Common Icons in Beacon

The table below explains the meanings and usage of icons that appear throughout Beacon.

Icon	Name	Usage
	Switch Applications	Allows you to swap between Eduphoria applications or access the Applications Home.
help_outline	Help	Opens the knowledge base where you can access tutorials and search for more information about specific topics in Eduphoria applications. (That’s where you are now!)
calendar_today	My Planner	Use My Planner to organize preps, create plans, and view your schedule on a daily or weekly basis.
note_add	Templates	Templates help other users quickly build out new curriculum content, such as courses, units, and lessons.
collections_bookmark	Courses	Courses are structured programs of instruction centered on a specific subject and grade level.
assignment_turned_in	Strategies	Strategies are tags that can be applied to lessons and preps.
attachment	Attachments	Any document or attachment associated with a curriculum component.
share	Relationships	Standards, strategies, files, and other curriculum components that are linked to the component that you are viewing.
info	Information	Displays additional details such as the curriculum component’s duration, information, and a table of contents.
keyboard_arrow_right keyboard_arrow_down	Expand	Expands a section or row to show additional information or options.
keyboard_arrow_left keyboard_arrow_up	Collapse	Collapses a section or row to hide additional information or options.
preview	Preview	Opens the component in a preview window.
palette	Color Palette	Allows you to filter color coded blocks on the Planner.
screen_rotation_alt	Planner Orientation	Changes the Planner to be in vertical or horizontal orientation.
calendar_month	Calendar	Opens a calendar where you can select a specific date and display information based on that date.
today	Today	Takes your Planner view to today’s date.
exit_to_app	Day 1	Opens your Planner view to Day 1 of the Instructional Calendar.
manage_search	Curriculum Explorer	Opens the Curriculum Explorer pane.
person_add_alt	Share	Invite people or teams to your prep or curriculum components.
check_circle	Visible Prep	Makes a prep visible on the Planner.
circle	Hidden Prep	Hides a prep on the Planner.
search	Search	Allows you to filter a list or table to show entries matching the search criteria.
more_vert	More Actions	Expands a drop-down menu containing more options.
add add_circle_outline	Add	Opens a window where you can enter information to create something new.
upload_file	Import	Opens a file manager window where you can select a file to upload to Beacon.
add_link	Link Existing	Allows you to link a resource that has already been uploaded to Beacon.
create	Edit	Allows you to make changes to the selected item.
delete	Delete	Deletes the selected item.
drag_indicator	Move	Click and drag to change the order in which things appear.
dashboard	Hub	The Hub serves as the main view for a course or unit. Using the Hub gives you a high-level overview of the standards and curriculum components currently linked to the course or unit and allows you to add, edit, and access them.
article	Editor	The Editor is a built-in word processor within Beacon. This handy tool allows you to create documents such as templates, course syllabi, unit outlines, lessons, activities, and more.
picture_as_pdf	PDF	Indicates that the file is a PDF. Selecting a PDF file opens the file in the Attachment Viewer. See the Attachment Viewer section below for more information.
star_outline	Favorite / Primary	Indicates that the item has been marked as a favorite or as a primary file.
sell	Tags	Tags are used in Templates to help identify and quickly locate certain templates using key terms.
format_bold	Bold	Applies bold formatting to text.
format_italic	Italic	Applies italic formatting to text.
format_underlined	Underline	Underlines text.
insert_link	Link	Indicates a linked item or allows you to create a hyperlink from highlighted text, depending on context.
link_off	Unlink	Removes the relationship between two linked items.
format_color_text	Font Color	Allows you to change the font color.
format_color_fill	Highlight	Applies highlights to text.
colorize	Eyedropper	Used to select a color, most often used to apply a color to fonts or highlights.
format_list_bulleted	Bullet List	Starts a bulleted list.
format_list_numbered	Numbered List	Starts a numbered list.
image	Image	Opens a file manager window where you can select an image to insert or attach. Also indicates an uploaded image file.
table_chart	Table	Inserts a table.
tag school	Standard	Indicates a standard or a section for standards.
folder	Unit	Indicates a unit or a section for units.
assignment	Lesson	Indicates a lesson or a section for lessons.
file_copy	Resource	Indicates a resource or a section for resources.
assessment	Assessments	Indicates an Aware assessment or a section for Aware assessments.
date_range	Duration	Indicates how many days a unit lasts.
open_in_new	Open	Opens a unit or lesson in a new tab.
Icons in the Attachment Viewer
menu	Menu	Expands or collapses the page navigation menu.
	Page	Displays the current page number and the total number of pages in the attachment. You can enter a number in the current page field to jump to a certain page.
	Zoom	Adjusts the zoom by increments. Use the plus sign to zoom in, use the minus sign to zoom out, or enter a percentage in the center to adjust the zoom.
	Fit to Page	Adjusts the zoom so that the entire page can be seen in the viewer window.
	Fit to Width	Adjusts the zoom so that the width of the page matches the width of the viewer window.
rotate_90_degrees_ccw	Rotate	Rotates the attachment counterclockwise by 90 degrees.
file_download	Download	Downloads the file to your device.
print	Print	Opens the Print window, allowing you to print the file.
more_vert	More actions	Expands a drop-down menu with the following options: Two page view – Displays two pages at once. Annotations – Turns annotations on or off. Present – Opens the file in presentation mode. This option is not available in the Beacon attachment viewer. Document properties – Displays file information.