Creating walk-throughs with user tours
User tours allow you to create simple walk-throughs, highlight key areas, or demonstrate new features with on-screen step-by-step guides. The following is a sample mini-tour we are going to create in this section:
Figure 7.23 – Managing user tours
A tour comprises multiple steps, each being associated with a target. A target is a page element that is one of the following three target types:
- Block: A Moodle block to display the step next to it
- Selector: A CSS selector on the page where the step is displayed next to
- Middle of the page: General information not associated with any elements on the page
Each tour step has a title, some content, and a target. Each target is associated with a block, a CSS selector, or the page center. There is no limit to the number of pages in a tour. The structure of a user tour is shown in the following diagram:
Figure 7.24 – User tours...