Insert YouTube Videos

YouTube has made some changes to how their videos act within certain frames, so the Quicklink feature in D2L for these types of videos does not work consistently in any browser. So, to use YouTube videos in your D2L site, you will need to use use the Insert Stuff feature:

1. Click on [Content].
2. Go to [Manage Content]. 
3. Select [Add New Topic] to the desired module. 
4. Choose [Create New File]; you'll have to fill out some of the usual information here, but you'll see an HTML editor here instead of a place to upload your files. 
5. Click on [Insert Stuff] (see screenshot below). 
6. Choose [Enter a URL]. 
7. Paste the URL of the YouTube video into the empty line. 
8. Click [Next]. 
9. Click [Insert]. 
10. Click [Save]. 

D2L 9.2.1 SP3 – September 2011

Add a QuickLink as a Content "Topic"

1. In a separate browser window or tab, navigate to the web page that you wish to link to, from your D2L course site.
2. Highlight the entire web address (URL) and select [Copy] from the browser’s [Edit] menu.
3. Go to your D2L course site. From the Course Home page, click on [Content] in the main navigation bar.
4. Click on [New Topic].
5. Click on [QuickLink].
6. Pull down the menu for [Parent Module] and select the module in which you would like to put your link ‐or‐ select [add module] to create a new module for your link.
7. In the [Title:] box, type the name of the link. This title will be the hotlink that the students will click on to go to the webpage.
8. In the [URL:] text box, paste the web address you copied in Step 1 by selecting [Paste] from the browser’s [Edit] menu.
9. Click the box in front of [Preview/view the content topic in a new window or tab].
10. Click on [Save].

D2L 9.2.1 SP3 – September 2011