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Embed YouTube videos

Summary

Embed YouTube videos into Documents using the built-in tool in the text editor or by using a HTML embed code.

Relevant VLE site design principles

  • 3.4 Essential: Site and materials content is accessible.
  • 3.5 Essential: Pre-recorded videos are hosted in a streaming service and captioned accurately.
  • 3.7 Essential: Direct, descriptive links are given to open embedded content (eg. video, Padlet or Xerte objects) in full screen.

Warning

If you are using an external (ie. non-UoY) video on YouTube, you must:

  • only use videos with accurate captions (to meet accessibility requirements)
  • credit the video appropriately in your site (to meet copyright requirements)

Embed with built-in tool

  1. In the text editor, open the "Insert content" drop-down menu and select YouTube video Decorative
  2. Search for the video you'd like to embed and press Select Decorative
  3. Choose the appropriate display options and press Insert Decorative
  4. Open the video in a new tab, then copy the URL of the video. Decorative
  5. Add in some contextual text for the embedded video, including a hyperlink to open the video directly. Decorative

Watch a video demonstration:

Video: Adding YouTube videos in Ultra.

Embed with HTML embed code

For more control and customisation, you can embed YouTube videos using a HTML embed code.

  1. Find the video you want in YouTube.
  2. CLick Share, then Embed and copy the HTML code (see YouTube's guide to embed videos for more details)
  3. In your Ultra site, use the 'Add HTML' content option and paste in the embed code (see our guide to embed content for more details).
  4. Using the text editor, add in some contextual text for the embedded video, including a hyperlink to open the video directly.