Normal mode versus editing mode

When a Guest user or a registered student browses through your learning site, Moodle displays the pages normally. However, when someone with a course editing privilege enters a course, Moodle offers a button to switch into editing mode:

Clicking on Turn editing on puts Moodle into editing mode:

Let's walk through the icons that become available in editing mode.

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