How can I link text in an Announcement, Description or Pages in Talon?
To add a hyperlink to text in various areas of your course (such as Announcements, Assignment, or Discussion Board descriptions), follow these steps:
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In the HTML Editor, enter and highlight the text to be linked.
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Select the “Link” icon in on of two ways as it shows in the screenshot below.
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When you select the Link icon in the toolbar, a new dialog box will open. Scroll down and select "Link" again.
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In the pop-up window paste the link in the URL field. If pasting the URL, make sure that "http://" does not appear twice at the start of the URL. Note: Make sure the “New Window” box is checked.
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Select “Apply”.
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