Why is my Course Menu Hidden?

Owned by stefanie.redmond@umass.edu (Unlicensed)
Last updated: Dec 21, 2018

If you are accessing your course from a small browser window 1024x726 and lower, Blackboard will collapse the sidebar by default. To expand the sidebar, click the blue area on the edge of the left side of the screen.

  • If you do not see the blue area on the left side of your screen to expand the sidebar, try enlarging the browser window. 
  • Check that your browser window is not zoomed in as this will also cause Blackboard to hide the sidebar.


1. Hover over the blue bar until the arrow appears. Or click anywhere on the blue bar.

2. Click the arrow or anywhere on the blue bar to expand the sidebar.

3. Click the arrow or blue bar again to hide the course menu.