Set up a quicklink to a forum or topic in Content

This section provides answers to some of our most common questions and issues.


You can set up a quicklink to a discussion topic or forum so that it exists as a Content topic under a parent module or sub-module. You can also set up a quicklink to a discussion topic or forum within an existing Content topic by linking to the discussion topic or forum inside the body text of the Content topic.

To set up a quicklink to a discussion topic or forum so that it exists as a Content topic under a parent module or sub-module:

  1. From the course home page, click The book icon Content.
  2. In the module or sub-module you want to add the quicklink to, click Existing Activities and then Discussions.
  3. Click the discussion forum that you want to add a quicklink to:
    • To add a discussion forum, click the Insert icon for the forum.
    • To add a discussion topic, click the topic.

To set up a quicklink to a discussion topic or forum within an existing Content topic:

  1. From the course home page, click The book icon Content.
  2. Click the content module or sub-module for the topic you want to create a quicklink in.
  3. From the context menu of the topic you want to add a quicklink to, click Edit HTML.
  4. In the Content editor, enter the text you want to hyperlink to, highlight the text, and then click the Quicklink icon.
  5. In the Course Materials dialog box, click Discussions.
    • To add a discussion forum, click the Insert icon for the forum.
    • To add a discussion topic, click directly on the topic.