Blackboard: Content Editor

Summary

Overview of some of the features in the content editor

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What is the Content Editor?

The Blackboard Content Editor appears nearly everywhere you can input text - discussion boards, assignments, tests, journals, conversations, and messages.

Content Editor toolbar


Add and Format Content

To get a listing of each icon what what it does, see What does the editor do?

 

Learn more tips and tricks for working with text from Blackboard Help:
 
Wherever you can add and format text in your course, you can launch the math editor to create mathematical formulas.

Note: to learn more specifics how to upload audio and video files, see Using Kaltura Media to Share Video


Helpful Tips

  • The editor appears in most places you can add text.
     
  • When you open the editor on a small screen, the options condense into menus or second line menus that will remain open until you select the menu again or select a different option menu, for easy access.
     
  • To use your keyboard to jump to the editor toolbar, press Alt + F10. On a Mac, press Fn + ALT + F10.

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Article ID: 864
Created
Thu 5/15/25 4:36 PM
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Fri 8/21/26 2:29 PM

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