File Options In The Rich Content Editor

View Document Link

View a link to your uploaded file in the Rich Content Editor [1].

To manage options for the link, click the link title and click the Link Options link [2].

View Link Options

You can edit the link text in the Text field [1] or link URL in the Link field [2].

To disable users from seeing a file preview, select Disable Preview option [3].

You can choose to display a file preview in a pop-up window or in-line preview when the link is clicked. You can also choose to expand an in-line preview by default.

To allow users to view a file preview in a pop-up window when the link is clicked, select the Preview in overlay option [4].

To allow users to view an in-line preview when the link is clicked, click the Preview inline option [5]. To expand the in-line preview by default, click the Expand preview by Default checkbox [6].  

To save link options, click the Done button [7].

Notes:

  • Inline preview is not supported in the Canvas beta environment.
  • Inline previews do not display in Edit mode.

Save Changes

Click the Save button.

Notes:

  • The assignment, discussion, pages, and quizzes details pages display a Save & Publish button.
  • The Syllabus page displays an Update Syllabus button.
  • Discussion replies display a Post Reply button.

View Content

View the content created in the Rich Content Editor.

To preview the file, click the file link [1].

To download the linked document, click the Download icon [2].