The Tools box provides access to the User Directory. The User Directory enables users to list users and contact other users via email. A search function at the top of the page creates a list of users. From the list, a user can click on a listed user’s email address to send a message.
Users will only appear in the User Directory if they indicate that they wish to be included on the Set Privacy Options page.
Note: The User Directory is not available from a course Web site.
To open the User Directory, click User Directory in the Tools box.
The User Directory contains a search function at the top of the page. Users can search using different variables selected from the search tabs. The following search tabs are available on the User Directory page:
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Tab |
Description |
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Search: |
Click Last Name or User Name and enter a value. The search function will create a list of contacts with that last name or user name. |
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A-Z, 0-9: |
Click the letter or number that represents the first character of a last name. The search function will create a list of all contacts with a last name that begins with that character.
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The user interface tabs are used to navigate throughout the Blackboard Learning System. Tabs appear in the header frame of the user interface and are used to navigate to content-rich Web pages. Tabs contain links to courses and organizations, modules of content, user tools, and external links to additional services and content.
The tabs available in the user interface depend on the product that the institution is using.
· Blackboard Learning System: The user interface includes the My Institution tab and the Courses tab. Modules may include information that is pulled from the Blackboard Learning System, such as Announcements and the Calendar.
· Blackboard Learning System – Basic Edition: The user interface includes the My Institution tab and the Courses tab. Modules may include information that is pulled from the Blackboard Learning System, such as Announcements and the Calendar.
· Blackboard Learning and Community Portal System: All tabs are available in the user interface, including the My Institution tab, the Course tab, the Community tab, and the Services tab. Modules may include information that is pulled from the Blackboard Learning System, such as Announcements and the Calendar, and also information from outside sources, such as external Web sites.
This part of the Blackboard Learning System Student Manual includes the Following chapters:
· Chapter 6 – Blackboard Learning System Tabs