Add Link to Website, Course Unit, or a File

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Add a Link in a Text Component

When you use the visual editor, to add a link to a website, course unit, or file in a Text component, you work with the Insert link dialog box.

For more information, see the following tasks.

• Add a Link to a Website

• Add a Link to a Course Unit

• Add a Link to a File

Add a Link to a Website

1. Select the text that you want to use as the link text.

2. Select the link icon in the toolbar.

3. In the Insert/Edit link dialog box, enter the URL of the website that is the destination for your link in the URL field.

4. If you want the link to open in a new window, select the dropdown arrow next to the Open Link In… field, and then select New Window. If not, you can leave the default value.

5. Select OK.

6. Save the Text component.

7. To test the link, select View Live Version or Preview. When the unit opens in the LMS, select the linked text and verify that the correct website opens.

Add a Link to a Course Unit

Note

When you create a link to another component, the unit of that destination component must be published for the link to work.

1. Obtain the location ID of the unit you want to link to.

   1. In Studio, open the page for the unit that you want to link to in Studio, and then locate Unit Location in the right pane.

   2. Under Unit Location, select and copy the alphanumeric text in the Location ID field.

      

2. Open the Text component where you want to add the link.

3. Select the text that you want to make into the link.

4. Select the link icon in the toolbar.

5. In the Insert link dialog box, enter a value that resembles the following value in the URL field.

   /jump_to_id/<location ID>

   Make sure to replace <location ID> (including the brackets) with the location ID that you copied in step 1, and make sure that you include both forward slashes (/).

Caution

Ensure you use /jump_to_id/<location ID> as the URL value. Do not use the URL of the unit that you see in the browser address bar. If you do not use /jump_to_id/<location ID>, the link will be broken if you export and then import the course.

1. If you want the link to open in a new window, select the dropdown arrow next to the Open Link In… field, and then select New Window. If not, you can leave the default value.

2. Select Insert.

3. Save the Text component and test the link.

Add a Link to a File

Tip

When you add links to files, open the Text component and the Files & Uploads page in separate browser windows. You can then more quickly copy file URLs.

You can add a link in a Text component to any file that is uploaded for the course. For more information about uploading files, see Adding Files to a Course.

Note

Do not use this method to add images to Text components. Instead, use the method in Add an Image to a Text Component.

1. On the Files & Uploads page, locate the file that you want, and then select Studio in the Copy URLs column.

Note

You must use the Studio URL to link to the file, not the Web URL. For more information, see Adding Files to a Course.

1. In the Text component where you want to add the link, select the text that you want to make into the link.

2. In the toolbar, select the link icon.

3. In the Insert link dialog box, paste the Studio URL for the file in the URL field. For example, the URL might resemble the following URL.

   /static/FileName.pdf

   Make sure that you include both forward slashes (/).

4. (optional) If you want the link to open in a new window, select the dropdown arrow next to the Open Link In… field, and then select New Window. If not, you can leave the default value.

5. Select OK.

6. Save the Text component and test the link.

See also

Working with Text Components (reference)

Create a Text Component (how-to)

Paste without Formatting in a Text Component (how-to)

Add an Image to a Text Component (how-to)

Work with HTML Code in the Text Component (how-to)

Work with LaTeX Code (how-to)

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