Video: How do I create hyperlinks to user, group, or course files in the Rich Content Editor?

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00:07: How do I create hyperlinks to user, course, or group files in the Rich Content Editor?

00:13: Open the rich content editor when using one of the canvas features, which support

00:17: the editor.

00:19: To insert a hyperlink to a user or group content item select the

00:23: text for your hyperlink. If you want to insert a link to

00:27: a document and display the name of the file click to place your cursor

00:31: in the location in the rich content editor where you want the link to appear.

00:35: This method only applies when inserting a user or group document and will

00:39: not work for images or multimedia files.

00:43: To link to an image Media or document in your user files.

00:46: Click, either the images icon record upload media

00:50: icon or the documents icon and select the user option for the desired

00:55: file type. The option name will display as user images user

00:59: Media or user documents.

01:03: To view all links and files available in course and user files.

01:06: Click the link options icon and select the course or group links

01:10: option.

01:12: In the menu bar click the insert link you can navigate to view

01:16: the linked image media and document options.

01:21: By default the add menu displays all files in your selected file source.

01:26: To sort the displayed files by image document or media file

01:30: type. Click the type drop-down menu.

01:34: To sort the display files by date added date published or alphabetically

01:38: click the sort by drop-down menu.

01:42: To search for a file enter the file name in the search field.

01:46: You must enter at least three characters for search results to display.

01:51: Click the name of the file. You want to link in the rich content editor?

01:56: View the link displaying the hyperlinked text for the name of the file.

02:01: Click the save reply button.

02:04: View the content to view the linked file.

02:06: Click the link. To download the file click

02:10: the download icon.

02:13: This guide covered how to create hyperlinks to user, course, or group files in the Rich Content Editor.