[ARCHIVED] How can I un-bold text in a table in the syllabus section

[StephenHyatt]

Hello,

The answer to the following question is not given in the Guide.

How can I un-bold text in a table in the syllabus section?

Regards,

Stephen

[greydon · Accepted solution]

Hello  @StephenHyatt 

Thank you for contacting the Canvas Community. We're sorry to hear you've been experiencing issues with the typeface format  options in your syllabus. To unbold text in  your Syllabus (or elsewhere)  simply highlight the text with your mouse and click  the "B" above the text editor box to  un-do the bold text. You can also highlight the text and press CMND + B or CTRL + B depending on what device you are using for a shortcut to add or remove the bold text.

If your syllabus has not been typed out directly and is a file that has been uploaded (pdf, docx, etc) you will need to do this same process outside of Canvas and then re-upload the syllabus to Canvas. Hopefully this helps! 

[greydon · Accepted solution]

Hello  @StephenHyatt 

Thank you for contacting the Canvas Community. We're sorry to hear you've been experiencing issues with the typeface format  options in your syllabus. To unbold text in  your Syllabus (or elsewhere)  simply highlight the text with your mouse and click  the "B" above the text editor box to  un-do the bold text. You can also highlight the text and press CMND + B or CTRL + B depending on what device you are using for a shortcut to add or remove the bold text.

If your syllabus has not been typed out directly and is a file that has been uploaded (pdf, docx, etc) you will need to do this same process outside of Canvas and then re-upload the syllabus to Canvas. Hopefully this helps! 

[StephenHyatt]

Thanks for the quick response.

I tried all what you said with no changes to the text.

My syllabus is for the course SCMT.X406(8) (UCSC Extension) and the problem text that I cannot unbold is all that is in the first row of week #1.  If you can fix it then I appreciate it very much.

Regards,

Stephen

[Chris_Hofer]

Hi @StephenHyatt ...

Maybe there is some rogue HTML code within your table that is not allowing you to fix the text that you are trying to change.  Have you considered running your page through a HTML cleaner website...in hopes that it will remove some of the unnecessary code from your page?  For example, you could use this site:

HTML Cleaner - Online Beautifyer and Word Converter (html-cleaner.com)

Basically, you would want to copy/paste the HTML from your page into the above site.  Then, click the button to "Clean HTML".  Hopefully, you'll see that there is less HTML...but the page still looks similar to how you designed it.  Copy/Paste that code back to your Canvas course page, and then try to manipulate the text again.

I also have a short write-up on this process which you can view here:

HTML Cleanup

Hope this might help a bit...good luck!

[StephenHyatt]

Hello Chris,

It appears that I do not have access privilege to cut and paste the HTML on the page source of the syllabus. I tried to change one of the commands manually but could not change anything.

You are right, there is a lot of junk - the original source has 687 lines, and the cleaned version has 412 lines.

Will ask the Extension group if there are resources for help.

Thanks and regards,

Stephen

[Chris_Hofer]

@StephenHyatt ...

Hmmm...you don't have access to see the HTML side of your Syllabus page?  Do you have the HTML editor button below your Rich Content Editor...as described on this Guide?  How do I use the HTML view in the Rich Content Edi... - Instructure Community (canvaslms.com)

Glad you were able to reduce the number of lines of code, though!  If the original content was copied from something like MS Word into Canvas, there's a decent chance that a lot of extra code was brought over...which could have been the cause of the original issue you described.

[StephenHyatt]

Hello Chris,

I still cannot unbold the first row of the table.  Checked the fonts and nothing is different from the rest of the table.

I will leave it as it is.

Thanks for your help.

Regards,

Stephen 

[Chris_Hofer]

Hi @StephenHyatt ...

If you want...and if possible, you could copy/paste your HTML code from the table into a reply here as a reply, and then we could try and take a look at the code.

Or, if the table isn't too involved...have you just tried to re-create it entirely?

[SusanNiemeyer]

@StephenHyatt  and @Chris_Hofer 

Maybe I'm missing something, but when the first row of a table is designated as the "header row," it automatically appears in boldface.  "Header Rows" are part of accessibility. They are supposed to "stand out." See the attached image.

@StephenHyatt  - If your issue is beyond this, please post a screenshot.

[Chris_Hofer]

@SusanNiemeyer ...

That's a great point, Susan!  Thank you for mentioning that!  Yes, it would be great to see the underlying code for the table to diagnose what exactly is going on.

