Adding a Tool Link

This tutorial will show you how to add a link to a course tool such as Messages or Discussion Board to the course menu in your Blackboard Learn course site.  Without a link to the tool in the course, students enrolled in the course will not be able to access the the tool.

Image of the add menu item menu with the following annotations: 1.To add a link to a course tool, hover over the Add Menu Item button (the + sign).2.Select Tool Link from the menu that appears.
  1. To add a link to a course tool, hover over the Add Menu Item button (the + sign).
  2. Select Tool Link from the menu that appears.
Image of the Add Tool Link dialog box with the following annotations: 1.Name: Type in a name for the link. 2.Type: Select the type of tool link to link to from the drop down menu.3.Available to Users: Check the box here to make the link available to students.4.Click Submit when finished.

You will now see a dialog box similar to the one in the image above labeled Add Tool Link:

  1. Name: Type in a name for the link.
  2. Type: Select the type of tool link to link to from the drop down menu.
  3. Available to Users: Check the box here to make the link available to students.
  4. Click Submit when finished.

The tool link will now be added to the bottom of the course menu.