The common areas are organized through the Manage Tabs page. Tabs appear in the header frame of the user interface and are used to navigate to the common areas. Common areas contain links to courses and organizations, modules of content, user tools, and external links to additional services and content.
Privileges can be applied to each Portal Role so that, for example, users with a system role of Alumni could have access to a completely different set of common areas than users with a system role of Staff or Faculty.
Note: The advanced features on this page, such as adding a Tab, are only available to those users that license the Blackboard Portal System.
Click Manage Tabs from the Portal Areas section of the System Control Panel.
The table below details the functions available on the Manage Tabs page.
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change the order that tabs appear (from left to right in the header frame) |
The drop-down arrow next to a tab in the list. From the drop-down list, select a number. The tab will appear in that position. |
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add a Module Tab |
Module Tab in the action bar. The Add Module Tab page will appear. |
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add a Tool Tab |
Tool Tab in the action bar. The Add Tool Tab page will appear. |
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add a Link Tab |
Link Tab in the action bar. The Add Link Tab page will appear. |
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modify a tab |
Modify for a tab in the list. For the My Institution, Courses, Community, Services tab, and any Module tabs created by the Administrator, a Modify Tab: Tab page will appear. For all other tabs, clicking Modify will immediately open the Tab Properties page. |
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remove a tab |
Remove for a tab in the list. Removing a tab cannot be undone; the tab must be re-created. To prevent users from accessing a particular tab, modify the Portal Roles that have privileges to view the tab from the Tab Properties page. |
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preview a tab based on user role |
The drop-down arrow and select a Portal Role from the list in the action bar. Click Preview and a new browser window will open with the tabs as those users will see them. |