Purpose: Lets you create, edit, and delete concepts stored in the concept database.

Browser support: Internet Explorer 6.0+ only.

Requires: MathML Support using MathPlayer, MathML Editing Support using WEBEQ Java Applet, SVG Support using SVG Viewer, Java.

Downloads:

• MathPlayer for Internet Explorer
• WEBEQ Equation Editor Installing
• SVG Viewer

Using the Concept Editor

To display the Concept Editor:

• After running a search, click the Concept's ID value in the results display.  The Concept will then be loaded into the Concept Editor for editing.

To display popup help:

If you are not sure what a field requires, click on its name and a popup window will give you a short description of what the field should contain.

To edit a Concept:

Concept Name: Enter the Preferred Name of the Concept (Required)

Non-preferred: Enter the non-preferred name (Optional)

Checking for Duplicates: click Check For Duplicates to see if your concept already exists or is similar to one that exists.  You can only do this when creating new concepts.

Choose the Concept Type: (Abstract, Methodological or Concrete) (Required)

Choose the Facet Type: Selection depends on the Concept Type you selected.  If the Concept Type is reselected, the Facet Type will need to be reselected. (Required)

Concept Relationships: Can only be built once concept is saved.  If they exist, a diagram showing relationships will be displayed.

Example Relationship Diagram [show]

Display Concept in Class Home Page Knowledge Base (Concept) List?  Select Yes or No.  Defaults to No.  If Yes is chosen, this Concept will be listed in the geography class home page. 

Description:. Description is required. Click the Edit tab on the left of the Description window and use the Concept Entry Toolbar & Editor.

Using the ADEPT Concept Entry Toolbar and Editor:

The editor consists of the Preview, Edit, and Source tabs along with the toolbar.

Preview Tab: Displays the field contents as they should appear in the Concept Viewer.  The toolbar disapears when this tab is clicked.

Edit Tab: Lets you edit the field contents in a WYSIWYG editor.  The toolbar appears when this tab is clicked.  Any other editors are returned to the Preview mode when the Edit tab is clicked.

Edit Tab Example [show]

Source Tab: Lets you view or edit the field contents in plain text format.  The toolbar disappears when this tab is clicked.  Any text in source editor must contain a minimum of <p>my text</p> tags.  Content must be within closed HTML objects.  See Errors.

Source Tab Example [show]

Toolbar: Provides tools to help you enter and modify contents of the field.

Toolbar Images & Help [show]

Using the Toolbar:

Modify Text Style: Select text and click button

Change Text Color: Select text and click button

Change Text Back Color: Select text and click button

Bold Text: Select text and click button

Italize Text: Select text and click button

Underline Text: Select text and click button

Align Text Block: Select text and click button

Outdent: Select text and click button

Indent: Select text and click button

Numbered List: Type the first item of the list, select it, and press the button

Bulleted List: Type the first item of the list, select it, and press the button

Carriage Return: Click where you want carriage return

HTML Link: Type name of link, select and click button

Image: Click where to insert image, then click button

Tables: Click where to insert table, then click button

Insert Equation: Click where to insert equation, then click button

Insert Horizontal Bar: Click where to insert, then click button

Close Toolbar: Click 'X'. To reactivate, press the 'Edit' tab.

Selecting Font Styles:



Selecting Font Color:



Inserting an image:



Inserting HyperLinks:

Working with tables

Submitting

If a concept already exists, it cannot be created.  Use the Duplicate Search to avoid this.

Errors

Editing field contents in plain text format.  Unless you know how to create well-formatted HTML, we recommend you don't use the Source Tab to edit content.  If poorly formed HTML is saved, it will fail to be converted to proper XHTML XML and the Concept Viewer will error when trying to display the Concept.