Course Navigation Menu (Redirect Tool)
If you’d like to add an external link directly in your Course Navigation menu, you can use the “Redirect Tool”, which can be found in the Apps section of your course settings, see instructions below:
1. In your course site, select on Settings at the bottom of the left-hand Course Navigation menu.
2. Select the Apps tab. A list of external apps that can be added to bCourses will be displayed.
3. Find and select the app called "Redirect Tool" (see screenshot below)
4. Select Add app.
5. Fill in the properties of your link:
- Enter the name of your link.
- Enter the URL.
- Leave "Force open in new tab (For External Links Only)" checked - most links will not work otherwise.
- Select the "Show in Course Navigation" checkbox.
6. Your link will be added to the bottom of the Course Navigation menu. To move it higher or lower, select the Navigation tab from your course Settings, click and drag the link to your preferred menu location, and select Save.
Edit a Custom Link (Redirect Tool)
If you copy a bCourses site, the links from the Redirect Tools will also be copied. Make sure to update them if they link to pages in the older course or students will not be able to access the link destination.
- In your course site, click on Settings, found at the bottom of the Course Navigation menu.
- Select the Apps tab.
- Select the View App Configurations button at the top right.
- In the list, find the name of the custom link you want to edit. Select the gear icon to the right and select Edit.
- In the "Custom Fields" text entry box, update only the URL portion (the text after "url=").
- Select Submit for the custom link to be updated.
Rich Content Editor
You can add links from within the Rich Content Editor, which is a word processing tool that you will see throughout Canvas whenever you are creating content, allowing you to format your text and add media.
See this Canvas Guide for step-by-step instructions: How do I create hyperlinks to external URLs in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
Modules
You can add links to external websites in the Modules tool.
See this Canvas Guide for step-by-step instructions: How do I add an external URL as a module item?