How can I change the navigation menu on the side of my course screen?

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Contents 1 Course Navigation Menu 1.1 Add Items 1.2 Rename Items 1.3 Hide (Preferred) or Remove Items

Course Navigation Menu

Each course has a navigation menu, located on the left side of your Blackboard screen. Your Blackboard Support team has set up a default menu for your courses. You can add, remove, hide, reorder, or rename menu items from this default menu. However, before you add a new item or remove an existing item, consider renaming or hiding existing items. This is easier, and may accomplish your goal.

You can change your navigation menu via the Manage Course Menu option in the Control Panel.

Add Items

Before adding a link to the navigation menu, you need to understand the four types of links.

Each item in the course menu is either a content area, a tool link, a course link or an external link. Content areas and tools are explained in this document. A course link simply links to another section of your course. An external link opens a web site anywhere on the Internet.

Once you know what type of link you want, adding it is easy.

1. Open the Course Control Panel
2. Select Manage Course Menu
3. Find the menu item you want to rename and click the modify button next to it.
4. From the top menu area, click on the icon for the type of link you want to add.
5. Fill in the desired name and other information requested.

A link will now appear in the navigation menu, with the name you gave it. You can later modify the link as described below.

Rename Items

You can rename any item in your navigation menu. This will not change the type of link (content, tool, course, or external--as explained above), but it will change the name your students see. For example, a discussion board will remain a discussion board, but it will have a new name.

1. Open the Course Control Panel
2. Select Manage Course Menu
3. Find the menu item you want to rename and click the modify button located to the the right of the menu item.
4. Enter a new name in the "name" box.

Hide (Preferred) or Remove Items

You can remove any item in your navigation menu so your students don't see it.There are two ways to do this. One is to go into the Manage Course Menu and click the Remove button next to the item. However, the better way is to modify the item to make it unavailable to students. This way, you can easily put the item back if you change your mind.

1. Open the Course Control Panel
2. Select Manage Course Menu
3. Find the menu item you want to rename and click the modify button next to it.
4. Uncheck the "Available for Student/Participant users" box.