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      • Add and Organize Content
        • Canva
          • Add a Basic Element to a Canva Design
          • Add Text to a Canva Design
          • Create Custom Size Design in Canva
          • Upload and Use an Image in Canva
        • Content Availability Options
          • Find Conditional Release Options
          • Limit Availability to Individuals or Groups
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        • Course Site Navigation
          • About the Course Menu (Classic)
          • Guidelines for Modifying the Course Menu (Classic)
          • Add a Menu Item (Classic)
          • Delete a Menu Item (Classic)
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        • Learning Modules
          • About Learning Modules
          • Student View of Learning Module
          • Work with Learning Modules
          • Add to Learning Module
          • Create a Learning Module
          • Edit Learning Module
          • Forced Sequence
        • Media Library [YuJa]
          • Edit Audio and Video
            • Edit Captions
            • Cut Media from Video
            • Edit Caption Text
            • Find and Replace Caption Text
            • Find the Caption Editor
            • Insert Slide or Image into Video
            • Launch YuJa Video Editor
            • Navigate Caption Editor
            • Navigate Media in Editor
            • Save Your Video Edits
            • Swap Primary and Secondary Video
          • Media Library Analytics
            • Find Student View Information
            • Find Media Library [YuJa] Analytics
            • Student View Information
          • Record Video
            • Desktop Recording
            • Desktop Software Capture Annotation Tools
            • Install YuJa Capture Software
            • Launch YuJa Capture Software
            • Publish Current Recording to Course Channel
            • Record Video in Browser
            • Select Desktop Software Capture Audio Source
            • Select Desktop Software Capture Screen Source
            • Select Desktop Software Capture Video Source
            • Start, Pause, and Stop Desktop Software Recording
            • Stream Desktop Software Capture
            • Title Your Recording
          • Video Quizzes
            • Find Student Responses to a Video Quiz
            • How to Sync Video & Playback Quiz Grades
            • Video Quiz Creation Overview
            • Add Video Quiz to Course Content
            • Create a Playback Quiz
            • Create a Video Quiz
            • Find the YuJa Grade Book
            • Find YuJa Quizzes Page
            • Set a Video Quiz Close Date
            • Sync YuJa Quiz Grades
            • View Video Quiz Responses
          • YuJa Video Mobile App
            • Add a Phone Recording to the YuJa Media Library
            • Download and Sign In to the YuJa Video App
            • Record Using YuJa Video App
          • About the Media Library [YuJa]
          • Channels in YuJa
          • YuJa Video Authentication Error
          • Post YuJa Video to a Blackboard Discussion
          • Add Direct Link to Media to Course Content
          • Embed a Video in a Textbox
          • Record and Publish Video with Yuja
          • View Media Library [Yuja] Videos on Mac
          • Work with Media Library (YuJa)
          • Add Media Library [YuJa] to Course Content
          • Allow Cookies and Cross-Site Tracking in Safari for Mac
          • Find Media Chooser [YuJa] Content Link
          • Find Media Chooser [YuJa] Textbox Link
          • Find Media Library [YuJa] Link
          • Insert Media From Media Chooser
          • Media Library [YuJa] Direct Login
          • Publish Pre-Recorded Media to Course Channel
          • Share a Link to a YuJa Video
          • Upload Media From Media Chooser
          • Upload Media to Media Library [YuJa]
        • Office 365
          • Microsoft Stream
            • Download a Stream Video
            • Find Microsoft Stream
            • Use Teams to Share a Video
          • OneDrive
            • About Sharing OneDrive Files
            • Upload and Share a File Using OneDrive
            • Add a File to OneDrive
            • Connect to Cloud Storage
            • Find OneDrive
            • Share a OneDrive File
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          • PowerPoint
            • Compress All Pictures in a PowerPoint Presentation
            • Export Your Narrated PowerPoint as a Video
          • Install Office 365 Apps
        • Text Box Tools
          • About Text Box Tools
          • Work with Text Box Tools
          • Add a Link to a Text Box
          • Insert Cloud Storage File in Text Box
          • Insert Image by URL in Text Box (Ultra)
          • Insert Local File in a Text Box
          • Insert Other Media in a Text Box (Ultra)
          • Remove a Link From a Text Box
        • Module vs. Folder
        • Guidelines for Lecturing Online
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        • Add a File to Content
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        • Add Content
        • Connect to Cloud Storage
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        • Re-Order Content with Keyboard Arrow Keys (Ultra)
        • Reorder Content
      • Announcements, Notifications, Messages, and Email
        • Announcements
          • About Blackboard Announcements
          • Create a New Announcement
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          • Email an Announcement
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          • About Blackboard Send Email
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          • Access Blackboard Emails
