Hyperlink Opening in a New Tab for Instructors

Updated on May 08, 2024

1. Log in to your D2L course and navigate to the content area using the navigation bar at the top of the page.

Image of the Quality Specialist practice page with the content tab highlighted in the top left corner of the page

2. In this example, we are currently on the Course Introduction page and we want to add a link to the text "Pima's Online Student Guide."

Image of the Syllabus - Start Here folder with the Course Introduction page highlighted as the first option

Image of showing a particular text within the Course Introduction page that reads as "Pima's Online Student Guide"

Click on the page, then use either the drop down menu next to the title of the page or use the 'Edit HTML' button at the bottom of the page. You can also create a file and use this guide on the new file.

Image of the Course Introduction page with the menu next to the title open and the Edit HTML option highlighted, another image to the right of the three buttons at the bottom of the page with the first Edit HTML button highlighted, another image underneath the second of the Upload/Create button on the Syllabus folder content page open with the Upload Files option highlighted

3. Add the hyperlink to your content by highlighting the text you want to link and selecting the "Insert Quicklink" button from the toolbar.

Image showing to highlight the text that reads "Pima's Online Student Guide" and to select the "Insert Quicklink" in the toolbar

4. In the Quicklink dialog box, select "URL" from the left-hand menu and paste or type in the URL you want to link to in the "URL" field.

Image of the Insert Quicklink dialog box showing to select "Url" just below "Surveys"

Image showing the added URL in the url text field

5. In the same dialog box, select the checkbox for "Open in New Window" to enable the "Hyperlink Opening in a New Tab" feature then select "Insert" to add the hyperlink to the text.

Image showing to select the New Window radio-button and to select the blue "Insert" button at the bottom

Repeat steps 3-5 for any additional hyperlinks you want to add to your content.

6. Once you are done, choose the gray "Save" button located at the bottom of the page to save any changes you have made, or select the blue "Save and Close" button to save the changes and exit the page.

Image showing the blue "Save and Close" and the gray "Save" button next to it

Note: If you have already added a hyperlink to your content and want to edit it to open in a new tab, simply select the hyperlink to highlight it, then select the "Insert Quicklink" button in the toolbar. In the Insert Quicklink dialog box, select the "Open in New Window" checkbox and select "Update" to save your changes.

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