Change the year in a syllabus PDF
Most of a syllabus carries over from last term. Update the dates, room, office hours, readings and grading details directly in last term's PDF. Roll a document over to the new year: update the year in headers, footers, dates and copyright lines.
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How to do it
- 1.Drop your PDF into MythosPDF and click the text you want to change.
- 2.Select the year and type the new one.
- 3.Check headers and footers on every page, then Export PDF.
What people change in a syllabus
- • Term dates and schedule
- • Room and office hours
- • Reading list
- • Grading table
- • Contact details
What happens to the rest of the page
- • Repeated headers and footers are separate text on each page, so edit each page's copy.
- • Tabular digits keep columns of years lined up.
Schedule tables
Weekly schedules are tables, so you can edit cells, add weeks and delete rows.
Links to readings
Add links to online readings so students can click through.
Questions people ask
+Is there a find and replace?
Not yet. Edit each occurrence; each keeps its own layout exactly.
+Can I add a week?
Yes. Insert a row in the schedule table.
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