Add Files or Links
To add a File or Link:
- Click the Add Materials drop-down menu and select Add File/Link/External Tool.
- To add a file:
- Click File.
- Click Attach Files and browse to the file(s) to add.
To select multiple files, hold down the Shift or Ctrl key as you choose files.
Note: The upload limit is 512 MB per file. - To add a link:
- Click Link.
- Enter a URL or embed code.
- Enter a title for your link.
To automatically use the title from the webpage to which you're linking, click
. - Additionally, from Options, you can:
- Click
to align the file or link to learning objectives. - Click
to display the file or link to your students. - Click
to copy the file or link to a different course. Edit the new version of the file without altering the original. - Click Add to complete.
When you add a link, click the Open in Schoology icon 
(default setting) to open the linked webpage in an iframe within the course.
Important Note: Not all websites can be displayed within an iframe. This restriction exists within the code of the website and is determined by the website owner.
To view the link in a new window, click on the same icon to change the setting, or click on the Open icon in the upper right hand corner of the link page: 
Note: Files and links can also be created within course folders, or added to folders after their creation.
Editing Links
After you add a link to a course, click the gear icon 
next to it and select Edit to change its URL or title, or any of the Advanced features described in step 4 above.
Comments
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Is there any other way to open a link to external site in a new tab (besides the
icon?)
Hi Shelley,
Have you tried using the steps illustrated above to add a link? The end result should be an item within a course that provides a clickable link. Let us know if this solution to does not align with your goals, we are happy to help in any way!
Charles
Knowledge Management & Community Specialist
Schoology, Inc.
Those are the steps I've been following. The link created still only opens either in the same tab (taking me out of the Schoology environment) or opens within Schoology (which doesn't always pull up the site properly). Neither of which opens in a new (separate) tab within the browser without the extra step of clicking on the icon.
Using Google Chrome (newest update).
Hi Shelley,
Thanks for providing more details about the issue.
As an alternative, you can try creating a Page and using the Link feature at the top of the editor which creates an inline hyperlink or, the link icon at the bottom of the editor which attaches the link to the bottom of the content you provide within the page. Both links will open in a new tab when clicked.
I hope this solution works for you! Let us know how it goes.
Charles
Knowledge Management & Community Specialist
Schoology, Inc.
The directions you've provided still require a second step for end users. Other Schoology sites have a completely new tab open when you click on the link provided (which is an option you can choose when you create the link).
A specific example of this is in a group site that I'm a member of. Under the resources section, they've linked to several documents saved on Google Drive. They open in a completely new tab, no other action required. Yet when I try to do this on my course site, it functions like explained above :(
Hi Shelley,
We definitely want to take a closer look at the issue you are seeing, it doesn't sound like you're seeing the typical behavior for links that we would expect. I've created a ticket based on your post so that we can contact your directly via email and follow up with you.
Thank you for your patience!
Charles
Knowledge Management & Community Specialist
Schoology, Inc.
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