{"id":1159,"date":"2018-07-17T15:08:31","date_gmt":"2018-07-17T15:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/?p=1159"},"modified":"2021-03-04T10:17:51","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T10:17:51","slug":"blackboard-creating-and-editing-an-item","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2018\/07\/17\/blackboard-creating-and-editing-an-item\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackboard: Creating and editing an Item"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>An item in Blackboard is the standard way of presenting content to users. Typical uses are to provide students with Course Handbooks, Lecture Notes and Presentations, but an Item can be used for almost any content which you wish to make available.<\/p>\n<p>An Item must have a title. It can also have either or both of the following<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>descriptive text<\/li>\n<li>one or more attached files<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The text can be formatted, and can include embedded images, and links to other web pages.<br \/>\nAny type of file can be uploaded or attached to an Item: for example PDF files, Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations, images, audio and video files.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Creating an Item<\/h2>\n<p>In your course, with <strong>Edit Mode ON<\/strong>, select the course content area where you want to add the item, e.g. \u2018About\u2019, \u2018Lecture Notes\u2019, \u2018Resources\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"4610\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2018\/07\/17\/blackboard-creating-and-editing-an-item\/it1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/it1.png?fit=1257%2C401&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1257,401\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"it1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/it1.png?fit=1257%2C401&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/it1.png?fit=980%2C313&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4610\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/it1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1257\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/it1.png?w=1257&amp;ssl=1 1257w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/it1.png?resize=768%2C245&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/it1.png?resize=150%2C48&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/it1.png?resize=366%2C117&amp;ssl=1 366w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/it1.png?resize=770%2C246&amp;ssl=1 770w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Put your cursor over <strong>Build Content<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Under <strong>Create<\/strong> click on <strong>Item<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"4611\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2018\/07\/17\/blackboard-creating-and-editing-an-item\/it2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/it2.png?fit=611%2C291&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"611,291\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"it2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/it2.png?fit=611%2C291&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/it2.png?fit=611%2C291&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4611\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/it2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"611\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/it2.png?w=611&amp;ssl=1 611w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/it2.png?resize=150%2C71&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/it2.png?resize=366%2C174&amp;ssl=1 366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the Create Item screen type a <strong>Name<\/strong> \u2013 choose a Name that will be meaningful and unambiguous for students and other staff on the course.<\/p>\n<h3>Editing Text<\/h3>\n<p>Add any instructions, or descriptive text, in the <strong>Text<\/strong> box.<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"9036\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2018\/07\/17\/blackboard-creating-and-editing-an-item\/create-item-replacement-screen-shot-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/Create-Item-replacement-screen-shot-1.png?fit=872%2C401&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"872,401\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Create Item replacement screen shot\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/Create-Item-replacement-screen-shot-1.png?fit=872%2C401&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/Create-Item-replacement-screen-shot-1.png?fit=872%2C401&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9036 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/Create-Item-replacement-screen-shot-1.png\" alt=\"Create Item screen shot\" width=\"872\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/Create-Item-replacement-screen-shot-1.png?w=872&amp;ssl=1 872w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/Create-Item-replacement-screen-shot-1.png?resize=768%2C353&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/Create-Item-replacement-screen-shot-1.png?resize=150%2C69&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/Create-Item-replacement-screen-shot-1.png?resize=366%2C168&amp;ssl=1 366w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/Create-Item-replacement-screen-shot-1.png?resize=770%2C354&amp;ssl=1 770w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 872px) 100vw, 872px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As you can see, you can format the text.<\/p>\n<p>In particular, the bottom row of the toolbar allows you to insert a link to a file, or embed an image or video clip directly within the text.