Integrative Biology 100 and 101

Putting Web Links into Moodle Messages

The horizontal menu at the top of the Moodle message blank allows you to customize your Moodle messages, much like word processing software. You can select the font, font size, bolding, italics, underline, text alignment, list functions, font color, and text background color.  You can see the function of the other editing functions by rolling your mouse cursor over the editing icons and popping up a label for each one.

One of the edit functions is used to make web links. ()

Links to web pages are required for Moodle assignments and extra credit projects.

  • Find the web page you want to link in your Moodle message and copy the address to your computer memory. (This is facilitated by opening a second browser window.)

  • Type the text that describes the web page in your Moodle message blank. This text will be the clickable text of your link.

  • Click and drag your mouse cursor to select the text in your message for the link.

  • Click on the “Insert Web Link” icon () in the editing menu at the top of the message window. (The icon looks like 3 tiny chain links.)

  • Paste the web page address in the URL blank of the link dialog box and click “OK”.

  • When you have finished your new message, press “Post to Forum” or “Save Changes” if you are editing a previous posting. Be sure to test your link in your message to be sure it works.