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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, or create

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Video: Making Use of the HTML Editor

The Brightspace Editor allows you to: 

  • Format-Text

  • Add Headers

  • Embed multi-media 

  • Add bullets, numbering, horizontal lines, and alignment 

  • Add equations, symbols and emojis 

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Access 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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  • Assignment,

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  • Quiz, etc.

  • Adding a description for a file, link, video, etc.

  • Posting a Discussion topic or reply

  • Sending Emails from your Classlist

  • Editing

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  • Widgets from your

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Example of a Brightspace Editor:

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Format Text

Bold, Italicize, or Underline text

  1. Highlight the text you want to format, then click Bold, Italic or Underline buttons 

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  • Course Homepage

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See the HTML Document article for descriptions of each of the tools.

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Strikethrough, Superscript, or Subscript text

While bold, italic, and underline are easily accessible from the main toolbar, there are additional text format options available.

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  1. Highlight the text you want to format, then click the 

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  1. arrow next to Underline.

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  2. Select strikethrough, 

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  1. superscript, or 

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  1. subscript from the drop-down menu.

Add Heading Styles

Use heading styles to structure your text and make your content more accessible for students using screen readers.

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To add a heading style:

  1. Click the format drop-down menu (set to Paragraph by default). 

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  2. Select a Heading style (H1, H2, H3, etc.) from the drop-down menu.

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Font Colour

Text can be changed to any colour. Please keep in mind Accessibility and UDL Principles if you’re changing text colour.

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  1. Highlight the text you want to format, then click the Select Colour button

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 button to open the Select a Colour window.

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Add Bullets, Numbering, Horizontal lines, and Alignment 

  1.  to open the Select a Colour window.

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  2. Select a font colour or enter a hex value.

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Change Text Alignment

Users are able to manipulate the alignment of the text based on their needs.

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  1. Place your cursor where you want to align the text, or highlight the text you want to format.

  2. Click the alignment button

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  2. Select an alignment option from the menu.   

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Add a Bulleted or Numbered List

The list tool allows for the creation of different lists. Users also have the ability to increase and decrease the indent on listed items to align them with other sections.

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  1. Place your cursor where you want to create a

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  1. list, or highlight the text you want to format.

  2. Click the 

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  1. Bulleted list button.

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  2. Select the Bulleted list or Numbered list from the drop-down menu. You can also increase or decrease the indent of listed items from this menu.

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Add Page Dividers

Page dividers can be a helpful tool to separate blocks of text or varying pieces of content.

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  1. Place your cursor where you want to

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  1. add a divider.

  2. Click

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  1. the other insert options icon in the editor.

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  2. Select Divider from the drop-down menu.

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Add Horizontal Lines (Page Breaks)

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Add Emojis

While some may not consider them “professional”, emojis and similar symbols add a small visual element to what could otherwise be a bland text block of content.

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  1. In the Brightspace editor, place your cursor where you want to

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  1. insert an emoji.

  2. Click the other insert options

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  2. Select 

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  1. Emojis from the drop-down menu.

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Add Equations, Code Snippets, Symbols, and Emojis

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  2. In the Emojispop-up, select an emoji.

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Add Equations

The Graphical Equation Editor enables users to insert mathematical equations within the Brightspace Editor. It supports the input of MathML, LaTeX, graphical, and chemistry equations.

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  1. Access the text-editor you wish to create an equation in.

  2. Click the 

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  1. other insert options icon in the editor

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  2. Click

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  1. the Equation icon to see the equation options.

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  2. From the Equation drop-down list,

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  • To insert a graphical equation, click Graphical equation.

  • To insert a chemistry equation, click Chemistry equation.

  • To insert a MathML equation, click MathML equation.

To insert a LaTeX equation, click LaTeX equation. 

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  1. select which kind of equation you want to insert.

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  2. In the Insert Equation window, enter your equation using keyboard characters and your cursor to select symbols from the tabs.

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  3. Click Insert.

