{"id":5256,"date":"2015-01-12T11:19:46","date_gmt":"2015-01-12T16:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?p=5256"},"modified":"2015-01-12T11:19:46","modified_gmt":"2015-01-12T16:19:46","slug":"bb-tip-126-link-checker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/bb-tip-126-link-checker\/","title":{"rendered":"Bb Tip #126: Link Checker"},"content":{"rendered":"

Quite often faculty insert links to external web sites into their courses. This makes it convenient for users to get to the external web sites. While the link may be a live link when it's placed in the course, there is no way to automatically know if a link later becomes broken. <\/p>\n

\"link<\/a>\n<\/div>\n

You can use the \"Link Checker\" course tool to check for broken links. With Link Checker, you can run a quick scan of your course to determine if any of the web page links are no longer valid. <\/p>\n

Follow these steps to do it.<\/h3>\n

To verify web page links in your course are still valid, you should:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Goto the [Control Panel] for that course and click on the [Course Tools] link to expand it. Click on [Link Checker].<\/li>\n
  2. After a few moments, a list of all the web links in your course will appear.<\/li>\n
  3. Broken links will have an \"X\" in the valid column.<\/li>\n
  4. You cannot remove a link with Link Checker, but you can make it unavailable by hiding it. Check the Hide box for the link you want to make unavailable.<\/li>\n
  5. Click on the [Submit] button when done.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Note: If you do not see Link Checker in your Course Tools, you should verify the Link Checker tool is available in your course. To verify, go to the [Control Panel] click on [Customization] to expand it and click on [Tool Availability]. Make sure there is a check mark in the available box for Link Checker. Click [Submit] to save the changes. <\/p>\n

    Want more information?<\/h3>\n

    Step-by-step instructions are available [PDF<\/a>].
    \nExplore Blackboard\u2019s     On Demand Learning Center<\/a>.
    \nTry these     Blackboard How-To documents<\/a>.
    \nVisit the     Blackboard FAQs<\/a> for additional blackboard information
    \nor     schedule a one-on-one session<\/a>, email<\/a>, or
    call Janice Florent: (504) 520-7418.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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