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The Brightspace Editor integrates with all D2L Brightspace Learning Environment tools that have HTML content creation capabilities. For example, the HTML Editor is available when you edit discussion topics, create custom instructions for assignment folders, create ePortfolio artifacts, create content topics, or create webpages.
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The Brightspace Editor allows you to:
Accessing the Brightspace Editor
The Brightspace editor appears in multiple tools and content areas within your Brightspace course. Below are some examples of where you can access the editor:
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Example of a Brightspace Editor:
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Format Text
Bold, Italicize, or Underline text
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Highlight the text you want to format, then click the strikethrough button
, or click the arrow to access the subscript, or superscript options
Select strikethrough, subscript, or superscript from, the drop-down menu.
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Highlight the text you want to format, then click the Select Colour button
button to open the Select a Colour window.
Select a font colour or enter a hex value.
Add Bullets, Numbering, Horizontal lines, and Alignment
Change Text Alignment
Place your cursor where you want to align the text, or highlight the text you want to format.
Click the alignment button
Select an alignment option from the menu.
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Place your cursor where you want to create a bulleted list, or highlight the text you want to format.
Click the bulleted list button.
Add a Numbered List
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Place your cursor where you want to add a horizontal line.
Click the other insert options button
Select divider from the drop-down menu.
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Add Equations, Code Snippets, Symbols, and Emojis
Insert Equations in the Brightspace Editor
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Access the Brightspace Editor and place your text cursor in the spot where you wish to create a code snippet.
Click the Other Insert Options icon in the editor toolbar.
3. Select Insert Code from the drop-down menu.
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4. In the Emoticons pop-up, select an emoji.
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Add Heading Styles
Use heading styles to structure your text and make your content more accessible for students using screen readers.
To add a heading style:
Click the format drop-down menu (set to Paragraph by default)
Select a Heading style (H1, H2, H3, etc.) from the drop-down menu.
Embed Multimedia Multimedia
Inserting an Image in the Brightspace Editor
Access the Brightspace Editor you wish to add the image to.
Move your cursor to the location in the Brightspace Editor textbox where you would like to place the image.
Click the Insert Image button in the Editor toolbar
Choose the image location:
If the image is on the computer, select the My Computer button. Choose the file from your computer and drag and drop it on the designated area or click Upload to select the image from your computer, click the selected image and then click Add.
If the image is located on the web, select URL. Enter or paste the web address for the image, then click Add.
If the image is located within the course, select the Course Offering Files. Choose the file from your course files, then click Add.
Once you click Add, the system will prompt you to add an alternative text for the image selected. To ensure that the image is accessible to all users, enter a short description of it on the field Alternative Text or check the ‘This image is decorative’ box if it is a decorative image.
Select OK.
Click Save or Publish or Update to save your work.
You have now inserted an image within the Brightspace Editor.
Inserting a QuickLink into a Brightspace Editor
Quicklinks are direct links to existing files or activities in your Brightspace course that can be inserted anywhere the Brightspace Editor appears (descriptions, announcements, discussion forums, etc.). For example, you could insert Quicklinks into a module description to link to assessments (Assignments, Quizzes, etc.) that you would like your students to complete for that particular week/module. Quicklinks can enhance course navigation and help make your course files/activities easier for students to find.
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NOTE: It is recommended to use the Quicklink tool instead of copying and pasting a URL link. Quicklinks will continue to work if your content is exported or copied to another course. |
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Access the Brightspace Editor you wish to add the Quicklink to.
Select the location for the link within the Brightspace editor textbox.
Click the Insert Quicklink icon on the Editor toolbar.
A pop-up window will open with two categories: Course Materials and Third Party.
Select the course item you wish to insert into your HTML Editor.
The pop-up window will close and a URL will be generated to link.
Continue to edit your content in the Brightspace Editor.
Click Save or Publish or Update to save your work. The options will vary depending on which tool you are using the Editor within.
You have now inserted a link to a content item within the Brightspace Editor.
Making Course Links Open in a New Window
When pasting a URL directly into a Brightspace Editor, the default “target” (i.e. how it opens) will be to open in the same window. It is possible to edit this setting to make links open in a new window. To do this for a link you have pasted into a Brightspace text editor:
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Your link will now automatically open in a new window when clicked.
Insert MediaSpace Video/Audio Files
Access the Brightspace Editor you wish to add your media to.
Click the Insert Stuff button in the Editor toolbar
In the Insert Stuff pop-up window, select where you will be uploading your media from.
To insert a video/audio file from MediaSpaceMedia Library:
Select Insert MediaSpaceMedia Library.
Click the Embed button next to the video you want to upload.
You will see a preview of your selected media. Click Insert to embed your media into the HTML editor or Back to make changes to your selection. Your media will automatically appear in the HTML editor.
Click Save or Publish to make your media visible to students.
Insert a File from Your Computer
Access the Brightspace Editor you wish to add the image to.
Click the Insert Stuff button in the Editor toolbar
In the Insert Stuff pop-up window, select My Computer.
Click Choose file, then select a file from your computer.
Click Upload.
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