Link to a YouTube Video in the Rich Content Editor

1. Open the Rich Content Editor using one (1) of the Canvas features that support the Editor. Copy / Paste the URL directly in the Rich Content Editor. Then press Enter / Return.

2. Verify the link, which will display the video title or the YouTube URL under the YouTube logo.

3. Click the Save button to save any changes to the post made in the Rich Content Editor. Note: When using the Rich Content Editor in Assignments, Discussions, Pages, and Quizzes, you have the option to Save & Publish. When using the Rich Content Editor in the Syllabus and Discusssions pages, the Save button may appear as “Update Syllabus” or “Post Reply”.

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Link to a You Tube Video in the Rich Content Editor

4. 1. You can view the YouTube video by clicking on the link, which will open in a new browser window. 2. Or, you can click on the embedded video image, which will expand to a larger size and play the video without leaving the page.

5. Open the Rich Content Editor using one (1) of the Canvas features that support the Editor. Click the Chain icon to link to the YouTube URL.

6. 1. Type or copy / paste the YouTube URL in the text box. By default, a small embedded image of the video will appear, showing the video you have selected. The link will also include a small thumbnail with an embedded video. 2. Add alt text for the video in the Alt Text for Inline Preview field. 3. If you do not want to include the embedded video, click the Disable Inline Previews for This Link checkbox. 4. When you are ready to insert the video link into the Rich Content Editor, click the Insert Link button.

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Link to a You Tube Video in the Rich Content Editor

7. Verify the link, which will display Link under the YouTube logo. You will see the link flash yellow the moment it is inserted and then turn blue, indicating it is a link. Note: When you insert a YouTube video link and disable the inline preview, only the link will appear.

8. Click the Save button to save any changes to the post made in the Rich Content Editor. Note: When using the Rich Content Editor in Assignments, Discussions, Pages, and Quizzes, you have the option to Save & Publish. When using the Rich Content Editor in the Syllabus and Discussions pages, the Save button may appear as “Update Syllabus” or “Post Reply”.

9. 1. You can view the YouTube video by clicking on the link, which will open in a new browser window. 2. Or you can click on the embedded video image, which will expand to a larger size and play the video without leaving the page.

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Link to a You Tube Video in the Rich Content Editor

10. 1. Open in Rich Content Editor using one (1) of the Canvas features that support the Editor. Highlight the text you would like to hyperlink. 2. Click the Chain icon to link to the YouTube URL.

11. 1. Type or copy / paste the YouTube URL in the text box. By default, a small embedded image of the video will appear, showing the video you have selected. The link will also include a small thumbnail with an embedded video. 2. Add alt text for the video in the Alt Text for Inline Preview field. 3. If you do not want to include the embedded video, click the Disable Inline Previews for This Link checkbox. 4. When you are ready to insert the video link into the Rich Content Editor, click the Insert Link button.

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Link to a You Tube Video in the Rich Content Editor

12. Verify the link. You may see the link flash yellow the moment it is inserted and then turn blue, indicating it is a link.

13. Click the Save button to save any changes to the post made in the Rich Content Editor.

14. You can view the YouTube video by clicking on the link, which will open in a new browser window.

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