[StephenHyatt]

Here is the HTML: My issue is the first row designated as week 1.

<h2>SCMT.X406 - Supply Chain Operations Management - 30 Hours / 3 Units</h2>
<h3>Instructor: Stephen Hyatt, Ph.D., M.B.A.</h3>
<hr />
<h2>Course Description</h2>
<p>This course covers operations from a supply chain perspective&mdash;from understanding the importance of processes and process thinking to managing the flow of products, services, and information. You will learn how supply chain partners and functional groups are becoming more integrated and how they interact with each other. You will also learn about inventory models, optimization using MS Excel's linear programming add-in, forecasting, aggregate planning, and quality tools. Students will be able to define and describe the planning activities required to manage operations across the supply chain from the supplier to the customer and end user.</p>
<p>It is highly recommended that students take "Evolving Role of Supply Chain Manager" prior to taking this course.</p>
<h2><strong>Topics Covered</strong></h2>
<ul>
<li>Inventory management</li>
<li>Optimization using linear programming</li>
<li>Forecasting methods</li>
<li>Quality tools for improvement</li>
<li>Managing processes and capabilities&mdash;Six Sigma methodology</li>
<li>Planning and scheduling</li>
<li>Managing projects activities</li>
<li>Risk analysis and managing risk</li>
</ul>
<h2><strong>Prerequisite Skills</strong></h2>
<p>None. We welcome all students that wish to learn about supply chain management. Prior experience and education in the field are helpful, but not required.</p>
<h3>Notes</h3>
<p>It is highly recommended that students take "Evolving Role of Supply Chain Manager" prior to taking this course.</p>
<h2><strong>Learning Outcomes</strong></h2>
<p>At the conclusion of the course, you should be able to:</p>
<ul>
<li>Define supply management and its role in an organizational setting</li>
<li>Establish clear performance objectives and process measures by acknowledging the importance of quality management (QM) and the use of QM tools</li>
<li>Compare various process technologies applied to production and service operations</li>
<li>Discriminate between the requirements of push and pull manufacturing processes</li>
<li>Define the roles of aggregate planning, inventory models, MPS, MRP, ERP and scheduling</li>
</ul>
<h2><strong>Course Outline</strong></h2>
<p>Here&rsquo;s an outline of what we will cover in class. The content and order is subject to adjustment based on the instructor's discretion.</p>
<table border="1" width="100%">
<caption><strong>Course Outline</strong></caption>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th scope="col">
<p><strong>Module</strong></p>
</th>
<th scope="col">
<p><strong>Topics</strong></p>
</th>
<th scope="col">
<p><strong>Coursework</strong></p>
</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="col">
<p><strong>1<br /></strong></p>
</th>
<th style="text-align: left;" scope="col">
<p>Course overview: Operations and Supply Chain Management</p>
<ul>
<li>Production and Operations Management Overview</li>
<li>The SCOR (Process) Reference Model Overview</li>
<li>SC Risks Addressed in the <br />SCOR Model</li>
<li>Overview Qual Mgmt&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
</th>
<th style="text-align: left;" scope="col">
<ul>
<li>Class lecture</li>
</ul>
</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>2</p>
</th>
<td>
<ul>
<li>Inventory</li>
<li>Logistics, Distribution and Transportation</li>
<li>Optimization - Linear Programming using Excel&rsquo;s Solver</li>
</ul>
</td>
<td>
<ul>
<li>Class lecture</li>
<li>Topical videos</li>
<li>Review of industry articles, reports, or case studies</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>3</p>
</th>
<td>
<ul>
<li>Forecasting</li>
<li>Aggregate Planning, MPS, MRP, and ERP</li>
<li>Quality Methods: Six Sigma and Quality Tools</li>
<li>Scheduling</li>
<li>Process Design and Analysis</li>
</ul>
</td>
<td>
<ul>
<li>Class lecture</li>
<li>Topical videos</li>
<li>Review of industry articles, reports, or case studies</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>4</p>
</th>
<td>
<ul>
<li>From Project Management: Tasks (or activities) scheduling and Tasks (or activities) crashing</li>
<li>Global Sourcing &amp; Procurement</li>
</ul>
</td>
<td>
<ul>
<li>Class lecture</li>
<li>Topical videos</li>
<li>Review of industry articles, reports, or case studies</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">
<p>5</p>
</th>
<td>
<ul>
<li>Risk Management &amp; Decision Making</li>
<li>Risk Analysis and Tools Used</li>
<li>Risk Pooling</li>
<li>Final Exam</li>
</ul>
</td>
<td>
<ul>
<li>Class lecture</li>
<li>Topical videos</li>
<li>Review of industry articles, reports, or case studies</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2><strong>Required Tools and Materials</strong></h2>
<ul>
<li>Matching Supply with Demand, An Introduction to Operations Management, 4th edition, 2018 by Gerard Cachon and Christian Terwiesch, McGraw Hill, ISBN13: 978-1-260-31706-0.</li>
<li>New and used copies are readily available through Amazon, both printed and e-book versions. Both the first and second editions will work for this class.</li>
</ul>
<h2><strong>Other Tools and Materials</strong></h2>
<ul>
<li>Additional materials for this class include industry reports, case studies, and supply chain articles, all of which will be provided to students at no additional cost.</li>