  4. Click Save or Publish or Update to save your work. The options will vary depending on which tool you are using the

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Insert Code Snippets

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With coding knowledge, users can spice up their content with various learning objects and content-structuring not normally supported by the basic Brightspace text-editor.

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  1. Access the Brightspace Editor and place your text cursor in the spot where you wish to create a code snippet.

  2. Click the Other Insert Options icon

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  1. Select Insert Code from the drop-down menu.

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  1. Once you

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  1. select Insert Code from the menu, a source code editor will open in place of the text editor.

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  1. Adjust your display settings:

    1. Select your coding language from the drop-down menu in the top right-hand corner.

    2. Click on the bullet icon

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    1. to enable or disable line numbering.

    2. Toggle

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    1. between dark mode and light mode using the moon/sun icon.

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  1. Enter your

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  1. code the same as you would in a source code editor.

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  1. Click on the code snippet to edit it after it has been inserted into the text editor

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  1. Click the checkmark to save and insert the snippet into the HTML Editor.

Insert Symbols

Symbols include special characters such as currency, Latin, arrows, and more.

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  1. In the Brightspace editor, place your cursor where you want to insert a symbol.

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  1. Click the other insert options icon in the editor

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  1. Select Symbols from the drop-down menu.

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  2. In the Special Character pop-up, select the symbol you want to

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Add Emojis

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2. Click the other insert options icon in the editor

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3. Select Insert Emoticon from the drop-down menu.

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:

  1. Click the format drop-down menu (set to Paragraph by default) 

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  2. Select a Heading style (H1, H2, H3, etc.) from the drop-down menu.

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Insert an Image

Images can be a great way to break up text in a content space, as well as providing visual aid to learning material. Please add alternative text if the image isn’t decorative.

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  1. Access the Brightspace Editor you wish to add the image to.

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  2. Move your cursor to the location in the Brightspace Editor textbox where you would like to place the image.

  3. Click the Insert Image button in the Editor toolbar 

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  2. 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

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    • the Course Offering Files. Choose the file from your course files, then click Add.

  2. 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.

  3. Select OK.

  4. Click Save or Publish or Update to save your work.

You have now inserted an image within the Brightspace Editor.

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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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  1. Access the Brightspace Editor you wish to add the Quicklink to.

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  2. Select the location for the link within the Brightspace editor textbox.

  3. Click the Insert Quicklink icon on the Editor toolbar.

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  2. A pop-up window will open with two categories: Course Materials and Third Party.

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  3. Select the course item you wish to insert into your HTML Editor.

  4. The pop-up window will close and a URL will be generated

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  2. Continue to edit your content in the Brightspace Editor.

  3. Click Save or Publish or Update to save your work. The options will vary depending on which tool you are using the

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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:

  1. Click on the URL (this will not open the link, it will just select it).     

            

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  2. Click the Insert Quicklink icon in the toolbar  .  An Insert Quicklink pop-up window will open.

  3. Under Target, select New Window.                

  4. Click Update.

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Your link will now automatically open in a new window when clicked.

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Insert Media Library Video/Audio Files

The Media Library can be accessed from the cog icon next to one’s profile in the top right hand corner of Brightspace. Video and audio files can be uploaded there and then linked through the HTML Editor via the steps below. See more about the Media Library here: Media Library

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  1. Access the Brightspace Editor you wish to add your media to.

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  2. Click the Insert Stuff button in the Editor

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  2. In the Insert Stuff pop-up window, select where you will be uploading your media from.

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    • To insert a video/audio file from

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    • Media Library:

      1.  Select Insert 

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      1. Media Library.

      2. Click the Embed button next to the video you want to upload.

      3. 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.

  2. Click Save or Publish to make your media visible to students.

Insert a File from Your Computer

It is possible to embed certain files from your computer directly into the text-editor. This is done with use of the Insert Stuff tool.

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  1. Access the Brightspace Editor you wish to add the image to.

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  2. Click the Insert Stuff button in the Editor

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  1. the Insert Stuff pop-up window, select My Computer.

  2. Click Choose file, then select a file from your computer.

  3. Click Upload.

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Learn more about inserting media and the Insert Stuff tool