Personal Information

Overview

Users manage personal data and privacy settings from the Personal Information page. The following functions are available to users:

· edit their account profile

· change their password

· identify a CD-ROM drive to the Blackboard Learning System

· define privacy settings

· enable the Text Box Editor

Users may also access and make changes to their personal information from the Tools box in a common area. Changes to Personal Information are reflected system wide. For example, if an email address is changed in one course, the user’s email address will be changed in all of the courses he or she is enrolled in.

Find this page

Follow the steps below to open the Personal Information page.

Step 1 Open a course Web site for and click Tools on the Course Menu.

Step 2 Select Personal Information.

Select Personal Information in the Tools box of a common area.

Functions

The following functions are available from the Personal Information page.

Function	Description
Edit Personal Information	Edit personal information as it is displayed to other users.
Change Password	Change your account password.
Set CD-ROM Drive	Set the CD-ROM drive used to access content from your computer.
Set Privacy Options	Set the options to limit or increase the amount of personal information displayed to fellow Students and Instructors.
Set Text Box Editor Options	Set the options to enable or disable the Text Box Editor.