Inserting External Tool

How to insert an external tool in the content page

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1. From the Project Dashboard, select the Content Node from the Outline mode to open it in author mode.
2. Alternatively, users can switch to Author mode and select the Content Node.
3. Position the cursor in the editor to place the external tool.
4. Click the Insert dropdown on the menu bar and select External Tool.

Note: Users can either choose from the available list of LTI 1.1 or LTI 1.3 tools, pre-registered in the Admin platform or they can Insert External Tool if no tool is pre-registered.

5. Select a pre-registered tool from the available list of LTI 1.1 or LTI 1.3 tools:
   • LTI 1.1 tools configured with the basic launch (without the search icon) can be added directly by selecting the tool 
   • LTI 1.1 tools configured with Content Item selection and LTI 1.3 tools will have a search icon next to them, clicking this will open the corresponding provider UI to select resources

Note: URL and custom properties are available for the user to add/edit manually.

6. Alternatively, to add a tool, click Insert External Tool Manually and input the required details:
   • Name of the External Tool
   • External Tool Type
   • URL
   • Custom Properties
7. Additionally, on the Metadata tab users can add the KVP, Tags, and Taxonomy.
8. Click Add.
9. Alternatively, you can also reuse an existing external tool node from the LOR.
   • Click Pick from Repository
   • Select an External Tool file
   • Click Add Selected

Note: Users can search or apply filters to find the required file on the LO Repository.

10. Click the Settings button on the External Tool to configure:
    • Width - to set the width of the tool (Min 300 & Max 940)
    • Height - to set the height of the tool (Min 150)
    • Alignment - to align the tool as required
      1. Left (default)
      2. Center
      3. Right
11. Click Save to update the Settings.
12. To delete the external tool, click Delete.
13. Click Save on the editor.

Note: On navigating to Author or Preview mode from the top navigation, users will need to select a node to view its content.