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# Introductory text

Just before looking at any particular course tool, note that it is possible to present a welcome message to a course. Click on the *Add an* *introduction text* icon ![](https://2324583860-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FlDtbPjZhax0iCyOmO06r%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-62f30dc8315487b6d16937cdada37c58c0eb8751%2Fgraphics349.gif?alt=media) below the *Learner View* button. A text editor appears...

![](https://2324583860-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FlDtbPjZhax0iCyOmO06r%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-45d307a7a2e3e8e9e33b3e3df073872f37c286b4%2Fimages28%20\(3\).png?alt=media)

*Illustration: Course homepage – Introduction text*

This feature, although very simple to use, is also very powerful: it can simply present a few words of introduction, but it also enables you to redesign the entire course homepage simply by hiding all the course tools and writing a large introduction text/page including icons with links to the course tools' internal pages.

To do this :

* hide all the tools (by clicking the eye, which must be *closed* and grayed)
* right-click on any tool to which the learners need access
* select *Copy link location*
* left-click on *Add an introduction text*
* place an introduction text (use the table tool ![](https://2324583860-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FlDtbPjZhax0iCyOmO06r%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-b05be6b0152a22b5e00c4c4daba0ccc8d8b69da9%2Fgraphics81.png?alt=media), or an external HTML-editing tool if you wish, to position elements precisely) and a new icon/graphic representing the tool requiring access
* click an icon to select it then click the link creation tool ![](https://2324583860-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FlDtbPjZhax0iCyOmO06r%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-2b68278c814abca7b36453caa435620565212bc3%2Fgraphics82.png?alt=media)
* « paste » the link that was saved a few steps before (CTRL-V should work just fine)
* click the *save intro text* button

You now have an entirely personalized course homepage! The only remaining other visual elements are the header and the footer.