You may already have a lot of learning content that you would like to import into a iQualify course. Instead of copy/pasting content directly into new pages, it may be more efficient to import that content directly into a course using the EPUB format.
Overview of importing EPUB content
The EPUB format is commonly used for eBooks and contains content 'pages' as well as a hierarchical structure for these 'pages'.
Using the EPUB format you can import 'pages' of your content into iQualify pages. These pages can contain both formatted text and images.
How to convert your content into EPUB
There are a number of ways to convert your content into EPUB and success can be very dependent on the structure of your content and the export settings of your chosen EPUB converter.
Typically your content will exist in a text, word processing or design document. If you are using a professional publishing application such as InDesign, then it will allow you to directly export your content in the EPUB format. This is also the case if you are using Pages on macOS as it has an EPUB export option.
However there is not a direct export feature in Word but this article explains how to convert a Word document into an EPUB file using a free application called Calibre.
Learn more: See further information in this article on different methods of creating EPUB files.
Your exporting application should take care of all the technical detail however, generally speaking, your EPUB file should contain the structure of the content (defined in content.opf) and for each page that you want to create there should be a separate HTML page. These files are then zipped up into one file which should have the .epub file extension.
Generally EPUB exporters will split your content into separate pages based on a primary heading style. However you may need to investigate the export settings for your particular application.
Tip: We recommend keeping your pages short and concise to employ an effective learning structure when the content is imported into pages in iQualify.
How to import your EPUB file
When your EPUB file is ready, you can import it into your course.
Open your course in Create.
Head to Content.
Expand the tab Create course from ePub file.
Choose Import text and image content from an ePub file.
Select your EPUB file and upload it.
Note: Importing an EPUB will overwrite all existing sections, subsections and page content.
How to check the import
Once imported, you will see the new structure of your course content under Organise content.
The import process creates a single section with the learning content split into individual pages. Check that all pages are accounted for in your new course structure.
Note: If your EPUB pages did not contain titles then they will have been imported as 'Page 1', 'page 2' etc.
You are free to create new sections/subsections and reorganise your content.
Preview the content of your new pages to ensure that all your content has come through successfully.
Depending on the structure of your original content and your importer, there may be some minor 'tidying up' to do to the content, particularly around text formats such as lists.