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Changing
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The design options
available in Blackboard include:
Changing the menu navigation style
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buttons VS. links with a colored
background
Adding a course banner
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Menu Navigation Control
Panel > Settings > Course Design > Course Design |
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Settings
- under "Course Options" in the Control Panel |
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Course Design
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Course Design option from the Course Design menu
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Select navigation
style - either buttons or text.
Text Navigation:
Below navigation
style options, you may choose the color of the background
and text as it appears on your course menu.
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Menu Navigation:
Buttons VS. Text |
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Click the Pick
buttons to open the "ColorPicker"
in a pop-up window, then select the color for your background
and text.
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Click Submit
when you have completed configuring the menu navigation.
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Button
Navigation:
If you have chosen
the button style, you may configure the shape of the button
(Rounded Corners, Rectangular, Rounded Ends) and select a
button style (color). You can view and configure your options
in Gallery of Buttons.
Click Submit
when you have completed configuring the menu navigation.
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Configuring
menu button appearance |
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| Adding
a Course Banner |
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Adding a banner
to your course allows you to personalize your Announcements
page. This tutorial leads you through uploading
your banner graphic, and suggestions on the banner
size and format.
- How do
I create a banner?
You can create a
course banner using any graphics editing software (e.g., Adobe
Photoshop, Jasc Paint Shop Pro, Gimp, MS Paint, Ulead PhotoImpact,
etc.).
- In what
graphics format should I save my course banner?
Course banners should be saved as .JPG or
.GIF files.
- What
should be the size of my course banner?
The suggested size of a course banner is:
600 pixels
(wide) X 100 pixels (long)
NOTE:
When you create a course banner, be aware that it
will not resize within the browser.
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The Course
Banner appearing on the announcements page
Course Banners can also be added to Blackboard Communities
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To change or add
a course banner:
1. Access your
course Control Panel.
2. Under "Course Options", click Settings.
3. Click Course Design.
4. From the Course Design page, click Course Banner.
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Assuming that you have already created your banner,
click Browse, to select the graphic from your
computer. The suggested dimensions in the graphic (right)
are not to scale.
6. Click Submit after you have selected the
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Course Banner page. The 600 X 100 "guides" are added
in this tutorial for reference, and are not to scale.
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you have any questions, please feel free to contact Bob Armstrong
at 410.455.3885 or rarmstro@umbc.edu
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