11.4. Textbooks

You can add textbooks in PDF format to your course.

Note

Do not use image files (for example, .png files) as textbooks for your course, because they are not accessible to learners who use screen readers. For more information, review Creating Accessible PDF Documents.

Each textbook that you add is displayed to learners as a page, or tab, in the course navigation bar. EdX recommends that you upload a separate PDF for each chapter of your textbook.

When learners open the textbook page in the course, they can navigate the textbook by chapter.

11.4.1. Add a Textbook

Note

When you add a textbook to your course, Studio automatically adds each PDF file that you upload to the Files & Uploads page.

  1. Prepare PDFs of your textbook on your computer.
  2. On the Content menu, select Textbooks.
  3. Select either Add your first textbook or New Textbook.
  4. On the page that opens, enter the Textbook Name.
  5. Enter the Chapter Name.
  6. Next to Chapter Asset, select Upload PDF to upload a PDF from your computer, and then follow the prompts to upload your file.
  7. To add more chapters, select Add a Chapter and repeat steps 5 and 6.
  8. Select Save.

11.4.2. Delete a Textbook

Note

This method deletes the entire textbook. To delete an individual chapter, see Delete a Chapter.

  1. On the Content menu, select Textbooks.
  2. On the Textbooks page, hover the cursor over the textbook that you want to delete, and then select the trash can icon.
  3. In the confirmation dialog box, select Delete.

Note

When you add a textbook to your course, Studio adds each PDF file that you upload to the Files & Uploads page. After you delete your textbook on the Textbooks page, edX strongly recommends that you lock or delete the PDF files for the textbook on the Files & Uploads page to avoid copyright issues.

11.4.3. Delete a Chapter

  1. On the Content menu, select Textbooks.

  2. On the Textbooks page, hover the cursor over the textbook that contains the chapter that you want to delete, and then select Edit.

  3. On the textbook editing page, locate the chapter that you want to delete, and then select the X icon next to that chapter.

    Textbook editing page with a callout for the X icon

Note

When you add a textbook to your course, Studio adds each PDF file that you upload to the Files & Uploads page. After you delete a chapter on the Textbooks page, edX strongly recommends that you lock or delete the PDF file for the chapter on the Files & Uploads page to avoid copyright issues.