Oracle UPK - Creating Independent Web Pages

In the previous section, we looked at how to use a Web Page to add information to the Concept pane of a content object. In this section, we will look at how to use Web Pages to provide information in other areas.

Observant readers will have noticed that a Web Page is in fact an independent content object itself. When you created a Web Page to attach to a Concept pane, you edited this Web Page in its own tabbed editor and saved it to its own folder (our Assets folder). Hopefully, you also noticed that in addition to the Create new web page button ( ), the Concept pane also has a Create link button ( ) that can be used to attach an existing Web Page to the Concept pane. It should, therefore, come as no surprise to learn that Web Pages can be created independently of the Concept pane. In fact, the Concept pane is only one of several uses of Web Pages.

To create a Web Page that is independent of a Concepts pane (or anything else), carry out these steps.

1. In the Library, navigate to the folder in which you want to store the Web Page. In our example, we are saving all of the Web Pages for a module in a sub-folder called Assets within the course folder.

2. Select menu option File|New|Web Page. A Web Page Editor tabbed page is opened up on the Developer screen. The content and use of this is exactly as described above in the explanation of how to create a Web Page from within an Outline.

3. Enter the required information into the Web Page, and format it as required. We have already covered most of the available options, above.

4. Once you have made your changes, click on the Save button ( ). You will be prompted to select the destination folder (which will default to the folder selected in Step 1, although you can change this) and a file name. Refer to the description of the Save As dialog box above for additional help if necessary.

5. Close the Web Page Editor.

You have now created a new Web Page. Now let's look at how to use it.