1. 5 Simple
Blackboard Tips and Tricks

2. Pasting from Word…
…not as straightforward as you think

3. Option #1
Make your
Word document
an attachment

4. Screen shot
Click on the Paperclip icon
to add your attachment
within the item
-OR-
Click on “Browse”instead
to attach your document
above the item

5. Option #2
Copy from Word

6. into Notepad

7. Copy from Notepad
into Blackboard

8. Copy from Notepad
Copy from Word into Notepad
into Blackboard

9. Start 
Accessories 
Notepad

10. Assignment Feature

13. Collecting Threads
1. Open Discussion Forum
2. On the right side of the screen,
click “Show Options”
3. Click with the mouse the boxes
of the threads you want to open at once
4. Click the “Collect” Button

14. Embedding Video
1. Go to youtube.com and copy the
“Embed Code” of the video you want to embed
2. Log into Blackboard and add an item
in one of the content areas
3. Click the “<>” button on the toolbox editor
4. Paste the Embed Code of the youtube video
5. Click the “<>” button to toggle back to the visual
editor

15. Course Copy
and Archive Course

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