Adding, editing, or deleting a Web Content
item
You can add a link to an external website, or Web Content item, in the
menubar for your class or project worksite if you have the
appropriate permissions.
Anyone can add a Web Content item to My Workspace.
For additional instructions on editing or removing items from your
worksite, see the Knowledge Base document Adding, editing, or deleting tools on the menubar from Worksite Setup
Adding a Web Content item to a course or project site's
menubar
Note: You must have the appropriate permissions to
add a Web Content item to a course or project site.
- In the relevant course or project site, click
Site Info
.
- On the Site
Info page, click
Edit Tools
.
- Check the box next to
Web Content
. Click Continue
.
- On the "Customize Tools" screen, if your worksite already contains
Web Content items, they will be listed under "Web Content". You will
also see fields where you can enter information for a new item, as
follows:
- In the "Title:" field, add a title.
- In the "URL:" field, enter a URL after the
"http://" that already appears in the field.
- If you'd like to add more than one item, select the appropriate
number of items from the
More Web Content Tools?
drop-down menu.
- Click
Continue
. You will see information about the
changes you have made to your worksite. Click Finish
, or, if
you would like to make further changes, click Back
. Click
Cancel
to cancel your changes.
Adding a Web Content item to My Workspace
- From
My Workspace
, click Worksite Setup
.
- On the Worksite Setup page, you will see all your worksites
listed. To add a Web Content item to your My Workspace area, check the
box next to
My Workspace
. To add a Web Content item to one of
the sites that you manage, check the box next to the site's name.
- Click
Revise
. On the next page, click Edit Tools
.
- Check the box next to
Web Content
. Click Continue
.
- On the "Customize Tools" screen, if your worksite already contains
Web Content items, they will be listed under "Web Content". You will
also see fields where you can enter information for a new item, as
follows:
- In the "Title:" field, add a title.
- In the "URL:" field, enter a URL after the
"http://" that already appears in the field.
- If you'd like to add more than one item, select the appropriate
number of items from the drop-down
More Web Content Tools?
menu.
- Click
Continue
. You will see information about the
changes you have made to your worksite. Click Finish
, or, if
you would like to make further changes, click Back
. Click
Cancel
to cancel your changes.
- You should now see a link in the menubar to the Web Content item
with the title you provided.
Editing a Web Content item
To edit an existing Web Content item, follow these steps:
- In your site's menubar, click the title of the appropriate Web
Content item.
- Near the top of the Web Content frame, click
Options
.
- On the
"Customize Web Content" form, you can change the the following:
- Tool Title: The title that appears in your site's
menubar
- Page Title: The title that appears at the top of
the Web Content frame
- Frame Height: The height (in pixels) of the
Web Content frame
- URL: The URL for the Web Content item
- To make your Web Content item open in a new browser window, click
in the box next to
Open in a new window?
.
- When you're finished, click
Update Options
to save your
changes, or Cancel
to cancel your changes.
Deleting a Web Content item
- To delete a Web Content item, click
My Workspace
, and then click
Worksite Setup
.
- If you want to remove a Web Content item from a course or project
site, place a check in the box next to the name of the worksite. If
you want to remove a Web Content item from My Workspace, check the box
next to
My Workspace
.
- Click
Revise
. Then click
Edit Tools
.
- From the list of tools, uncheck the item you wish
to delete, and then click
Continue
. On the "Customize Tools"
screen, review your information, and then click Finish
to
delete the item.
Alternatively, in the "Customize Tools" screen, you can delete the
information in the "Title" and "URL" fields of the item you wish to
remove. Click Continue
and then Finish
.
Note: If your Web Content item still appears in
the site's menubar, click Home
to refresh the menubar.