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        • Class Conversations
          • About Class Conversations
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          • Navigate Conversation
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        • Messages
          • About Blackboard Messages
          • Work with Messages
          • Access Messages
          • Add a Message
          • Add Someone to a Message (Ultra)
          • Allow Replies to a Message
          • Email a Message (Ultra)
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        • Notifications
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        • Using Blackboard to Communicate
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      • Assessment Tools
        • Assignments
          • Online Annotation and Commenting
            • About Online Annotation and Commenting
            • Annotation Basics
            • Annotation Comment Library
            • Download Annotated PDF
            • Drawing, Brush, Eraser Annotation Tools
            • Find the Annotation Tools
            • Highlight, Underline, Strikeout, Comment Annotations
            • Image and Stamp Annotations
            • Insert a Comment Annotation
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          • About Assignments
          • Due Dates, Durations, and Availability
          • Add an Assignment
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          • Collapse Assignment Details Panel
          • Download All Assignment Attempts
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          • Score Assignment Attempt
          • View an Assignment Attempt
        • Engage Live Polling Tool
          • Run an Engage Activity
          • Set Up an Attendance Activity
          • Set Up an Engage Poll or Quiz
          • Add an Engage Activity to a Course
          • Copy an Engage Poll
          • Create an Attendance Activity
          • Create an Engage Poll
          • Create Preset Geofence Locations
          • Download the Engage App
          • Edit an Engage Poll
          • Find Engage - Create and Manage Polls Tool
          • Find the Engage Activities List
          • Find the Release Engage Activity Page
          • Get the Engage PowerPoint Add-In for PC
          • Give Participants Access to an Engage Activity
          • Release an Engage Activity
        • Plagiarism Detection
          • About SafeAssign
          • About SafeAssign DirectSubmit
          • Enable SafeAssign on an Assignment
          • Find SafeAssign DirectSubmit
          • Find the SafeAssign Originality Report
        • Remote Proctoring
          • About LockDown Browser
          • About Respondus Monitor
          • Fix LockDown Browser Errors
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          • Give a Test With LockDown Browser
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          • Find the LockDown Browser Dashboard
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          • Using Respondus Monitor with Live Proctoring
        • Rubrics
          • About Rubrics
          • Types of Rubrics
          • Work with Rubrics
          • Access Rubrics
          • Assign or Change Rubric Type (Classic)
          • Associate a Rubric with a Gradable Item
          • Associate a Rubric with a Grade Column (Classic)
          • Associate a Rubric with a Test Question
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          • Export Rubric
          • Get a Rubric Report
          • Give Written Feedback with a Rubric
          • Grade Assignment with a Rubric
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          • Grade with a Rubric in a Grade Column
          • Import Rubric
          • Student View of a Rubric
          • View Associated Rubrics
        • Tests
          • Test Tool (Classic)
            • Create and Deploy a Test (Classic)
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            • Find Tests, Surveys, and Pools
          • Due Dates, Durations, and Availability
          • Students Always See Their (Classic) Test Score
          • Copy a Test
          • Import a Test (Classic to Ultra)
          • Add an Availability Exception
          • Export a Test
          • Find Assessment Activity Log
          • Find the Test Activity Log
          • Import a Test
          • Test Availability Options
          • Test Feedback Options
          • Word-to-Test Conversion Format
        • Drive In-Class Student Engagement with Top Hat Classroom Response System ("Clicker")
        • Make an Assessment Available to a Subset of Students in a Class
        • Adjust All Due Dates & Availability Windows
        • Find Student Assessment Submissions
      • Basics for Students
        • Lockdown Browser
          • About LockDown Browser
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          • LockDown Browser Update Failed
          • Download & Install LockDown Browser
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        • About LockDown Browser
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        • Blackboard - Logging in and Navigation
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        • Install Office 365 Apps
        • Introduction to Classic Course Sites
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        • iPhone and Collaborate
        • Microsoft Authenticator App as Office 365 Verification Method
        • Troubleshoot Missing Blackboard Emails
        • View Video Quiz Scores & Responses
      • Blackboard Accounts
        • Course Roles
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        • Who Has Access to Blackboard
