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Managing your Course Menu

The Manage Course Menu tool lets you customize the navigation menu of your Blackboard course. You can create a navigation menu specific to your course with titles and functions of your choice. You can create additional content areas and add tool functions to the navigation menu. You can also rename any of the navigation buttons or links.

Adding a Content Area Menu Item

From the Control Panel:

1. Click on the Manage Course Menu link in the Course Options section.
2. Click on the Add Content Area icon.
3. Choose an area name from the Area name drop-down menu or type an area name in the text field.
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click on the Submit button.

Adding a Tool Area Menu Item

From the Control Panel:

1. Click on the Manage Course Menu link in the Course Options section.
2. Click on the Add Tool Area icon.
3. Choose an area type from the Area Type drop-down menu.
4. Choose an area name from the Area Name drop-down menu or type an area name in text field.
   Note: Some area types do not have a drop-down menu to select a name from, so you must type one in the text field.
5. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click on the Submit button.

Adding a Course Link Menu Item

From the Control Panel:

1. Click on the Manage Course Menu link in the Course Options section.
2. Click on the Add Course Link icon.
3. Type an area name in the Area name field.
4. Click on the Browse button to find the item to link to.
5. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click on the Submit button.

Adding an External Link Menu Item

From the Control Panel:

1. Click on the Manage Course Menu link in the Course Options section.
2. Click on the External Link icon.
3. Type an area name into the Area name field.
4. Type the address of the link into the Target field.
5. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click on the Submit button.

Frequently Asked Questions

If I change the navigation items, will it be permanent?
No, you can modify or edit the navigation menu at any time.

Why should I change the names on the navigation or course menu?
You can change the names on the course menu to better reflect their contents. Instead of “Assignments,” you may want to call the section “Book reviews” if you are teaching a literature course or “Experiments” if you are teaching a Chemistry course.

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