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How to create a Favourites/Bookmarks block on your Dashboard
- Browse to the Moodle category or frequently used website you want to link to
- Select the URL in the browser address bar and copy that URL
- Open another Moodle window or tab
- Go to Dashboard
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- 'Customise this page
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- ' on top right OR on a module click 'Turn Editing On' (top right)
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6. Click on the 'Hamburger menu' Image Modifiedin the top right hand corner then select the
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Add a block
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option
7. Select HTML from the menu
8. Wait for the screen to refresh and then scroll down to the bottom of the right-hand column again, where you will see (new HTML block)
9. Click on
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the 'Actions' icon (the cogwheel) for that block and select
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the 'Configure (new HTML block) block
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' option
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10. Give it a Block title (e.g., Favourites, My Links or Key Links)
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11. In the Content box create the text you want to turn into a text link, e.g. School of Economics or Workspace
12. Select the text
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you want to create a link for then select the 'Link' icon (a chain link) (see illustration
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below)
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13. Paste the URL that you copied at the beginning (or type in a URL)
14. If you want the link to open the website in another window tick the 'Open in new window' box
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15. Click 'Create link'
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16. Create and select text and add links for other websites or categories you would like to link to in your Key Links
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block
17. Finally click Save changes
Don't forget to select the 'Stop customising this page' button on the Dashboard once you have finished adding your new HTML block.
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