Add a YouTube Video to Your Course

Last Modified on 04/08/2026 9:56 am CDT

You can add a YouTube video anywhere you find the [Insert Stuff] icon in a WYSIWYG/HTML editor.

  1. Inside the WYSIWYG/HTML editor (Assignment Submission, Discussion Post, Composing an Email, etc.), click on the [Insert Stuff] icon in the toolbar.

    Identifies the Insert Stuff icon on the toolbar.
  2. Select [YouTube] in the Insert Stuff window.

    Indicates the YouTube option on the Insert Stuff menu.
  3. Enter either the name of the video or key search words to locate the video you wish to insert, then click [Search].

    Identifies the Search field and button.
  4. Select the video you wish to insert from the list and click [Next].

    Displays a sample search result with the Next button highlighted.
  5. Click [Insert].

    Shows a sample video selected with the Insert button highlighted.
    The selected YouTube video will now appear in the WYSIWYG/HTML editor along with your text.

    Shows a sample YouTube video embedded on a D2L page.
    Some videos cannot be embedded. These videos will place a link instead.

If You Cannot Find the Video in Your Search

  1. If the [Insert Stuff] search box does not find the YouTube video you wish to insert—go to the YouTube website, find the video, and copy its embed code.
  2. Click the [Insert Stuff] button and click [Enter Embed Code] to insert the video embed code you got from the YouTube website.

    Indicates the Enter Embed Code option on the Insert Stuff menu.

NOTE:  You can find instructions on copying the embed code in the Embed Video & Playlists article.

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