Add, Edit, Copy or Delete Content

Overview: You can add content into any content area, such as the Syllabus, Course Documents and Assignments pages, or custom pages that you have added.

An item, depicted in Blackboard with an item icon:

Note that every content type in Blackboard (e.g. Item, File, or URL) has a distinctive icon associated with it, which is visible to both you and students at all times.

Action: To add content in Course Documents (or any other content area), go to the page where you want to add the content.

1. In the upper right corner of the page, make sure Edit Mode is ON, or click to turn it ON:

2. Click Build Content:

3. Select the type of content you wish to add:

a. Add Item for basic text and file attachments (you can attach more than one file here).

b. Use File to quickly upload a single file (you cannot add text or more than one file).