how to embed a link in blackboard

by Miss Ottilie Blanda PhD Published 2 years ago Updated 1 year ago 3 min read

How to post a working hyperlink to a Blackboard discussion, blog, or journal

Highlight the text you want to make a working hyperlink
Click the “Insert/Edit Link” button
Copy/paste the URL for your link
Select “Open in New Window (_blank)” from the “Target” drop-down
Click the “Insert” button
Click the “Submit” button (if a discussion post) or

Highlight the text you wish to make into a link, then click the Hyperlink button in the second row of buttons. It looks like a chain link. Step 2: The Insert/Edit Link page will open in a pop-up window. Step 3: Paste the entire URL (or web address) into the Link Path box.

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How do I make a clickable link in Blackboard?

0:101:09Creating a clickable link in a Blackboard Discussion ForumYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipOpen in a new window. Select insert your web address should now be highlighted and underlined inMoreOpen in a new window. Select insert your web address should now be highlighted and underlined in blue add additional text to the text box if desired click Submit and you're done easy peasy.

How do you embed a hyperlink?

Select the text or picture that you want to display as a hyperlink. Press Ctrl+K. You can also right-click the text or picture and click Link on the shortcut menu. In the Insert Hyperlink box, type or paste your link in the Address box.

What is difference between linking and embedding?

The main difference between linking and embedding is that linking provides a path to view a file somewhere else and the data that is present in the linked file is stored separately while in embedding the file is put within the container document and stored directly one to the other.

What does an embedded link look like?

An embedded hyperlink is when text is used as the link rather than the actual URL. For example, instead of displaying the link as http://www.blackbaud.com, it is displayed as Blackbaud.

Build Content

On the action bar, point to Build Conten t to access the drop-down list.

Add Text with Hyperlink

In the text box of the item, type the text that you want to make into a clickable link. For example, Click here to open the Web page you need to see for the upcoming assignment.