How do I edit or remove hyperlinks in the Rich Content Editor?

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After adding a hyperlink to external URLs, group content, course content, or files in the Rich Content Editor, you can edit the link from the Link Options menu. You can also remove hyperlinks.

00:07: How do I edit and remove hyperlinks in the Rich Content Editor? 00:11: After adding a hyperlink in the Rich Content Editor, or RCE, you can edit it from the Link Options menu. You can also remove hyperlinks. 00:21: When you click on a link in the RCE, a popup menu appears. 00:26: To remove a hyperlink, select the "Remove Link" option. 00:30: The link will be removed but the text will remain. 00:34: Click on the text "here". 00:40: Select "Remove Link" from the Link options dropdown. 00:44: TO edit a link, select "Link Options" from the popup menu that appears when you click in the hyperlink in the RCE. 00:52: Enter "Section 1.2-1.6" in the appropriate field. 01:03: The hyperlink will be updated in the RCE to reflect your changes. 01:08: To remove multiple links, highlight the text that contains the links you want to remove. 01:14: Then click the Link icon in the toolbar and select the Remove Links option. 01:19: All links in the selected text will be removed. Remember to save changes in the RCE before leaving the page. 01:27: This guide covered how to edit and remove hyperlinks in the Rich Content Editor.

Open Rich Content Editor

Open the Rich Content Editor when creating or editing a group announcement, discussion, or page, or when completing an assignment or quiz.

Note: The Rich Content Editor supports keyboard shortcuts. To view the Keyboard Shortcuts menu, click the Keyboard icon or press ALT+F8 (PC keyboard) or Option+F8 (Mac keyboard).

Edit Link

Click the link in the Rich Content Editor [1]. Then click the Link Options link [2].

You can also click the Link Options icon [3] and select the Edit Link option [4].

Note: To view the Links icon, you may have to click the Options icon [5].  

View Link Options

In the Link Options menu, you can edit the hyperlinked text in the Text field [1]. You can edit the URL in the Link field [2].

To save your changes, click the Done button [3].

Note: When clicked, external hyperlinks automatically open in a new browser tab.

Remove Link

To remove a link, click the Link Options icon [1] and select the Remove Link option [2].

Remove Multiple Links

To remove multiple links, highlight the text that contains the links you want to remove [1]. Then click the Link Options icon [2] and select the Remove Links option [3].

Save Changes

Click the Save button.

Note: When using the Rich Content Editor in Discussions, the Save button may appear as the Reply button.