<\/p>\n<p>See more details about the <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2020\/06\/18\/blackboard-the-editing-toolbar\/\">Blackboard\u00a0editing toolbar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It is also possible to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2018\/07\/18\/blackboard-create-a-weblink\/#insertlink\">insert links to web resources within the text of a Blackboard content Item<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Attach a file<\/h3>\n<p>There are two ways to attach files:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click on the paper clip icon shown above, to insert a link directly into the Text<\/li>\n<li>Add one or more files as separate attachments by either:<br \/>\n&#8211; scrolling down to ATTACHMENTS then click on Browse My Computer to upload a file<br \/>\n&#8211; browsing Content Collection to link to a file already in the Blackboard My Files area<br \/>\n&#8211; dragging and dropping files inside the area surrounded by a dashed border<img data-attachment-id=\"4613\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2018\/07\/17\/blackboard-creating-and-editing-an-item\/it4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/it4.png?fit=981%2C242&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"981,242\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"it4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/it4.png?fit=981%2C242&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/it4.png?fit=980%2C242&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4613\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/it4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"981\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/it4.png?w=981&amp;ssl=1 981w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/it4.png?resize=768%2C189&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/it4.png?resize=150%2C37&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/it4.png?resize=366%2C90&amp;ssl=1 366w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/it4.png?resize=770%2C190&amp;ssl=1 770w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Item Options<\/h3>\n<p>Under STANDARD OPTIONS<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You should usually set <strong>Permit Users to View this Content<\/strong> to <strong>Yes<\/strong> (even if setting date restrictions on the item\u2019s availability)<\/li>\n<li>If you set <strong>Track number of views<\/strong> to <strong>Yes<\/strong> then Tracking Statistics records the number of times the item is viewed, when it is viewed, and by whom.<\/li>\n<li>You can also <strong>Select Date and Time Restrictions<\/strong> e.g. to make the item available to users after a specific date and time.<img data-attachment-id=\"4614\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2018\/07\/17\/blackboard-creating-and-editing-an-item\/it5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/it5.png?fit=955%2C432&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"955,432\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"it5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/it5.png?fit=955%2C432&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/it5.png?fit=955%2C432&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4614\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/it5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"955\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/it5.png?w=955&amp;ssl=1 955w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/it5.png?resize=768%2C347&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/it5.png?resize=150%2C68&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/it5.png?resize=366%2C166&amp;ssl=1 366w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/it5.png?resize=770%2C348&amp;ssl=1 770w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 955px) 100vw, 955px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When all is ok, click <strong>Submit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Editing an Item<\/h2>\n<p>As with other types of content in Blackboard, once you\u2019ve created an Item you can edit it. To edit an item:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Make sure <strong>Edit Mode is ON<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Hover your cursor over the title of the Item, and click on the grey arrow that appears<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong><strong>Edit<\/strong><\/strong><img data-attachment-id=\"4615\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2018\/07\/17\/blackboard-creating-and-editing-an-item\/it6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/it6.png?fit=623%2C467&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"623,467\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"it6\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/it6.png?fit=623%2C467&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/it6.png?fit=623%2C467&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4615\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/it6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"623\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/it6.png?w=623&amp;ssl=1 623w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/it6.png?resize=150%2C112&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/07\/it6.png?resize=366%2C274&amp;ssl=1 366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This will take you to the page where you created your Item. Once you\u2019re happy with the settings, click <strong>Submit<\/strong> to save the changes you have made.