My Blackboard Site

External Links

Adding an External Link

External Links are links to Web pages you want your students to access. You can add external links to any document area in Blackboard.

1. Click on the Control Panel in the left hand panel.
2. Click on Manage Course/Organisation Menu under Course/Organisation Options.
3. Click on the External Link icon at the top of the page.

1. Set Area Properties

   1. Enter a name for the URL in the Name: field. This is the name that students will click on to open the page.
   2. Enter the complete URL in the URL: field. Remember, URLs are case-sensitive and must be typed exactly. You must include ‘http://’.
   3. Do not select the Open in new window option as this will take the user out of the Blackboard environment and it also breaks the History trail within the Browser.
   4. Check the box next to Allow guest access: if you want guests to access this area of the course. This only applies if you have made the course available to guests and made the course tool available to guests.
   5. Check the box next to Available for Student/Participant users if you want students to have access to this area of your course.

2. Submit

   1. Click Submit. The new name will appear as a navigation choice in your Course /Organisation menu.
   2. Click Cancel to quit. Nothing will have saved.

Modifying an External Link

You may need to modify your External Link due to spelling or the wrong URL entered.

1. Click on the Control Panel in the left hand panel.
2. Click on Manage Course/Organisation Menu under Course/Organisation Options.
3. Click the Modify icon at the right of the page next to the External Link you would like to modify.

   1. Set Area Properties

      1. Change the relevant information.

   2. Submit

      1. Click Submit. The information will have changed in your Course / Organisation menu.
      2. Click Cancel to quit. Nothing will have saved.

Removing an External Link

1. Click on the Control Panel in the left hand panel.
2. Click on Manage Course/Organisation Menu under Course/Organisation Options.
3. Click Remove on the right of the External Link.