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.
Adding a Tool Link, 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.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/565/515/original/2935cadf-c8c7-46b2-ad98-b5437005d23f.png)
- To add a link to a course tool, hover over the Add Menu Item button (the + sign).
- Select Tool Link from the menu that appears.
Adding a Tool Link, Part 2
![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.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/565/513/original/21c2c63c-c56a-41a4-8d3f-a4a26185e067.png)
You will now see a dialog box similar to the one in the image above labeled Add Tool Link:
- Name: Type in a name for the link.
- Type: Select the type of tool link to link to from the drop down menu.
- Available to Users: Check the box here to make the link available to students.
- Click Submit when finished.
The tool link will now be added to the bottom of the course menu.