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Instructions on how to insert a link into your Moodle page, directing students to any URL on the web, for example an information website or another Moodle module.

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This page refers to Moodle 34.11 1 from August 2022 December 2023 onwards

Web links are simple links to web pages or content elsewhere on Moodle (use the direct URL)

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1. Navigate to your

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course and click on the '

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Edit mode' slider to enable editing.

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2. In the section where you want to create your web page click on the Add an activity or resource hyperlink. 

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3. Click on the 'URL' word to select this resource.

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3.

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This will open a new page where you can give the URL a 'Name'.

4. Type or paste in the website address (URL) in the

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'External URL

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' field.

5. You then have the option to add a 'Description'. You can then make this visible on the module page by selecting the 'Display description on module page' button.

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6.. In Appearance

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, choose a display option

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. The options are:

  • Automatic:

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  • Moodle chooses the best display option.

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  • Embed

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  • : The URL is displayed within the page below the navigation bar together with the URL description and any blocks.

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  • In frame

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  • : The URL is displayed within a frame below the navigation bar and description.

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  • New window

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  • : opens new browser window with usual menus and address

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  • bars.
  • Open:

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  • Only the URL is displayed in the current browser window.

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  • In pop-up

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  • : The URL is displayed in a new browser window without menus or an address bar

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6. Decide if you want to "Display the URL Description" and click the appropriate checkbox

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We recommend you select the 'Open' option as it is the best option when it comes to accessibility.

7. Click on the 'Save and return to module'

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 or 'Save and

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display' buttons to view the page you have created.

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8. When you

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have finished, click on the 'Edit mode' slider which is on the top-right corner of your Moodle page to disable editing.

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