Accessing the Content Editor Sidebar

The Cidi DesignPLUS Tools provide a robust set of editing tools to bring your course alive!

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.

This article provides step-by-step instructions on:

• Opening the Cidi Design Tools

• Switching from Legacy Design Tools to the DesignPLUS Toolset

• Selecting the DesignPLUS Tools as Your Default Editor

• Switching Back to the Legacy Tools

Opening the Cidi Design Tools

To open the Design Tools, follow these steps:

1. Open your Canvas course.

2. Navigate to a content page you wish to edit.

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3. Click Edit. at the top of the page.
   
   

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Select Edit

 

4. You should see a rocket ship icon in the upper right corner of your screen.  If the icon is grey, it will open the Legacy Design Tools. If the icon is red, it will open the DesignPLUS Tools. Click the rocket launch button and the Design Tools Sidebar will open.

Open

Color of Rocket Identifies Version of Tool

 

Don’t See a Rocket?

If you have never used the design tools before, you might have to manually open them the first time you attempt to use them.

Depending on whther you are on a PC or a Mac, you will need to press different buttons to open the sidebar.

PC - Alt + shift + D

Mac - Option + shift + D

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Switching from Legacy Design Tools to the DesignPLUS Toolset

At the present time you can switch between the Legacy Cidi Design Tools and the new Cidi DesignPlus Tools.

1. By default, the Legacy version of the Design Tools will open. 

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Selecting the DesignPLUS Tools as Your Default Editor

After you have opened the new version of the Cidi Design Tools, you can now select it as your editor.

1. To select the DesignPLUS Tool:
   
   

   1. Click on the three dots in the right corner (Options menu).
      
      

   2. Click on user settings.
      
      

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Switching Back to the Legacy Design Tools

You can easily switch back from DesignPLUS to the old Legacy sidebar.

1. Make sure the DesignPLUS Sidebar is open:
   
   

   1. Click on the three vertical dots on the right side of the DesignPLUS sidebar.
      
      

   2. Click on User Settings.
      
      

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Visit the DesignPLUS Training Series Tutorials for more videos. For more step-by-step guides, visit the DesignPLUS User Guide.