Content Editor

The Content Editor is used to document your Project. You can create pages that hold descriptions, photos, videos and even building instructions. Each page can be customized with different layouts and can automatically perform a range of actions, such as opening specific programs or highlighting a particular programming block.
Open Content Editor to begin using it.

Select Edit Mode to begin editing.

Close the Content Editor after you have finished editing.
Edit Mode
The Edit Mode allows you to view or edit your activity.


Page Title
Previous Page
Current Page Number
Total Page Count
Next Page
Page Area
Page Name: Used for linking between slides
Show Previous Page Button (only visible when multiple pages are used)
Show Next Page Button (only visible when multiple pages are used)
Page Action
Select Page Format
Page Thumbnails
Add Page
Delete Page
Adding and Removing Pages
Click Add Page (+) to add a new page, then select a template.

Click Delete Page (–) to delete the selected page.

Page Area
Customize each section of your template to show one or more media types.
Media TypeNotes
TextSee the Text section.
Image Add an image (in PNG or JPG format).
Building InstructionsSee the Building Instructions section.
Video Select a video file and a cover image.
Sound Add a sound file.
Document This could be Text, Video, Sound, or a Webcam Image for documenting your project.
Webcam Take a picture with your connected Webcam.
Table Add and remove columns and rows as necessary.
Each section within the Page Area has two additional options.


Wide Control: This setting allows the content to scroll horizontally if it is wider than the page.
User Editable: Enabling this option permits the section to be edited in View mode.
Text
The text you write can be customized with different font, size, color, and styles. You can also format your text to perform actions when you click on them using images and create numbered/bullet lists.

Text Actions
Click Add Action to insert custom actions. The action can be linked to Text, a Text Button, or an Image Button. When the linked text, button, or image is clicked, one of the following actions is performed as seen in this drop-down menu.

Page Action
When a Page is opened, it can automatically trigger an action. You can assign this action to a Page.
-Nothing: Display the content
-Go to Program: Opens a specified canvas
-Open Multiple Programs
-Go to Experiment
-Open Website
Select Page Format
Select Page Format is used to define the size of the page. Each page can have its own Page Format.
Building Instructions
Building Instructions are used to insert multi-step building instructions into the Content Editor. The building instructions must be created as individual JPG or PNG images before they are used in the Content Editor.

Use the + and – buttons to insert and remove images. Hover over the main image to reveal controls to move steps left or right. Click the double arrows to move the image forward or backward in the sequence.

Content Editor
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