.. _Add Course Textbooks:

Add Course Textbooks
######################

.. tags:: educator, how-to

You can add textbooks in PDF format to your course.

.. note::
   Do not use image files (for example, .png files) as textbooks for your
   course, because they are not accessible to learners who use screen readers.
   For more information, review :ref:`Creating Accessible PDFs`.

Each textbook you add is displayed to learners as a page, or tab, in the
course navigation bar. The recommendation is to upload a separate PDF for each
chapter of your textbook.

When learners open the textbook page in the course, they can navigate
the textbook by chapter.

.. _Add a Textbook:

Add a Textbook
*****************

.. note::
   When you add a textbook to your course, Studio automatically adds each PDF
   file you upload to the **Files & Uploads** page.

#. Prepare PDFs of your textbook on your computer.

#. On the **Content** menu, select **Pages & Resources**.

#. Select the **Textbooks** card on this page.

#. Select either **Add your first textbook** or **New Textbook**.

#. On the page that opens, enter the **Textbook Name**.

#. Enter the **Chapter Name**.

#. Next to **Chapter Asset**, select **Upload PDF** to upload a PDF from your
   computer, and then follow the prompts to upload your file.

#. To add more chapters, select **Add a Chapter** and repeat steps 5 and 6.

#. Select **Save**.

.. _Delete a Textbook:

Delete a Textbook
*****************

.. note::
   This method deletes the entire textbook. To delete an individual chapter,
   see :ref:`Delete a Chapter`.

#. On the **Content** menu, select **Pages & Resources**.

#. Select the **Textbooks** card on this page.

#. On the **Textbooks** page, hover the cursor over the textbook you want
   to delete, and then select the trash can icon.

#. In the confirmation dialog box, select **Delete**.

.. note::
   When you add a textbook to your course, Studio adds each PDF file you
   upload to the **Files & Uploads** page. After you delete your textbook on
   the **Textbooks** page, the recommendation is to :ref:`lock<Lock a
   File>` or :ref:`delete<Delete a File>` the PDF files for the textbook on
   the **Files & Uploads** page to avoid copyright issues.

.. _Delete a Chapter:

Delete a Chapter
*****************

#. On the **Content** menu, select **Pages & Resources**.

#. Select the **Textbooks** card on this page.

#. On the **Textbooks** page, hover the cursor over the textbook that contains
   the chapter you want to delete, and then select the **Edit** pencil icon.

#. On the textbook editing page, locate the chapter you want to delete,
   and then select the trash can **delete** icon next to that chapter.

   .. image:: /_images/educator_how_tos/DeleteChapter.png
	:width: 500
	:alt: Textbook editing page with a callout for the X icon

.. note::
   When you add a textbook to your course, Studio adds each PDF file you
   upload to the **Files & Uploads** page. After you delete a chapter on the
   **Textbooks** page, the recommendation is to :ref:`lock<Lock a
   File>` or :ref:`delete<Delete a File>` the PDF file for the chapter on the
   **Files & Uploads** page to avoid copyright issues.


.. seealso::
 

 :ref:`Add Course Textbooks` (how to)

**Maintenance chart**

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| Review Date  | Working Group Reviewer        |   Release      |Test situation                                                 |
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| 08/12/2025   | John (Curricu.me)             | Sumac          | Pass                                                          |
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| 06/30/2025   | Leira (Curricu.me)            | Sumac          | Fail (https://github.com/openedx/docs.openedx.org/issues/1152)|
+--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+