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The previous article explained How to create and edit categories in Moodle<\/a>. When setting up courses, its a good idea to set them to specific categories. In order for the Courses to display correctly, the Category setting<\/strong> within the Course Settings<\/strong> will need to be updated accordingly. For example, in the current tutorial, Chapter 2 for Elementary Algebra is listed under the Miscellaneous Category. Below are the steps to move the course to the Elementary Algebra Category.<\/p>\n

Changing the Category for a Course in Moodle.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. log into the Moodle Dashboard<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. \"adding-category-course-moodle-click-course\"<\/a>\n
  3. \"adding-category-course-moodle-edit-settings\"<\/a>\n
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    Click the Edit settings<\/strong> on the left in the Settings<\/strong> section.
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  4. \"adding-category-course-moodle-select-course\"<\/a>\n
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    Find the course that requires the Category to be changed. Click the Course link.
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  5. \"adding-category-course-moodle-category\"<\/a>\n
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    Under the Category<\/strong> drop box select the appropriate category.
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  6. Click the Save Changes<\/strong> button.
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  7. \"adding-category-course-moodle-finished\"<\/a>\n
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    Now the Course will show under the Category that was set in the Edit Course Settings<\/strong>.
    \"add-category-moodle-final\"<\/a><\/p>\n

    <\/div>\n

    The final result will look similar to the screen shot to the right.<\/p>\n


    <\/p><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    This concludes the tutorial for Changing the Category for a Course in Moodle. The next tutorial is How do I edit the Course Settings in Moodle<\/a>. For more information on Courses in this section, please see the Creating Courses with Moodle<\/a> section.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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