Users create contact profiles for their Address Book from the Add Contact page. Profiles can be created for any contact, including contacts outside of the institution, from the Add Contact page. The Modify Contact page contains the same fields as the Add contact page and allows the user to edit a profile.
Note: The user must create a profile for each contact, even those contacts that are also system users.
Follow the steps below to open the Add Contact page.
Step 1 Open a course Web site.
Step 2 Click Tools on the course menu.
Step 3 Select Address Book.
Step 4 Click Add Contact.
OR
Step 1 Click Address Book in the Tools Box.
Step 2 Click Add Contact.
To modify a contact, find the user profile and click Modify next to their name.
The table below details the fields on the Add or Modify Contact page.
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Field |
Description |
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Personal Information |
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First Name: [r] |
Enter the contact’s first name. |
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Last Name: [r] |
Enter the contact’s last name. |
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Email: |
Enter the contact’s email address. |
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Other Information |
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Company: |
Enter the contact’s company. |
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Job Title: |
Enter the contact’s job title. |
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Address: |
Enter the contact’s address. |
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Address: (cont.) |
Enter any additional address information. |
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City: |
Enter the contact’s city. |
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State/Province: |
Enter the contact’s state or province. |
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Zip/Postal Code: |
Enter the contact’s ZIP code or postal code. |
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Country: |
Enter the contact’s country. |
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Web Site: |
Enter the URL of the contact’s personal Web site. When adding a URL, do so as http://www.blackboard.com, not www.blackboard.com or blackboard.com |
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Home Phone: |
Enter the home phone number of the contact. The phone number will display exactly as entered. |
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Work Phone: |
Enter the work phone number of the contact. The phone number will display exactly as entered. |
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Work Fax: |
Enter the fax number of the contact. The fax number will display exactly as entered. |
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Mobile Phone: |
Enter the mobile phone of the contact. The phone number will display exactly as entered. |