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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 4.3 .8 from September 2020 onwardfrom August 2024 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

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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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