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About Adding Content to Course Sites

Content can be added to the Course Content or Home page directly or placed in folders. Content can be uploaded documents, content pages created within Blackboard Vista or other Blackboard Vista content types. Links to the content files, content pages or folders appear on the Home page. Folder and content page links open up to new pages within the course site. Content can be added to any of these new pages in the same manner as described below for adding content to the Course Content page.

Create Content File

1. Verify that you are on the Build tab.
2. Select the Course Content link.
3. Select the Add File button.
4. Select the Create File link to add content to your site that displays as a web page.
5. Enter the required and desired information .
6. Select the Save button.
7. Your file now displays as a link on your Course Content page (Home Page).

Upload Content File

1. Verify that you are on the Build tab.
2. Select the Course Content link.
3. Select the Add File button.
4. Select the Browse for File link to upload files to your site.
5. If the desired file(s) have already been uploaded into your file manager, select the check mark box next to the desired file(s). Click the OK button. Skip down to step 7.
6. If the desired files have not been uploaded into your file manager, select the My Computer icon.Locate your file or multiple files. Then select the file(s) (you can hold the Control key or Shift key to select multiple files) and select the Open button..
7. Your file now displays as a link on your Course Content page (Home Page).

Create Content Link

1. Verify that you are on the Build tab.
2. Select the Course Content link.
3. Select the Add Content Link button.
4. Select the type of content link you want to add a link to the from the Course Content page.
5. If the content link type has already been created, then locate it and select it in the Select from inventory section and click the Add Selected button. Skip to step 7.
6. If the content link type has not been created, then click the Create button.
7. Your content link now displays as a link on your Course Content page (Home Page).

Create Folder

1. Verify that you are on the Build tab.
2. Select the Course Content link.
3. Select the Create Folder button.
4. Enter Title:
5. Enter Description: (if desired)
6. Select the Save button.
7. To add content to the folder, open the folder and then add a content type as outlined in the instructions provided in the sections above.