Add a YouTube Video to an Assignment Submission or Post

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.

    Highlights the Insert Stuff icon
  2. Select [YouTube] in the Insert Stuff window.

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

    Shows a sample YouTube search
  4. Select the video you wish to insert from the list and click [Next].

    Shows the YouTube sample search results
  5. Click [Insert].

    highlights the Insert button for the selected video
    The selected YouTube video will now appear in the WYSIWYG/HTML editor along with your text.

    Shows the embedded video
    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.

    Highlights 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.