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New in Labs: Hyperlink Enhancements
Hyperlink enhancements is still in development and will receive updates as part of Labs. Functionality will change over time. Some options will be modified and others may be removed based on feedback and feature stability.
Looking for a quick and easy way to link to other lessons in your course? Now you've got it with our latest Labs experiment, which enhances block text hyperlinks to include both internal and external links.
How to Use/Access Hyperlink Enhancements
This feature is available wherever the text formatting toolbar is available and as an option in content formatting for most blocks with images (see the full list in the FAQs below).
Linking Text
- Select the text for your link, then click the Hyperlink icon on the formatting toolbar.
- Scroll or enter text to find the lesson title and select it.
- Click Insert.
Linking Images
- Hover over the block with images and click the Content icon in the formatting toolbar.
- Click the Edit Link icon next to the image.
- Scroll or enter text to find the lesson title and select it.
- Click Insert.
Need to add an external link instead? No problem, just paste the URL in the field and click Insert like normal.
Hyperlink Enhancements FAQ
Are there any collaboration or accessibility issues?
Collaborators who don't have this experiment enabled won't be able to modify a link to point to a different lesson. This feature hasn't been evaluated to see if it meets WCAG 2.1 Level AA accessibility requirements.
If I disable this experiment will internal lesson links still work?
Yes, though you won't be able to modify them to link to a different lesson unless hyperlink enhancements is enabled.
What happens if I add text or images with lesson hyperlinks to a block template or question bank?
Similarly to what happens with button blocks, hyperlinks that link to lessons are converted to plain text or, in the case of images, have the hyperlink removed, when you add them to a block template or question bank. External hyperlinks will remain.
Where can I add links to images?
Image hyperlinks are supported in the following blocks/lessons at this time:
- Image centered
- Image & Text
- Carousel
- Two-, Three-, and Four-column grid
- Process
- Timeline
- Accordion
- Tabs
- Labeled graphic (marker media only)
- Knowledge check
- Quizzes
- Question banks (external hyperlinks only)
Share Your Feedback
We plan to expand hyperlink enhancements throughout this experiment and want to know what you'd like to see next. Would image hyperlinks be helpful to your workflow? Or maybe links within lessons? Is there something else that we haven't thought of at all?
Use the feedback survey to give us your wish list of hyperlink enhancements! Your feedback will directly influence the development of this feature in Rise, so consider sharing your thoughts on the following topics:
- Uses. How are you using hyperlink enhancements? Does it meet your needs? What other types of hyperlinks would you like to see?
- Bugs. Is anything not working as expected?
- Improvements. How could this feature be better?
- Insights. How does this feature benefit you and your learners?
You can enable and disable this feature from the Labs page in account settings. Share your thoughts by clicking the Share feedback button next to the Beta icon or by accessing the feedback form directly.
Hello all,
This experiment now includes the ability to link to specific blocks!
Try it out and let us know what you think. We'll be releasing this to general rise authoring soon.
Thanks!
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I found it a little confusing that the "zoom in on image" checkbox is still active when an image link is set up. It can't zoom in anymore since the image opens a new tab. Might be good to fade that setting out and add a note about the active link.
Hi martini! This is great feedback! I've added shared it with Kyle and his team!
Great feature, especially for images. Is there any difference compared to the button or button-stack interaction? As already mentioned, it would be even better if you could link directly to a title or subtitle within a lesson.
I'm glad that you're liking this feature, Natalija_I! I've documented this feedback on linking directly to a title or subtitle within a lesson. To follow up on your question, can you share what would be the idea scenario when it comes to button and button-stack interactions?
Just an idea for the new Custom Blocks feature. I'm using Custom Blocks more than any other feature lately because it allows so much more unique design in Rise. It would be great if image linking was also a feature in this Custom Block area.
Thank you! We've got this on our radar. Once we've collected enough feedback on the general Rise experience we hope to iterate and bring the same functionality to Custom block.
This is great. What would be even more awesome would be if we could set anchors and be able to jump to a specific part of a lesson, either from another lesson or from within the same lesson.
I second this. I am currently working on something where it would be great to be able to move to different sections within the lesson.
I concur!
Great idea, AllisonKing! I've logged this internally. If you have any other ideas for enhancing the feature, don't hesitate to let us know!
You can also provide immediate feedback by using the Share feedback button next to the Beta icon or by accessing the feedback form directly.
I discovered an issue if you add a link to an image that also has image Zoom turned on. In that case, image Zoom does not work, but the link does. Obviously both features require clicking on the image, and the link has precedence.
The logic is is understood , but the image zoom function is lost if both features are used.
Nice feature. But when using it, you can skip restricted navigation. We need to have that in mind when combining the Hyperlink and Skip-ahead quizzes/restricted navigation.
Hi RalfHartmann-16! This is helpful feedback that we will definitely consider! Appreciate you jumping in early for testing!
