Links

The Links section allows the user to save and provide to others references to helpful information in the form of links. 

This section gives a possibility to add, edit, publish and delete links to studying resources.

To manage links, use the following icons:

Icon	Name	Step
	Publish	Select check boxes next to the necessary links and click Publish in the bottom menu to make selected links available for Students.
	Unpublish	Select check boxes next to the necessary links and click Unpublish in the bottom menu to make selected links unavailable for Students.
	New Link	Click the New Link icon to create a new link.
	Delete	Select check boxes next to the necessary folders or documents and click Delete to remove selected links.
	Edit	Select a check box next to the link and click Edit to edit the link.
	Move Up	Click the Move Up icon next to the necessary link to bring an item up in the list.
	Move Down	Click the Move Down icon next to the necessary link to bring an item down in the list.

To add a link:

1. Click the Links icon () in the main course menu.
2. Click the New link () icon in the bottom menu.

    

3. Fill in the form fields as described in the following table:

   Field	Step
   Enter Name	Enter the description of a link in the way it should be displayed for other users (for example, Basics of Grammar).
   Location	Enter a uniform resource locator (URL) of the link.
   Open in a new window	Select this option if you want the link to be opened in a new window of the browser.
   Open in the same window	Select this option if you want the link to be opened in the same window of the browser.
   Open in an inline frame	Select this option if you want the link to be opened in an inline frame in the same window of the browser.
   Open in SqueezeBox window	Select this option if you want the link to be opened in lightbox-styled JS popup window.
   Display width	Specify the width of the link display in the SqueezeBox layout.
   Display height	Specify the height of the link display in the inline frame and SqueezeBox layouts.
   Published	Specify if you want to make a link available for Students: - Select Yes to publish the link; - Select No to unpublish the link.
   Time released	If you wish this link to become published in a certain period after a student's enrollment you can use this feature to determine a period after which the link will be published. Check Yes if you wish to enable this feature, otherwise check No. Enter the necessary time period in days, hours and minutes.
   Description	Enter the description of the link if necessary. Use the embedded Visual Editor to format the description.

4. When finished, click Save in the top right corner of the form to add a link; click Cancel to discard changes and close the form.

To edit an already existing link:

1. Click the Links icon () in the main course menu.
2. Select a check box next to the link that you want to modify and click the Edit icon () in the bottom menu.
3. Modify link properties as described in the Adding links section.
4. Save changes.