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WebCT
Faculty Tip Sheets
URL
You can use the URL tool add a link to a web page to your course. However, if you plan on adding multiple links, it is recommended that you build an HTML file that contains those links.
To add the URL tool to your course:
- From the Control Panel, click Add Page or Tool. The Add Page or Tool screen appears.
- Under Pages, click URL. The Add screen appears.
- In the Enter a title for this item text box, enter the title as you want it to appear.
- In the Address text box, type the URL address you want to add. Alternatively, you can copy the address from your browser and paste it in the Address text box.
- For Open in, select the browser window in which you want the page to display.
- Under Decide where to show the link to this item, select where you want the link to be displayed. Note: You can select both options.
- To add the link to the Course Menu, select On the Course Menu.
- To add the link to an organizer page, select On an Organizer Page. From the drop-down list, select an existing organizer page.
- If you selected to display the item on an organizer page, select the appearance of the link:
- To have the link appear as text only, select Link shows item title.
- To have the link appear as an icon only, select Link shows icon.
- To have the link appear as an icon with a text title, select both Link shows item title and Link shows icon.
- If you selected to display an icon, select an icon image file:
- To use the WebCT default icon, select Use default icon.
- To use a custom icon:
- Select Use custom icon.
- Next to the Choose icon text box, click Browse. The WebCT Browser appears.
- Select the icon file. The Add screen appears, and the filename you selected appears in the Choose icon text box.
- Click Add. The URL is added to your course.
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