Create and delete a link or link category

Create a link

  1. On the navbar, click Course Admin.
  2. Click Links.
  3. On the Manage Links page, click New Link.
    The New Link option on the Manage Links page.
    Figure: The New Link option on the Manage Links page.
  1. Do one of the following:
    • To add your link to an existing category, from the Category drop-down list, select a category.
    • To add your link to a new category, click New Category. Enter your category details. Click Save.
  2. Enter a title for your link.
  3. Do one of the following:
    • To add an external link, in the URL area, enter the URL in the field provided.
    • To add a quicklink, in the URL area, click the Quicklink icon. In the Insert Quicklink dialog, navigate to the link you want to insert.
  4. Click Save.
    This is the lightbulb icon used for tips. Tip: Now that your link is created, you can insert it into your content Pages using Brightspace Editor's Insert Stuff. For more information, refer to About Brightspace Editor.

Create a link category

  1. On the navbar, click Course Admin.
  2. Click Links.
  3. On the Manage Links page, click New Category.
    The New Category option on the Manage Links page.
    Figure: The New Category option on the Manage Links page.
  1. Enter your category details.
  2. Click Save.

Delete links and link categories

Deleting a category also deletes all the links in that category.

  1. On the navbar, click Course Admin.
  2. Click Links.
  3. From the Actions menu of the link or link category you want to delete, click Delete.
    The Actions menu showing the Delete option for a link.
    Figure: The Actions menu showing the Delete option for a link.