Notebook Editor

The Notebook Editor is consolidated into one (long) form to allow for multiple edits without opening multiple control forms. Each page of your notebook consists of a set of fields and values originating from a particular form entry. This editing interface consists of all of those form fields grouped into their respective form entries in one list you can access by scrolling or by clicking within the table of contents below. Please see the directions at the bottom of this page regarding the editing functions, beginning with the Edit Button.

The editing interface is a work in progress. What it does not include at this time is:

Functions for specifying which fields to use for page contents, navigation controls, and so on. At the moment, these design options have to be changed by request at the script level.
Function for entering text on the introduction page.
Functions for uploading any additional files that are not part of the notebook format or originating from form entries, such as graphics, linked files/pages, etc.

Contents of EnglishAssessment Notebook

ENG101 First-Year Composition

Entry #22480 - ENG101 First-Year Composition
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Field Name/Options Value(s)

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Field name global edit
Delete this record Fall 2008

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Edit this record
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Edit this record
Field name global edit
Delete this record I borrowed Claire Englehart's "tattoo" argument essay format. I did not customize it much. I added peer edit/revisions. I blew up Claire's rubric and added/changed minor things and attached to each essay. This worked well.

Add new fields.

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Field Name/Options	Value(s)
Edit this record Field name global edit Delete this record	Fall 2008
Edit this record Field name global edit Delete this record	ENG101 First-Year Composition
Edit this record Field name global edit Delete this record	Linda Shepherd
Edit this record Field name global edit Delete this record	33331
Edit this record Field name global edit Delete this record	I borrowed Claire Englehart's "tattoo" argument essay format. I did not customize it much. I added peer edit/revisions. I blew up Claire's rubric and added/changed minor things and attached to each essay. This worked well.
Add new fields.

Edit Button

The Notebook Editor is consolidated into one form to allow for multiple edits without opening multiple control forms. Remember to select the checkbox labeled "Edit this record" next to each record you wish to edit with new text. As a precaution and to streamline the processing, the program will ignore all other changes in the field name and field value text fields above. This is not necessary for removing an entire page by selecting the checkbox labeled "Remove this page from the site" or for removing an individual field by checking a "Delete this record" box. After all such selections are made, click the Edit button below.

Additional Directions

Adding New Fields to Existing Page Entries

To add new records associated with a given page -- which might include redundant field names, for certain fields that might have more than one distinct value -- check the box labeled "Add new fields" grouped with the page you wish to edit. In the text box at the right, type each field name you wish to add, followed by a colon (:). Follow the colon with the value of that field. If you are adding more than one new field, separate the fields with a pair of commas (,,).

Example: Suppose I have a page about the film Double Indemnity, the page format includes the field "category" (with the existing value "Classic Films"), and I wish to add two additional "category" values in association with this page ("Film Noir" and "Era: 1940s"). This is the text I would type in the text field to the right of the "Add new fields" checkbox:

category: Film Noir ,, category: Era: 1940s

Note that there is no harm in using a colon within the text of the value (e.g. "Era: 1940s"). For each new field, only the first colon marks the separation between the field name and the value. Spaces before or after the separators will make no difference. The field name itself may contain no punctuation other than an underscore ("_"). This method of entry can also be used to enter multiple new fields with non-matching field names. For example, if the form supplying the entries has changed or added field names, older entries may require coordination with new or edited fields.

Field Name Global Edit

Sometimes when more than one form is used to supply entries, or else the same form has undergone a change of field names, differently named fields may be intended to serve as the same field. You can edit a field name (e.g. to match another field name) by typing over it in the text box where it appears. Checking the box labeled "Field name global edit" will cause all matching field names in all the other entries to reflect the same edit.

Example: Suppose after editing my source form, I wound up with half the entries having a field named "Your First Name" and the other half having a field named "Firstname." These fields serve the same purpose, so I'd like them to be interchangeable on the Notebook web site. The web site is currently set to recognize the field labeled "Firstname" for this purpose. So I scroll to the first entry I can find that uses the label "Your First Name" and type "Firstname" in its place. I check the box labeled "Field name global edit" beneath that text field alone. I scroll down to click the Edit button. The result is that all the fields previously labeled "Your First Name" within the notebook now carry the field name "Firstname." None of the values for the globally edited field have been changed unless I typed such changes in the right-hand values field for each of the records I wanted changed and checked the "Edit this record" box for each of those particular records.