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In the second part will discuss the main settings in a new installation   Moodle   from the menu of administrative system. This part of the tutorial will be divided according to the links in the menu itself. For a better understanding is needed an explanation about the structure of Moodle.  

This structure can be divided into modules and blocks:

• Blocks: adhesive boxes are usually located on the sides of the page. They have most often links to activities, features or modules or simple functionality, such as presenting information or access to resources. They are also used to access Moodle's native tools, such as a calendar. These blocks are manageable and can be chosen which will be displayed and the positioning of them.
• Modules: Building a little more complex than the blocks, is where you concentrate most of the extra features of Moodle. Some modules are contained in the default installation of Moodle, such as Forum, Lesson, Quiz and Task.  

  Other modules   important, such as the module Book, and further modules administration or contact with other system applications to be installed later. Usually can be accessed through links in blocks (including its operation can be integrated), on pages   Unique   or in the main layout of a room or home between the blocks.

The main functions in the admin menu are:

• Notices: Section where they are shown some system information. It is also used to install new modules or blocks, which is done as follows: After downloading the module or block on the Moodle site, it must be unzipped in the correct directory (/ for blocks and blocks / mod for modules). Then the installation is done via the menu Notices.
• Users: Here are managed user accounts (creation / editing / deletion), the way they are signed, creating extra fields in profile, among other things. It is also done here the management of permissions, which can create different types of users with different functions depending on the context in which the user is. Thus users can create certain rights in a particular location within the system, if necessary.
• Courses: Here are the courses managed system, ie, the virtual rooms (creating / editing / deletion). Courses can be organized by categories. Here are also managed forms of student enrollment in courses and backups.
• Notes: These are the global settings of the grading system Moodle. From the version 1.9 of Moodle grading system was completely changed, becoming more robust and well behaving different academic realities. An initial difficulty which can be found is a little trouble handling the giving users the less experienced users. You can set ranges, letters (concepts), categories of notes, among others. Locations: Location configurations, such as time zone, among others.
• Language: Language Settings, as well as translation of expressions that are not in the default language used by the site. You can set only one language or give the user the option to choose the language.
• Modules: This is done to manage modules (extensions) and blocks installed. Some modules such as chat, forum etc are the default installation of Moodle, but can be managed here. The global settings of the extensions are generally accessed through this site. You can also uninstall or hide modules and blocks.
• Security: this site is done to manage the security policies of the site, such as use of secure login, login required to view the home page, and the use of antivirus software.
• Appearance: this site is set up the appearance of the site, with the choice of the theme to be used. Some themes are available in the default installation, but you can install new themes, simply download them from the official website of Moodle and unzip them in the themes directory. You can also manage some other settings related to the appearance and display of data.
• Home: Settings to be displayed on the home page (list of courses, news, etc..), In addition to editing the data set in the system installation. You can also here the site management files (stored in the data set at installation).
• Server: Settings related to the server where the site is hosted, such as system paths, session handling, etc. RSS settings.
• Network: Function to integrate more than one installation of Moodle.
• Reports: Access logs and system statistics.

In this second part of the tutorial are listed the main functions of each link in the admin menu system. More information about installation and configuration of Moodle can be found in its documentation,   docs.moodle.org . This documentation is also available in Portuguese, but the more complete version is in English.  

Help can also be found in the Moodle community, in   Brazilian forum .  

This tutorial can also be seen in the official Moodle.  

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