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  1. Create a Clickable PDF in an Announcement

    Creating clickable PDFs in an announcement, or within any D2L WYSIWYG Editor ( What You See is What You Get ) enables faculty to provide students with easy access to link resources directly from course materials. This guide outlines how to mak...
  2. Send Outgoing D2L Emails to Your Outlook Inbox

    Instructors using D2L Brightspace can set up automatic forwarding of outgoing emails to their Microsoft Outlook inbox. This article outlines the steps to streamline email records, keeping all communications accessible in one central ...
  3. Quiz Reports

    Quiz Reports can be generated directly from the user interface and are available for download in CSV or Excel formats. Quiz Reports can be set up and created directly from the user interface. Alternatively, you can view them in your brow...
  4. Retrieve Withdrawn Student Course Activity Data

    There may be times you need to view Assignment Submissions , Quiz Attempts , Class Progress , and/or Course Activity Data for a student who has withdrawn or been dropped from a course. When this happens, you can use the Withdra...
  5. Add a User to a Course

    The Add User to a Course Form is used to add employees, including adjuncts, to D2L courses. Employees may be added to observe, participate in instruction, or copy course content. This form does not apply to students. ...
  6. Create a Community Group

    A Community Group (CG) is a collaborative space where multiple users can work together on course-related content, much like a sandbox but designed for group engagement. Unlike sandboxes, which are for individual use, CGs allow ...
  7. Create a Sandbox

    A Sandbox is an area where you can work on designing your course that is not visible to students and allows you to use a Test Student . Sandboxes are meant for your individual course development; other people cannot be added t...
  8. Archive or Restore a Course

    The Archive and Restore Courses form can be used to restore or archive courses and sandboxes. The toggle switch allows you to simply toggle a course's state between archived   or available . NOTE: All archived courses will...
  9. Extend Course Access for a Student

    ALERT: Avoid using the Reconcile Your Rosters form to add a student whom was granted Extended Course Access , as this will revoke their access to your course. The Extend Course Access for a Student form allows ...
  10. Reconcile Your D2L and iStar Rosters

    There may be times when your course's D2L Classlist does not accurately reflect the class roster in iStar/MyLoneStar . To correct the D2L Classlist you can use the  Reconcile your Rosters form (sometimes referred to as the Verify...