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Why did the descriptions of my Blackboard web links disappear during export/import to Brightspace?
In my Blackboard course, I have a number of "Web Link" content items, like this one, which contain an underlined link to a website, and a description/instructions about what to do with the link typed underneath: But after import into Brightspace, the description/instructions are missing, as seen here: Why did that happen,…
Brightspace Editor – Consistent link creation with the ability to choose link format | Updated
Regarding the 2024 March release, the link creation format has been updated to only have 'New window' and 'Current window' option, which instead of the 'Whole window' option. But it's NOT working. it opens a new tab in my browser every time, no matter which of the new options I choose. The 'whole window' option was the…
Updates to sources
How do you deal with updates to a resource in your online content when, for example, the URL is changed or the content is updated? We're encountering this question for our online courses which are redeveloped annually but updated (to address broken links etc) continuously. Given my librarian side (MLS, and ID) it would be…
Can quicklinks be bulk course/copied?
Hi D2L community, I have setup quicklinks in my Content which were linked via quicklink → Content. Do these quicklinks get course copied over?
I am getting "not authorized" responses to some of the links in my courses
Im unsure why this is happening. This course "First Nation, Inuit, and Metis" is not allowing me to access some of the links provided to me that I am expected to read.
Link cannot be edited
I have encountered a link within a course that cannot be edited. It appears to be a link to a Pearson registration page, when clicked we are redirected to an error message from Pearson stating that the course is not accepting registrations. Could anyone provide insight into the following: Why can this link not be edited,…
Insert QuickLink to a Course file changed since last update
Hi, Untill recently if you added a QuickLink to a course file (for example a pdf file) the link to such a file was added with target="_self". However, now such links are added with target="_blank" rel="noopener." Is this a new feature since the last update? Was there a new update? If so, where can I read the changes? Kind…
Can I link a submodule from one module to another module?
I have a submodule with content in a module. I want the same submodule to be accessible from multiple modules. Is there a way to either link the original submodule or copy it to more than one module?
How do I link to a specific page inside of a PDF file from Content
We use Readspeaker as our accessibility partner to read PDF documents for students. In order to have Readspeaker work, we need to load our PDF files into content so they can be read by the program. I would like to use a large PDF file and have the quicklink go to a specific page inside of that PDF for ease of use for…
All existing quicklinks broken.
I created new topics using HTML source code, for the buttons that link to existing quicklinks I did not use the built in editor tool instead I copied the form template link and pasted in HTML anchor tag href. Is that the cause of why all existing quicklinks broken or is it a separate issue and how to resolve it?
How to create an "anchor links" to a different webpage within the same course shell?
Hello — I'm familiar with how to create anchor links using <id> tags within a single webpage (I do this to produce a table of contents for long webpages), but I'm having trouble figuring out how to modify the type of link that "Insert Quicklink" yields to help students reach a specific section of a different webpage…
eText deeplink creation gives an error
We have recently implemented to create deeplink for ebook and when adding the links of the ebook, D2L gives an error. It is working properly for assignment deeplinks. (LTI 1.3) Assignment Deeplink Creation - Success Scenario id_token:…
Can you find all references to a specific URL across an entire institution's instance?
Hello and thanks in advance for your help! We have an issue because there is a resource (a library guide) linked in many of our courses at the institution. The URL will be changing soon so all places where it's linked will of course be soon broken. Is there a way to track all the places this website is linked in…
How to create a dynamic Quick Link to the root announcements page (not a specific announcement)
Hello ... I am trying to create a link to the Announcements page - a quick link that will dynamically update when I copy the course from a Master shell to a Live Course, so not a static URL with the specific course code. I basically want to recreate the functionality from the "See all Announcements" link in the…

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