{"id":362,"date":"2009-12-10T10:50:05","date_gmt":"2009-12-10T15:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?p=362"},"modified":"2009-12-10T10:50:05","modified_gmt":"2009-12-10T15:50:05","slug":"bb-tip-11-add-hyperlink-to-content-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/bb-tip-11-add-hyperlink-to-content-area\/","title":{"rendered":"Bb Tip #11: Add Hyperlink to Content Area"},"content":{"rendered":"

Links to outside web sites can be added to content areas as external links. By adding hyperlinks to your course you can point your students to web pages and Internet resources whose contents are not saved inside of your Blackboard course but are instead located on the Internet.<\/p>\n

Follow these steps to do it.<\/strong>
\nTo add a hyperlink to a content area, go to the [Control Panel] of the course you want to add the hyperlink to.<\/p>\n

Note: If the content area you want to add the hyperlink to is not shown you will have to create it by modifying the course menu. Refer to Bb Tip #7<\/a> for instructions on \u201cCustomizing the Course Menu\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n

Assuming the content area you want to add the hyperlink to is shown, you should click on the link for that content area in the [Control Panel]. Next select the [Add External Link] button on the toolbar. Enter a name for the hyperlink in the name field, the URL in the URL field, and enter a description or whatever information you want to appear below the hyperlink in the text box. Under Options choose the appropriate options for content availability, tracking views and any date\/time restrictions. Click the [Submit] button when you are done.<\/p>\n

Want more information?<\/strong>
\nStep-by-step instructions are available [PDF<\/a>].
\nVisit the Blackboard FAQs<\/a> for additional blackboard information
\nor email<\/a> or call Janice Florent: (504) 520-7418<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Links to outside web sites can be added to content areas as external links. By adding hyperlinks to your course you can point your students to web pages and Internet resources whose contents are not saved inside of your Blackboard course but are instead located on the Internet. Follow these steps to do it. 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