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        • Add a Profile Image
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        • Batch Add Accounts to Non-Course Sites
        • Blackboard Logins
        • Delete a Profile Image
        • Find the Class Roster
        • Microsoft Authenticator App as Office 365 Verification Method
      • Blackboard Course Sites
        • Student Preview
          • About Student Preview
          • Enter Student Preview
          • Exit Student Preview
        • Comparing Ultra-Style Course Sites to Classic
        • Course Size Limits
        • How Long Course Sites Stay on Blackboard
        • Merged Course Sites
        • Sharing Large Files Through Blackboard
        • Term Group Assignments
        • When Blackboard Course Lists Are Updated
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        • Ultra Transition Overview
        • Create a Course Banner with Canva
        • Find a Missing Course
        • Add a Course Banner
        • Batch Add Accounts to Non-Course Sites
        • Bulk Delete
        • Convert Your Course to Ultra
        • Find Blackboard Course Site ID
        • Find Courses by Term
        • Find Courses by Title or Number
        • Find Hidden Courses
        • List or Tile View on Courses Page
        • Open a Course Site
        • Make a Course Tool Available
        • Pin Course to Top of Courses Page
        • Recover an Old Course
        • Use Edit Mode
      • Collaboration, Discussion, and Interaction
        • Blackboard Groups
          • Create Groups
          • Add One or More Groups
          • Batch Assign Users to Groups
          • Create Group Assignment Batch File
          • Edit Group Name and Description
          • Export Groups
          • Find Course Groups (Instructor View)
          • Find Course Groups (Student View)
          • Group Properties
          • Manual Group Enrollment
          • Random Group Enrollment
          • Self-Enroll Group Enrollment
        • Collaborative Annotation
          • Perusall
            • About Perusall
            • About Perusall for Students
            • Establish Auto Scoring in Perusall
            • Initialize Perusall
            • Set Up Analytics in Perusall
        • Discussion Boards
          • About Discussion Boards
          • Create a Discussion Board Forum
          • Find Discussion Boards
        • Flip (Flipgrid)
        • Blogs, Discussion, Journals, Wikis … What’s the Difference? (And Which to Use When)
      • Grades and Grading
        • Attendance
          • Mark Past Attendance
          • Use the Attendance Tool
          • Add Attendance Meeting
          • Attendance Settings
          • Find Past Attendance
          • Find the Attendance Tool
          • Mark Attendance
        • Grade Center (Classic)
          • Column Management
            • Organize Columns
            • Review and Set Properties for Multiple Columns
          • Work with Grade Center Basics
          • Add a Grade Center Category
          • Add a Grade Center Column (Classic)
          • Assign a Grade Center Category
          • Check Your Grades on Blackboard
          • Collect Columns and Categories into a Total Column
          • Color-Code Grade Center Cells
          • Create a Weighted Total
          • Delete a Grade Center Column (Classic)
          • Display a Column as a Letter Grade
          • Download Grade Center as a Spreadsheet
          • Download Grade History
          • Edit the Letter Grade Scale
          • Find Grade Center Column Organization (Classic)
          • Hide Student Rows
          • Test Access Log
        • Gradebook (Ultra)
          • Work with Weighted Grades (Ultra)
          • Add a Grade Center Category
          • Add an Item to Gradebook (Ultra)
          • Check Your Grades on Blackboard
          • Create a Weighted Total
          • Download Grade Center as a Spreadsheet
          • Download Grade History
          • Edit the Letter Grade Scale
          • Find a Student's Assessment Submission Page
          • Gradebook Views
          • Set Up an Overall Grade
      • Reuse Content
        • Copy a Test
        • Import a Test (Classic to Ultra)
        • Adjust All Due Dates & Availability Windows
        • Bulk Delete
        • Course Copy
        • Download All Course Content Files
        • Import Course Content
        • Item Copy
      • Virtual Classrooms
        • Collaborate
          • Breakout Groups
            • Course Group Sets as Breakout Groups
            • End or Pause Breakout Group Activity
            • Find Breakout Groups
            • Manually Assign Collaborate Groups
            • Move a Participant to Another Group
            • Randomly Assign Collaborate Groups
            • Switch Groups
          • Collaborate Session Settings
          • Share Collaborate Recording Using Yuja
          • Work with Blackboard Collaborate
          • Collaborate Basics
          • Collaborate Guest Access
          • Download Collaborate Recording
          • Find Blackboard Collaborate
          • Find Collaborate Recordings
          • Find Collaborate Session Options
          • Find Collaborate Session Panel
          • iPhone and Collaborate
          • Join a Collaborate Session
          • Report Collaborate Issues to Blackboard
          • Start or Stop a Collaborate Recording
        • 360-Degree Camera, Microphone, and Speaker Setup for Blended Classes
        • Guidelines for Lecturing Online
        • Share Windows
      • Supported Tools for Online Education
    • University Standards
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      • Convert a Course Site to Ultra
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