# How do I create a file link in a page in a course?

<main id="bkmrk-as-an-instructor%2C-yo"><article>As an instructor, you can add a course file to a page.

## Open Pages

<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div data-step-uuid="8FC06762-3499-4BB0-828A-90E7C2354FC8"><div>![Open Pages](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/647/384/original/open-pages.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>In Course Navigation, click the **Pages** link.

## View Pages

<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div data-step-uuid="c1406d09-2ae3-49e5-8a60-46b147a5e9a0"><div>[![View Pages](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/861/030/medium/ddc48f45-aee3-41ae-a910-d94ec4370cbe.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/861/030/original/ddc48f45-aee3-41ae-a910-d94ec4370cbe.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Pages is designed to open to the front page for the course, if there is a front page selected. To select a page from the Pages Index, click the **View All Pages** button.

## Open Page

<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div data-step-uuid="23DEB0D3-570C-4462-A6E7-05E624A8493A"><div>[![Open Page](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/617/171/medium/af05f8c3-63d2-4d55-a98e-e719dbbbb81f.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/617/171/original/af05f8c3-63d2-4d55-a98e-e719dbbbb81f.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Click the title of the page you want to edit.

## Edit Page

<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div data-step-uuid="48D88F5E-A373-4843-91D0-39CFBE2AC917"><div>![Edit Page](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/252/240/original/c1d6e626-dcd1-452a-81f4-334185f6e96f.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Click the **Edit** button.

## Insert Link

<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div data-step-uuid="4361DFB2-995E-43BA-AA70-872B7A242109"><div>[![Insert Link](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/057/144/medium/c7954e3e-f025-4870-8fae-d79d00d6c308.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/057/144/original/c7954e3e-f025-4870-8fae-d79d00d6c308.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>In the [Rich Content Editor](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Publisher-Test-Nathan/What-is-the-Rich-Content-Editor-RCE/ta-p/644769), place your cursor where you wish to insert your file. You can [add links to course, group, or user files.](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Publisher-Test-Nathan/How-do-I-create-hyperlinks-to-user-group-or-course-files-in-the/ta-p/644915) The name of the page will appear in the Rich Content Editor and flash yellow. Then the name will turn blue, indicating it is a link.

## Save Page

<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div data-step-uuid="5b9bedd4-e5d7-4c61-b994-80beb253a11b"><div>![Save Page](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/861/032/original/4991aa51-6818-4d69-8618-dc085621cae3.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Click the **Save** button.

## View Page

<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div data-step-uuid="61C3D8B0-FE09-4683-B1B3-604F3CEC5303"><div>[![View Page](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/861/042/medium/c4cca6c9-be22-4260-b4b7-3dda29fbbed2.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/861/042/original/c4cca6c9-be22-4260-b4b7-3dda29fbbed2.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>View the page.

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