Add a Link to a Text Box

The Blackboard toolbar makes adding a link to the contents of any text box -- be it a discussion board post, announcement, email, anything -- very easy.

First you'll want to write your post or item which will include the link. Then, open a new browser tab (CTRL+T or CMD+T), and find and copy your URL. For this example, I've pulled the permalink to a journal article from the Library's catalog:

Library journal permalink action

Next, highlight the text you want folks to click on to open the link (in the example below, "DiPaolo's leadership article" will be our link text), then click the link button in the toolbar, which looks like a couple links of chain.

insert hyperlink action

Paste (CTRL+V, CMD+V, or right click and paste) your link into the url field and click SAVE to add your link.

insert hyperlink popout window

If you want to remove your link, re-highlight the link text and click the broken chain button.

link and unlink button

Be sure to save your changes.

The Blackboard toolbar makes adding a link to the contents of any text box -- be it a discussion board post, announcement, anything -- very easy.

First you'll want to write your post or item which will include the link. Then, open a new browser tab (CTRL+T or CMD+T), and find and copy your URL. For this example, I've pulled the permalink to a journal article from the Library's catalog:

LIbrary journal permalink selection


Next, highlight the text you want folks to click on to open the link (in the example below, "DiPaolo's leadership article" will be our link text), then click the link button in the toolbar, which looks like a couple links of chain.

Add hyperlink button in text box

Paste (CTRL+V, CMD+V, or right click and paste) your link into the url field and click Insert to add your link.

Insert link URL in popout window

Be sure to save your changes.