College of DuPage

Blackboard Release 9 - What's NEW?

Course Design Settings

Where do I find it?

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What's new about it?

Course menu design settings are directly accessed from the Control Panel menus on the left.

Instructors can control the look of navigation menu color and links/buttons in the same way as previous Blackboard verisons.

How do I use it?

Start by turning Edit Mode - On in the upper right corner of the screen.
Go to Control Panel and click the double arrows ("chevron") to the left of the word Customization.
Select Style.

On the Style screen, in Section 1, select Buttons to make the navigation areas of the course menu appear in a button format. Select Text to make navigation areas of the course menu appear in a text format.
To change the colors of the menu, click the chevrons next to the background color and text color and select a color from the color swatches.

Selecting the Course Entry Point (Blackboard - 2 minute video)

Adding a banner to your course entry point (Blackboard - 2 minute video)

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