</ul>
<h2><strong>Recommended Reading (you do not need to purchase):</strong></h2>
<ul>
<li>Operations and Supply Chain Management by F. Robert Jacobs and Richard B. Chase, McGrawhill, Fifteenth Edition, 2018, ISBN: 978-1-259-66610-0.</li>
<li>Keeping the cost of the textbook in mind, editions 13 or 14 will be acceptable as well. Students may also be able to find it via online resources such as Amazon, AbeBooks, etc.</li>
</ul>
<h2><strong>Performance Evaluation</strong></h2>
<table border="1">
<caption>Performance Evaluation</caption>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th scope="row" width="158">
<p><strong>Activity</strong></p>
</th>
<td width="104">
<p><strong>Percentage</strong></p>
</td>
<td width="167">
<p><strong>Description</strong></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" width="158">Class Participation&nbsp;</th>
<td width="104">10&nbsp;</td>
<td width="167">
<p>Participation in class discussions, exercises and presentations</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" width="158">Discussion Boards&nbsp;</th>
<td width="104">10&nbsp;</td>
<td width="167">
<p>Posting original thoughts and ideas in discussion board and replying to other students</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" width="158">Mid-Term Exam</th>
<td width="104">40&nbsp;</td>
<td width="167">
<p>Demonstrate understanding of key class</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" width="158">Final Exam&nbsp;</th>
<td width="104">40&nbsp;</td>
<td width="167">
<p>Demonstrate understanding of key class concepts through multiple choice exam</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" width="158">
<p><strong>Total:</strong></p>
</th>
<td width="104">
<p><strong>100%</strong></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2><strong>Grading</strong></h2>
<p>Letter grades (A through F) are the default options. However, students have until the day before the course end date to change their grading preference to a Credit/No Credit Option.</p>
<h3><strong>Grading scale</strong></h3>
<table border="1" width="353">
<caption>Grading Scale</caption>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th scope="col" width="98">
<p><strong>Grade options</strong></p>
</th>
<th scope="col" width="255">
<p><strong>%</strong></p>
</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" width="98"><strong>A</strong></th>
<td width="255">&ge;&nbsp;93</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" width="98"><strong>A-</strong></th>
<td width="255">90-92</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" width="98"><strong>B+</strong></th>
<td width="255">88-89</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" width="98"><strong>B</strong></th>
<td width="255">83-87</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" width="98"><strong>B-</strong></th>
<td width="255">80-82</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" width="98"><strong>C+</strong></th>
<td width="255">78-79</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" width="98"><strong>C</strong></th>
<td width="255">73-77</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" width="98"><strong>C-</strong></th>
<td width="255">70-72</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" width="98"><strong>D+</strong></th>
<td width="255">68-69</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" width="98"><strong>D</strong></th>
<td width="255">63-67</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" width="98"><strong>D-</strong></th>
<td width="255">60-62</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" width="98"><strong>F</strong></th>
<td width="255">59 and below</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" width="98"><strong>Credit</strong></th>
<td width="255">60 and above</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row" width="98"><strong>No Credit</strong></th>
<td width="255">59 and below</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><strong>*For alternative grading options, students MUST</strong> <strong>contact <a href="mailto:extensiongrades@ucsc.edu">extensiongrades@ucsc.edu</a> with the Alternative Grade Form.</strong></p>
<p><strong>&nbsp;Click Here to Review the <a href="https://www.ucsc-extension.edu/info/policies/grading-and-credits-policy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Grading and Credits Website</a></strong></p>
<h2><strong>UCSC Extension Policies:</strong></h2>
<p>Click here to view and print the <a href="https://file.ucsc-extension.edu/unexfiles/UNEX_Policies_Syllabus.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UCSC Extension Policies (PDF)</a></p>
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[Chris_Hofer · Accepted solution]

Thanks for providing all that code, @StephenHyatt.  I looked through it, but I couldn't pin-point what exactly was making the row for Module 1 be bolded compared to the rest of the table.  So, I took some time to re-create the table for you...hoping that this will work for you.  You'll want to replace the section of code for the table on your page with this code.  (Also, you might want to paste in just this code to a blank page in your course that remains unpublished so your students don't see it...just so you can confirm that it works on your end.)

