User Management enables the Instructor to manage the users in their course Web site. The List/Modify Users page enables Instructors to change a user’s role within a course and update user profiles. Instructors can also send email to a user.
User records or User Enrollment records that are set to Unavailable are preceded by a circle symbol with a slash through it. Also, the record will appear in gray text with the exception of the email address, which may still be clicked to send a message to the user. To make a record available, click Properties to modify the User Enrollment record and change the availability setting.
Icons to denote a state of unavailable will appear next to the User Name if applicable to the User record. If applicable to the User Enrollment record, the icon will appear next to the User Role.
If the User is unavailable, that user cannot access the Blackboard Learning System. If the User Enrollment record is unavailable, the user can access the system but cannot access the course.
To open the List/Modify Users page, select List/Modify Users in the User Management area on the Course Control Panel.
The List/Modify Users page contains a search function. The Instructor can search for users using different variables selected from the search tabs. The following functions are available.
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search for a user using the user’s last name, user name, or Email |
· Select the Search tab. · Enter either a last name, user name, or Email address. · Select either the Last Name, User Name, or Email option. All matching entries will be displayed. |
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search for a group of last names or a user name that starts with a particular character |
· Select the A-Z, 0-9 tab. · Click on the first letter of the last name or on the first number of the user’s user name. All matching entries will be displayed. |
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Limit a search based on activity |
· Select the Advanced tab. · Enter a value in the Containing: field. · Click the check box and enter a number of days to narrow the search. · The search will return all relevant users that have accessed the course within the past number of days entered. |
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list all users |
· Select the tab. · Click List All to list all the names enrolled. All entries will be displayed. |
Below is an example of the List/Modify Users page that displays the search results.
The table below details the functions available on the List/Modify Users page after generating a list of users.
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send an email to a user |
the email address to open the Compose Email page. |
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edit a user password |
Password to open the Change Password. |
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edit a user profile |
Properties to open the Modify User Properties page. |