Posting a OneDrive link to a Blackboard Post

There are many reasons to create a hyperlink in an online text. A link provides outside sources, without the long URL web address. The link keeps online texts nice and clean. These instructions are useful for writers who want to include links in their emails, classroom discussion posts, blog posts, and message forum posts. These instructions create a link to a password protected OneDrive document.

Purpose: Create a hyperlink in a Blackboard classroom to a OneDrive document.

Microsoft OneDrive Open your Microsoft account by logging in. Access your OneDrive using the typical links. Search among your OneDrive folders for the classroom shared folder. In these instructions, the shared folder is titled "Eng399_winter19."
Locate your document in the list of documents located in the appropriate classroom folder. Selected the checkmark on the left side of the file.
Copy the Link Option 1 The first of two ways to obtain the document link is to use the right-click. Right-click on the selected file. Select Copy link from the dropdown menu.
Copy the Link Option 2 The second of two ways to obtain the document link is to use the OneDrive menu bar. Locate the Copy link button on the menu bar. Click on the Copy link.
Whether option 1 or option 2, a popup window will open. The URL is already written in the field for you. Click the Copy button. Once you click on the Copy button, a green checkmark will appear on the popup, as shown in the picture.
Blackboard LMS Open Blackboard. Log in to Blackboard. Access your classroom. Create a discussion post or blog post, as required by course instructions. Highlight the text you wish to convert into a hyperlink. I select more than one word so that it is easier to spot the hyperlink. Click on the hyperlink icon from the word-processing palette.	Hyperlink icon.
The hyperlink icon opens a popup screen. Select the empty Linked Path field. Paste the copied URL into the Link Path field. You do not need to click any buttons.
Open the Target dropdown menu. So that you can keep Blackboard open in a window, frame, or tab, you should click on the Open in New Window option.
Click the Insert button to complete the procedure. Complete your discussion post or blog post. Submit your discussion post or blog post.

All instructions and documentation written by:

Dr. Jason Lawrence, M.S., Ph.D.

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