How do I create a Web Content link to a web site?

Go to Site Info.

Site Info tool highlighted in site Tool Menu.

Select the Site Info tool from the Tool Menu of your site.

Click Manage Tools.

Site Info tabs with Manage Tools tab selected.

Click the Manage Tools tab.

Select the Web Content tool.

List of tools with Web Content tool checkbox highlighted and checked.
  1. Place a check mark in the box next to the Web Content tool.
  2. Click the Continue button.

Enter the web site information.

Tool customization screen with Title and Source (URL) text entry highlighted and Continue button highlighted.
  1. Enter a Title for the Web Content tool (which will display in the Tool Menu).
  2. Enter the Source URL for the web site to go to.
  3. Click the Continue button.

Click Finish.

Confirmation screen for site tool edits with Web Content tool and Finish button highlighted.

Review the updated tool highlighted in the list of tools and click the Finish button to save changes or click the Back button to return to the tool edit screen.

Home page of site with Web Content tool selected and Relaunch page in a new window highlighted.
  1. Click the Web Content (e.g. Sakai Project) menu link to view the website.
  2. If the link has been configured to open in a new window, the link should open automatically in a new window. Clicking Re-launch page in a new window will also open the web site in a new browser window.