How to Use Brightspace Banner Images Elsewhere in the Course

D2L Brightspace has provided over 3,000 images that can be selected for the banner on the home page of your course. These images can also be used elsewhere in your course, such as in your Content area for your descriptions.

Retrieve the banner image link

  1. Go to the Course Home of your course site, hover over the banner image, and click on the Banner Settings or 3 dots that appear on the banner image and select Change Image.
    arrow 1 pointing to 3 dots button and change image option
  2. Type in a search term in the box and press Enter.
  3. Right-click somewhere in the image you want but NOT on the Use this image button.
  4. Select the Copy image link (Edge and Firefox) or Copy image address (Chrome) from the right-click menu.

arrow 2 pointing to search box field arrow 3 pointing to an area on the image arrow 4 pointing to copy image link option

You can now insert this image anywhere there is a text editor, including module descriptions (so the image will appear in the Visual Table of Contents Widget), announcements, assignments, and content.

Insert the banner image in text editor

  1. When in a text editor, click on the Insert Image icon.
  2. Select the URL option.

arrow 1 pointing insert image buttonarrow 2 pointing to URL option

  1. Paste in the link you’ve copied earlier into the URL field and click Add.
    arrow 3 pointing to add button
  2. Provide an alternative text and click OK.
    arrow 4 pointing to ok button
  3. The banner image should now be visible in your text editor. If it is in a module description, click Update to save it. If it is elsewhere, enter the rest of your message and click the appropriate "save" button.
    screenshot of image in text editor
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