Adding the Messages Tool

The messages tool allows students and instructors to communicate privately within the Blackboard course site.  The lesson below will demonstrate how to add the messages tool to the course site.

Adding the Messages Tool, Part 1

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.

Adding the Messages Tool, Part 2

1.Name: Enter a name for the tool link here.2.Type: Select Messages from the dropdown menu.3.Available to Users: Check the box to make the link available to students4.When you are finished, click Submit.

You will now see a dialog box labeled Add Tool Link:

  1. Name: Enter a name for the tool link here.
  2. Type: Select Messages from the dropdown menu.
  3. Available to Users: Check the box to make the link available to students
  4. When you are finished, click Submit.

The Messages link will now appear at the bottom of the course menu.