Creating a New Discussion Post with an Embedded Video

Updated on Jun 06, 2023

1. Creating a New Discussion Post

1. Navigate to the module where you want to add your video. In this example, we are going to select the module "Excel Videos." In the module, select the blue “Upload/Create” button and select “New Discussion” to generate a blank discussion page.

Screenshot of the Content page showing to access Excel Videos module and to select the first option Upload/Create and select New Discussion near the bottom of the dropdown menu.

2. Enter a discussion title. Then, from the drop-down list, select an existing Discussion Forum where you want to add the new discussion. Or save it in a different forum by creating a New Forum.

Screenshot showing to enter a discussion title in the New Discussion window and to select the drop-down list next to the text field of the Discussion title and a New Forum option next to the Discussion Forum dropdown box.

2. Creating a New Forum

3. To create a different forum, select New Forum, a Create Discussion Forum window will appear. Enter a title for the new discussion forum and a description then select the Create button. A new discussion window will subsequently appear, allowing you to edit the newly created discussion forum.

Screenshot showing to select the gray "New Forum" button next to the drop-down menu box for existing Discussion Forums

Screenshot of the Create Discussion Forum showing to add a forum title in the text field, a description in the description box below the text field and to select the Create button under the description box.

3. Inserting/Embedding a Video within a Discussion post

4. Then select the Insert Stuff icon.

Screenshot showing to select the Insert Stuff icon within the description box located next to the List icon and before the Insert Quicklink icon.

5. An Insert Stuff window will appear. Choose the media platform where the video is located. In the example, we are going to select “YouTube.”

Screenshot of the Insert Stuff window showing to select Youtube.

6. Type the title of the video in the search bar. Select the Search button and then select the video you want to embed. Scroll down and select the blue “Next” button to preview the video.