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Blackboard: Adding Content Areas to the Course Sidebar
Blackboard: Adding Content Areas to the Course Sidebar

Blackboard: Adding Content Areas to the Course Sidebar

Content areas are where you can place things like files, assignments, tests, etc. in your course. To add a content area, follow the steps below!

  1. At the top of the course sidebar is a small (+) icon. Click that, then click “Content Area.”
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Screenshot of the Blackboard Learn interface and course sidebar showing the 'Content Area' creation dialog box.
  1. Give your content area a name, check the “Available to Users” box (which makes the content area available to students), and click “Submit.”
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Screenshot of the Blackboard Learn interface showing the 'Add Content Area' dialog box. The dialog box contains a text field labeled 'Name' for entering the content area name, and a checkbox labeled 'Available to Users' which is checked. At the bottom of the dialog box are 'Cancel' and 'Submit' buttons.
  1. Your new content area now displays on the course sidebar. To change the position of the content area on the sidebar, click and drag the small arrows on the left of the content area to the position you want on the sidebar.
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Screenshot of the Blackboard Learn interface, showing the “Assignments” content area on the course sidebar.
  1. Click the content area name to open the area and add content to it. To add files, click “Build Content” then “File”.
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Screenshot of Blackboard Learn's 'Build Content' options. The page shows options for creating new content, with 'File' selected.

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