Managing the Course Menu

The course menu appears on the left in a Blackboard course space and is used by students to navigate to specific areas of the course. You can add items to the menu as well as reorder, remove, and rename items.

Access Course Menu

  1. Log into Blackboard
  2. Select your course
  3. Proceed into your Control Panel and click the Manage Course Menu link under the Course Options heading


Reorder Menu Items

  1. From the drop-down menu to the left of the item you wish to move
  2. Select the desired new location

    item location
  3. Repeat for each item you wish to reorder

Note: To view changes in the course view, refresh the Course Menu

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Remove Menu Items

  1. Click the remove button to the right of the item you wish to remove
  2. Click the OK button

Note: Removing a content area also removes any content saved under that heading, so backup any documents you don't wish to lose before removing a menu item that points to a content area.

Note: To view changes in the course view, refresh the Course Menu

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Rename Menu Items

  1. Click the button to the right of the item you wish to rename
  2. From the Name field under the drop down menu, enter the new name of your menu item
  3. Click the Submit button

Note: To view changes in the course view, refresh the Course Menu.

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Add Menu Items

New Content Area | Blackboard Tool Link | Course Link

New Content Area

  1. Click content area
  2. From the Name drop-down menu to select a new content area

    content menu
  3. If you would like to add a custom title to your content area, leave the drop-down menu on Assignments and type the name of the content area in the text box below the drop-down menu

    content menu alt
  4. Use the checkboxes provided to set content area preferences
  5. Click the Submit button
  6. You will see a Receipt: Success message, click the OK button
  7. Note the new content area has been added to the bottom of your Course Menu list.
  8. To change the item's order in the list, see reorder items.

Note: To add content to this new area, proceed to your Control Panel and select the appropriate category under the Content Areas heading

Note: To view changes in the course view, refresh the Course Menu.

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Tool Link

  1. Click tool link
  2. Select the Blackboard Tool (Calendar, Discussion Board, Drop-Box, etc.) you'd like to create a menu link for from the Type drop-down menu

    tool link menu
  3. Give the Menu Item a name (the name can be the same as the tool type)

    tool link name
  4. Click the Submit button
  5. You will see a Receipt: Success message, click the OK button
  6. Note the new content area has been added to the bottom of your Course Menu list.
  7. To change the item's order in the list, see reorder items.

Note: To view changes in the course view, refresh the Course Menu.

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Course Link

  1. Click course link to create a link to an existing area of your Blackboard course or a document within any area of your course
  2. Enter a name for the link

    course link name
  3. Click the Browse button
  4. In the window that opens, click on the area of the course to which you wish to link
    Note: Any item with the + symbol next to it can be expanded to link to items within that area

    browse window
  5. Use the checkboxes provided to set access preferences
  6. Click the Submit button
  7. You will see a Receipt: Success message, click the OK button
  8. Note the new content link has been added to the bottom of your Course Menu list.
  9. To change the item's order in the list, see reorder items.

Note: To view changes in the course view, refresh the Course Menu.

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Add Links

  1. Click external link to add a link to a web site from the menu, for example you may want to add a link to the Maxwell Library
  2. Add a name for the link and the link URL in the text boxes provided

    URL
  3. Use the checkboxes provided to set access preferences
  4. Click the Submit button
  5. You will see a Receipt: Success message, click the OK button
  6. Note the new content link has been added to the bottom of your Course Menu list
  7. To change the item's order in the list, see reorder items

Note: To view changes in the course view, refresh the Course Menu.

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View Changes/Refresh Course Menu

  1. Click the course name in the breadcrumb trail at the top of the Blackboard screen

    hierarchy
  2. Click refresh beneath the course menu

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