Date

April 18, 2024

Type

Owner

Tags

Blackboard UltraCourse DesignBranding

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The instructions in this article do not pertain to courses in Blackboard Learn. Instructions for Blackboard Learn can be found here.

Open the course you’d like to add a course banner or course card photo to in Blackboard.
From the “Details & Actions” section, under “Course Image”, select “Edit display settings”.

Screenshot of the Blackboard Details & Actions section

From the sidebar that appears, select the image icon.

Screenshot of the Blackboard Display Settings page

In the “Insert image” window, select “Upload file”.

Screenshot of the insert image pop-up

Find the image you’d like to use as your course banner or course card photo. Select “Upload”.
Confirm that the image displayed is the correct image. Select “Next”.

Screenshot of the Blackboard insert image pop-up

Scale the image, if needed, and select “Save”.

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For Blackboard Ultra, the ideal course banner size is at least 1200 x 240 pixels - designed in 4800 x 960 size - with the main content kept in the center of the banner. More information can be found here.

The sidebar will now show your selected image. Select “Save” to publish your changes.

Screenshot of the Blackboard Display Settings window

The page will reload and your course banner will appear. The course card image will be visible on the “Courses” page when the gallery view is selected.