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Using writing templates for study guides

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Written by Susan Cottenden
Updated over 2 years ago

Some of our webtexts contain writing templates. These are designed to guide you through the process of creating your own downloadable study guide.

Templates must be completed in order:

You must complete the templates in order. If you do not complete them in order, you will see a message sending you back to the incomplete template. Remember that “incomplete” could mean that you’ve filled out the template, but you still need to click the Add to Study Guide button.

Screenshot of a writing template with the message “You didn’t fully complete a previous writing template. Click here to scroll up and complete the writing template.”

Screenshot of the bottom of a writing template with an arrow pointing to the Add to Study Guide button

Adding content to your document: 

After you respond to each prompt, click Save Progress. When you’re done, click Add to Study Guide. This will add the content to your downloadable study guide. 

Screenshot of a writing template with text typed in and arrows pointing to the Save Progress and Add to Study Guide buttons

You can change your responses after you have clicked Add to Study Guide by clicking Edit Responses. 

Screenshot of a completed writing template with an arrow pointing to the Edit Responses button

Downloading Your Document: 

When downloading your study guide document, you will need to complete the last section of notes first. If you don’t have any notes to add, type “no notes” and then click Add to Study Guide.  

Your computer will likely place the file automatically in your Downloads folder. 

Rich Text Editing:

Please note that only some webtexts contain this feature. 

If you see a small B or I at the top of the text box, you can format your text. Select the text you wish to italicize or bold, and then click the button. 

Screenshot of a writing template with an arrow pointing to the Bold and Italicize buttons and with bold and italicized text typed in

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