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Quick Start Set Design Tools Tool Comfort Levels

Design Tools Settings
Controlling Tool Visibility

While we are firm believers that the full power of these tools should be open to anyone who wants to use them, we also understand that not everyone is going to utilize all of that functionality. With that in mind, Design Tools includes the ability for a user to turn on/off some of the features.

Here is a comparison of the current interface and the default beta interface.

Basic Initial Tools

When you first open the tools, you will see the basic design tools with the ability to turn on additional tools. The tools have been roughly categorized into basic, intermediate and advanced categories as outlined in the table below.

Turning on additional tools

You can turn on additional tools using the new Design Tools Settings feature available through the Design Tools settings icon icon in the Jump menu. You can toggle individual tools or you can activate tools based on your confidence level (Basic, Intermediate or Advanced).

Tools	Basic	Intermediate	Advanced
Jump Menu	Yes	Yes	Yes
View Controls	Yes	Yes	Yes
Create/Edit Content
Copy Existing Content	Yes	Yes	Yes
Add/Rearrange Content	Yes	Yes	Yes
Choose a Theme	Yes	Yes	Yes
Customize Banner Text	Yes	Yes	Yes
Choose a Banner Image	Yes	Yes	Yes
Add/Edit Navigation Block	Yes	Yes	Yes
Customize the Style
Table Header/Footer/Style	Yes	Yes	Yes
Image Size/Position/Style	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ordered/Unordered List	Yes	Yes	Yes
Link/Button	Yes	Yes	Yes
Colors for Banner Theme	-	Yes	Yes
Customize Color Palette	-	Yes	Yes
Current Element Colors	-	Yes	Yes
Current Element Spacing (margins/padding)	-	Yes	Yes
Current Element Borders	-	Yes	Yes
Block Alerts/Highlights	-	Yes	Yes
Text Emphasis/Highlights	-	Yes	Yes
HTML Attributes	-	-	Yes
Additional Actions	-	-	Yes
Add Advanced Elements
Accordions \| Tabs	-	Yes	Yes
Description List	-	Yes
HTML Snippets	-	Yes	Yes
Icons (insert at cursor)	-	Yes	Yes
Module List	-	Yes	Yes
Objectives/Outcomes	-	Yes	Yes
Teacher & TA Details	-	Yes	Yes
Custom CSS	-	-	Yes
Modal Dialog	-	-	Yes
Quick Check	-	-	Yes
Other
Advanced HTML Editor	-	-	Yes

Exception: When a tool has been used on the page

If one of the Add Advanced Elements tools has been used when creating content, the controls for that tool will show up for a user when editing that content even if they have not turned on that tool. This allows teachers to work with relevant content without needing to turn on all of the tools.