<table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;" border="1">
    <caption>Course Outline</caption>
    <tbody>
        <tr>
            <th style="width: 10%;" scope="col">
                <h2>Module</h2>
            </th>
            <th style="width: 45%;" scope="col">
                <h2>Topics</h2>
            </th>
            <th style="width: 45%;" scope="col">
                <h2>Coursework</h2>
            </th>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th style="width: 10%;" scope="row">
                <h3>1</h3>
            </th>
            <td style="width: 45%; vertical-align: top;">
                <p>Course overview: Operations and Supply Chain Management</p>
                <ul>
                    <li>Production and Operations Management Overview</li>
                    <li>The SCOR (Process) Reference Model Overview</li>
                    <li>SC Risks Addressed in the</li>
                    <li>SCOR Model</li>
                    <li>Overview Qual Mgmt</li>
                </ul>
            </td>
            <td style="width: 45%; vertical-align: top;">
                <ul>
                    <li>Class lecture</li>
                </ul>
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th style="width: 10%;" scope="row">
                <h3>2</h3>
            </th>
            <td style="width: 45%; vertical-align: top;">
                <ul>
                    <li>Inventory</li>
                    <li>Logistics, Distribution and Transportation</li>
                    <li>Optimization - Linear Programming using Excel&rsquo;s Solver</li>
                </ul>
            </td>
            <td style="width: 45%; vertical-align: top;">
                <ul>
                    <li>Class lecture</li>
                    <li>Topical videos</li>
                    <li>Review of industry articles, reports, or case studies</li>
                </ul>
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th style="width: 10%;" scope="row">
                <h3>3</h3>
            </th>
            <td style="width: 45%; vertical-align: top;">
                <ul>
                    <li>Forecasting</li>
                    <li>Aggregate Planning, MPS, MRP, and ERP</li>
                    <li>Quality Methods: Six Sigma and Quality Tools</li>
                    <li>Scheduling</li>
                    <li>Process Design and Analysis</li>
                </ul>
            </td>
            <td style="width: 45%; vertical-align: top;">
                <ul>
                    <li>Class lecture</li>
                    <li>Topical videos</li>
                    <li>Review of industry articles, reports, or case studies</li>
                </ul>
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th style="width: 10%;" scope="row">
                <h3>4</h3>
            </th>
            <td style="width: 45%; vertical-align: top;">
                <ul>
                    <li>From Project Management: Tasks (or activities) scheduling and Tasks (or activities) crashing</li>
                    <li>Global Sourcing &amp; Procurement</li>
                </ul>
            </td>
            <td style="width: 45%; vertical-align: top;">
                <ul>
                    <li>Class lecture</li>
                    <li>Topical videos</li>
                    <li>Review of industry articles, reports, or case studies</li>
                </ul>
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th style="width: 10%;" scope="row">
                <h3>5</h3>
            </th>
            <td style="width: 45%; vertical-align: top;">
                <ul>
                    <li>Risk Management &amp; Decision Making</li>
                    <li>Risk Analysis and Tools Used</li>
                    <li>Risk Pooling</li>
                    <li>Final Exam</li>
                </ul>
            </td>
            <td style="width: 45%; vertical-align: top;">
                <ul>
                    <li>Class lecture</li>
                    <li>Topical videos</li>
                    <li>Review of industry articles, reports, or case studies</li>
                </ul>
            </td>
        </tr>
    </tbody>
</table>

You'll noticed that the left-most column is only 10% of the table...and the middle and right-most columns are each 45% in width...for a total of 100%.  I did not use any "bold" formatting...as the accessibility checker detected that I didn't use a table header, so I just selected the option to use the top row and the left-most column...so that is why the text in those areas are larger than the other information in the table.

Hope this helps a bit!

[StephenHyatt]

Hello Chris:

It worked - Thank you very much.

Stephen