Moodle 2.0's Page replaces the Compose a web page and Compose a text page option of earlier versions of Moodles. It is a versatile resource for displaying static content in an easy to access way: teachers prefer it because it doesn't involve going through the (often) many steps to uploading a word-processed document and students prefer it because they can get to the learning materials with one click, rather than having to open or save a file for which they might not even have the right software.
As with the Label, the new Page resource in Moodle 2.0 uses the enhanced TinyMCE HTML editor. Clicking on it in the drop down brings up an editing screen, the top part of which is shown in the following screenshot Andy posting directions for reaching the venue for a face to face session coming up shortly:
Name and Description are entered as with other resources; whether the description is displayed or not can be decided further on.
The drop-down box defaulting to HTML format allows...