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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.
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Are there any plans to allow us to open links in the same browser tab?
We are exploring what this could look like in Rise 360, Pano! If you have any other ideas, feel free to let us know in this thread or in the feedback form.
This is a valuable feature. Thanks for sharing. It would be useful to have a mechanism (e.g., a pop-up button or link) to return learners to their previous lesson or content.
Example - Let's say a learner is in lesson 3, and there's a reminder (link) that a definition was covered in lesson 1, with a link to that definition. If the learner clicks that link to review the definition, they could see a pop-up button or link that takes them back to their original page/content (lesson 3).
I'm glad this is a valuable feature, SinaHa! It doesn't look like the ability to return learners to a previous lesson or content is in the current scope but I'll share this feedback so we can be sure what would continue to make this feature useful!
Hi! How does this affect course completion? Let's say I'm using this for people to select their role and it takes them to a lesson that is tailored to them.
Dear Monique,
I’m happy to share how I approached it a few month ago, although I don’t know whether there are now other or better options available.I created a final quiz that everyone had to complete, regardless of the learning path they chose. Course completion therefore did not depend on how much of the course was viewed, but solely on whether the final quiz was successfully completed.
BR, Bianca