<\/p>\n<p>From this menu you can also manage the Item in various other ways, e.g. make it available to specific users (Adaptive Release), copy, move or delete it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An item in Blackboard is the standard way of presenting content to users. Typical uses are to provide students with Course Handbooks, Lecture Notes and Presentations, but an Item can be used for almost any content which you wish to make available. An Item must have a title. It can also have either or both of the following descriptive text one or more attached files The text can be formatted, and can include embedded images, and links to other web pages. Any type of file can be uploaded or attached to an Item: for example PDF files, Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations, images, audio and video files. Creating an Item In your course, with Edit Mode ON, select the course content area where you want to add the item, e.g. \u2018About\u2019, \u2018Lecture Notes\u2019, \u2018Resources\u2019. &nbsp; Put your cursor over Build Content. Under Create click on Item. On the Create Item screen type a Name \u2013 choose a Name that will be meaningful and unambiguous for students and other staff on the course. Editing Text Add any instructions, or descriptive text, in the Text box. As you can see, you can format the text. In particular, the bottom row of the toolbar allows you to insert a link to a file, or embed an image or video clip directly within the text. See more details about the Blackboard\u00a0editing toolbar. It is also possible to\u00a0insert links to web resources within the text of a Blackboard content Item. Attach a file There are two ways to attach files: Click on the paper clip icon shown above, to insert a link directly into the Text Add one or more files as separate attachments by either: &#8211; scrolling down to ATTACHMENTS then click on Browse My Computer to upload a file &#8211; browsing Content Collection to link to a file already in the Blackboard My Files area &#8211; dragging and dropping files inside the area surrounded by a dashed border Item Options Under STANDARD OPTIONS You should usually set Permit Users to View this Content to Yes (even if setting date restrictions on the item\u2019s availability) If you set Track number of views to Yes then Tracking Statistics records the number of times the item is viewed, when it is viewed, and by whom. You can also Select Date and Time Restrictions e.g. to make the item available to users after a specific date and time. When all is ok, click Submit. Editing an Item As with other types of content in Blackboard, once you\u2019ve created an Item you can edit it. To edit an item: Make sure Edit Mode is ON Hover your cursor over the title of the Item, and click on the grey arrow that appears Click Edit This will take you to the page where you created your Item. Once you\u2019re happy with the settings, click Submit to save the changes you have made. From this menu you can also manage the Item in various other ways, e.g. make it available to specific users (Adaptive Release), copy, move or delete it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}},"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[234,241],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Blackboard: Creating and editing an Item - Blackboard Help for Staff - University of Reading<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Blackboard: Creating and editing an Item - Blackboard Help for Staff - University of Reading\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"An item in Blackboard is the standard way of presenting content to users. Typical uses are to provide students with Course Handbooks, Lecture Notes and Presentations, but an Item can be used for almost any content which you wish to make available. An Item must have a title. It can also have either or both of the following descriptive text one or more attached files The text can be formatted, and can include embedded images, and links to other web pages. Any type of file can be uploaded or attached to an Item: for example PDF files, Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations, images, audio and video files. Creating an Item In your course, with Edit Mode ON, select the course content area where you want to add the item, e.g. \u2018About\u2019, \u2018Lecture Notes\u2019, \u2018Resources\u2019. &nbsp; Put your cursor over Build Content. Under Create click on Item. On the Create Item screen type a Name \u2013 choose a Name that will be meaningful and unambiguous for students and other staff on the course. Editing Text Add any instructions, or descriptive text, in the Text box. As you can see, you can format the text. In particular, the bottom row of the toolbar allows you to insert a link to a file, or embed an image or video clip directly within the text. See more details about the Blackboard\u00a0editing toolbar. It is also possible to\u00a0insert links to web resources within the text of a Blackboard content Item. Attach a file There are two ways to attach files: Click on the paper clip icon shown above, to insert a link directly into the Text Add one or more files as separate attachments by either: &#8211; scrolling down to ATTACHMENTS then click on Browse My Computer to upload a file &#8211; browsing Content Collection to link to a file already in the Blackboard My Files area &#8211; dragging and dropping files inside the area surrounded by a dashed border Item Options Under STANDARD OPTIONS You should usually set Permit Users to View this Content to Yes (even if setting date restrictions on the item\u2019s availability) If you set Track number of views to Yes then Tracking Statistics records the number of times the item is viewed, when it is viewed, and by whom. You can also Select Date and Time Restrictions e.g. to make the item available to users after a specific date and time. When all is ok, click Submit. Editing an Item As with other types of content in Blackboard, once you\u2019ve created an Item you can edit it. To edit an item: Make sure Edit Mode is ON Hover your cursor over the title of the Item, and click on the grey arrow that appears Click Edit This will take you to the page where you created your Item. Once you\u2019re happy with the settings, click Submit to save the changes you have made. 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