Adding Links on Moodle
Moodle allows you to quickly and easily link out to resources, readings, and other materials located outside of the Macalester Moodle.
Adding a New Link
- Turn editing on in the upper right hand corner of your course page
- Select ‘Add an activity or resource’ in the section where you would like to add the forum
- Select ‘URL’ from the list of resources in the pop up that appears
- Give the link a name (what students will see on the main page of your Moodle)
- Under ‘External URL’, enter the link you’d like to add to your Moodle page
- The easiest way to do this is typically to open the link in a different browser tab or window and then copy/paste that link
- If your link is a resource available through the DeWitt Wallace Library, copy and paste the permalink for the resource rather than the URL from your browser; this ensures off-campus access for students. For more information, read Linking to articles and other digital resources with OpenAthens
- Set other options as necessary, including ‘appearance’, which controls how the link opens for students (decsribed below).
Link Options: Appearance
The Appearance setting, together with the URL file type and whether the browser allows embedding, determines how the link is displayed. Options may include:
- Automatic – The best display option for the URL is selected automatically
- Embed – The URL is displayed within the page below the navigation bar together with the URL description and any blocks
- Open – Only the URL is displayed in the browser window
- In pop-up – The URL is displayed in a new browser window without menus or an address bar
- In frame – The URL is displayed within a frame below the navigation bar and URL description
- New window – The URL is displayed in a new browser window with menus and an address bar
