Tool tabs give access to a specific tool within Blackboard Academic Suite. Multiple tool tabs can be created to allow specific Portal Roles access to specific tools. For example, users with a Portal Role of Student could be given access to a common area that displayed the My Grades tool. This common area would most likely not be made available to users with a Portal Role of Alumni.
Follow these steps to open the Add Tool Tab page.
Step 1 Click Manage Tabs from the Portal Areas section of the System Control Panel.
Step 2 Click Tool Tab in the action bar at the top of the Manage Tabs page.
The table below details the entry fields on the Add Tool Tab page.
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Field |
Description |
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Enter Tab Information |
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Title:[r] |
Enter a title for the Tool tab. The title will appear as the Tab name in the header frame. |
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Tool:[r] |
Select a Tool from the drop-down list. The tool selected will be available through the tab. |
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Availability |
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System Availability: |
Select either the Yes option or the No option. If No is selected, the tab will not be viewable by users until it is set to Yes. |
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Available to specific portal roles: |
Select Everyone or Specific Roles. If Specific Roles is selected click the check boxes to determine which Portal Roles have privileges to view the tab. |