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ID&D KB How-to GuideWorking together to enhance teaching & learning. If you need additional assistance, please reach out to the ID&D team. |
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The DesignPLUS Tools are enabled for all faculty from content pages, assignments, discussions or the course syllabus in MyClasses. The Legacy version of the Cidi Design Tools will be supported by Cidi Labs until 12/31/24. Throughout this year (up to 12/31/24), you can switch between the Legacy Design Tools and the new DesignPLUS Tools. We encourage you to experiment with these tools to investigate what they can offer you. Instructions on how to switch between the two versions are provided at the bottom of this page.
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Opening the Cidi Design Tools
To open the Design Tools, follow these steps:
Open your Canvas course.
Navigate to a content page you wish to edit.
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By default, the Legacy version of the Design Tools will open. 
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Switching to the Cidi DesignPLUS Toolset
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Selecting DesignPLUS as Your Editor
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Enabling Advanced Tools
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At the present time you can switch between the Legacy Cidi Design Tools and the new Cidi DesignPlus Tools.
By default, the Legacy version of the Design Tools will open.
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After you have opened the new version of the Cidi Design Tools, you can now select it as your editor.
To select the DesignPLUS Tool:
Click on the three dots in the right corner (Options menu).
Click on user settings.
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You are able to switch between these settings at any time, simply repeat steps 1 and 2 above. |
Enabling Advanced Tools
DesignPLUS Tools has the option to enable access to advanced tools to give you more choice and control over the features you can use. The PLUS tools are automatically set to the Basic Tools option which is suitable for most users; however, to enable the advanced tools as part of your sidebar:
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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. |
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You can easily switch back from DesignPLUS to the old Legacy sidebar.
Make sure the DesignPLUS Sidebar is open:
Click on the three vertical dots on the right side of the DesignPLUS sidebar.
Click on User Settings.
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Play and Practice!If you would like to try out the newer DesignPLUS Tools, the articles listed below can show you how to use them! Request a Playground course to practice and play with these tools! |
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| title | Opening the Cidi Design Tools on Your Page |
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Open your Canvas course.
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Navigate to a content page you wish to edit.
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Click Edit. at the top of the page.
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You should see a rocket ship icon in the upper right corner of your screen. Click the rocket launch button and the Design Tools Sidebar will open.
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Visit the DesignPLUS Training Series Tutorials for more videos. For more step-by-step guides, visit the DesignPLUS User Guide. (These links will overwrite this page. )
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