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Create an Item

An item can contain text, audio, movies, files, images, and mashups. Using the Content Editor, any text written is editable within Blackboard. 

Creating an Item from the Build Content menu:

To create an Item:

  1. With Edit Mode ON, click
    2. on
  2. the Build Content button.
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  3. Click build contentImage Added


  4. A contextual menu will appear.
    5. Select Create
  5. Click the Item link. 
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  6. Click build item linkImage Added

  7. On the Create Item page, type
    8. a Name
  8. a name for the file into the name textbox.
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  10. Optionally, type instructions or a description in
    11. the Text box
  11. the Content Editor. 
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    For more information about using the Content Editor,
    13. see 
  13. see the Content Editor
    14. : Basic Features
  14. documentation.
    15.   

    16.  section, then click 
  16. If you have an attachment to add to the Item,
    17. click on the Attachment
  17.  click Browse My Computer
    18.  to
  18.  to upload a file from your computer.
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  19. Click browse my computer to upload files from your computerImage Added

    1. The attachment will be linked to this Item and saved in Course Files under Course Management.
    20.  Select


  21. Select the Options for the Item:
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    1. Click Yes
    22.  to 
    1.  to 'Permit Users to View this Content' if the content is ready to viewed by students. Select
    23. NO
    1. No, if not
    24. . 
    1. .
      1. Selecting 'No' will keep the Item hidden from students regardless of any Date and Time Restrictions settings.
    2. Click Yes or No
    25. to track number of views.Select dates and times to 
    1. to 'Track Number of Views.'
    2. Select Display After and Display Until
    26. , If
    1. and set the dates and times, if you desire to add date
    27. restriction
    1. restrictions to this Item.
        1. Display restrictions do not affect item availability, only when it appears.
         
          1. You may use the 'Display After' setting with or without using 'Display Until.'

      2. Click Submit.
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