPTION DISPLAY setting as necessary:

Click SAVE to save your changes and add this track to your lesson page or CANCLE to close without saving. To discard the selected track and select a new one, click CLOSE to return to the Library or Collections or YouTube or Vimeo tabs You may also use the SAVE AS button to save the audio file as a template (either global or not), to be reused in another lesson or course.

To learn more about Saving as a template, visit the Template Builder section.

Once your video file has been selected and saved, this video will now appear where you dropped it on your lesson layout. To make any adjustments to this item, hover over its container and select VIDEO SETTINGS:

Advanced Tab

When uploading video assets, the Advanced tab has the following options: Spacing, Visibility, Animation, HTML Element, and Export/Import:

These options offer you greater flexibility in customizing your image asset container.

When uploading most assets, the Advanced tab will remain the same. To learn more about the advanced options, visit the Advanced Tab section.

The Text Editor option from the TOOLS > ASSETS menu allows you to add a text editor so that you may add (and edit) text, headings, and images to your lesson. To add a text editor to your lesson page, you may drag the TEXT EDITOR option and drag it to the desired location on your page:

As you drag, a blue guide will appear, marking spots where you can drop this asset:

Once you have dropped the TEXT EDITOR option on your Page Canvas, the text editor window will open. Ensure you are on the General tab, allowing you to enter and configure your text:

From the text editor, you can:

• Type your text in the text box
• Select your heading size
• Toggle to the TEXT tab to add and modify code
• Format your text using the text editor tools

To format your text, you can access the toolbar tools, or the Style tab. To expand the toolbar tools, click the TOOLBAR TOGGLE icon:

As you work in the text editor, your changes will display in real time in the row or column to which you added the text editor:

Adding an image to the Text Editor allows you to wrap text around the image. However, if you want more control over the vertical or columnar spacing and stacking of headings, images, and text, use separate Heading and Photo tools.

Style Tab

While the toolbar tools allow you to make basic changes to your text (such as font size, font color, bulleting and numbering, heading preferences and more), the Style tab on the text editor offers greater ability to modify and adjust your text using the Color and Typography panes:

From the Color pane, you may customize and select the default text color:

Expand the Font menu to select and adjust your font:

From this menu, you may also click the computer icon (far left) to access Responsive Editing mode and preview your text on different device sizes. Click the computer icon to shift to iPad view, then click again to shift to phone view, OR use the Responsive Editing controls at the top of the page to select the different views:

To exit Responsive Editing, click the device icon until you return to the computer view, or click Exit from the Responsive Editing controls. From the Style & Spacing menu, you can adjust spacing between words, and adjust text decoration, style and variant:

The Text Shadow pane lets you choose and define a shadow for your text:

As you make any adjustments from the Style tab, your changes will display in real time in the row or column to which you added this text editor:

To learn more about the Typography pane, visit the Typography section.

Advanced Tab

From the text editor window,, the Advanced tab has the following options: Spacing, Visibility, Animation, HTML Element, and Export/Import:

These options offer you greater flexibility in customizing your image asset container.

Saving Your Text Editor Changes

Once your textual changes are complete, click SAVE from the General tab to save your changes and add your text to your lesson page, or CANCEL to close without saving. You may also use the SAVE AS button to save this text as a template, to be reused in another lesson or course.

To learn more about Saving As a template, visit the Template Builder section.

The xAPI Button and xAPI Embed options from the TOOLS > ASSETS menu allows you to easily integrate your course with an Experience API (Tin Can) service (xAPI), such as published Captivate, Storyline, Rise or any other type of authoring tool that can be published as xAPI.

To learn about adding an xAPI package from the Edit Course Settings page, see Edit Course Settings: xAPI Section

To learn about adding an xAPI package to a quiz, visit the Creating Quizzes Section.

To learn more about uploading an xAPI package, visit the Create xAPI section.

xAPI BUTTON

To add an xAPI Button to your lesson page, you may drag the xAPI BUTTON option and drop it to the desired location on your page:

As you drag, a blue guide will appear, marking spots where you can drop this asset:

Once you have dropped the xAPI BUTTON option on your Page Canvas, the xAPI Button properties panel will appear. In the General tab, select the course from the SELECT COURSE dropdown. From the CRITERIA dropdown, select if you want the package to auto complete (AUTO COMPLETE LESSON), or if you want the MARK COMPLETE button to show:

For more precise reporting, select CONTROL MARK COMPLETE BUTTON.

Click SAVE to save your changes and add the xAPI Button to your lesson page.