Blackboard Academic Suite
Overview
User Manual
The Calendar tool allows users to view Calendar items by day, week, month, or year.
Users can also manage the following events through the Calendar:
course organization institution personal
Upcoming and past events can be viewed daily, weekly, or monthly and organized into categories.
When the Calendar is accessed through the Tools Box users view all items on their
Calendar and have the options to add and modify personal calendar items. When the
Calendar is accessed through a Course or Organization only those calendar items that relate to the specific course or organizations will appear.
Note:
Students may not add events to the Calendar when it is accessed through a
Course or Organization. Events may only be added when it is accessed through the
Tools Box in a common area.
Find this page
Follow the steps below to open the Calendar page.
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Open a course Web site.
Click
Tools
Select
on the Course menu.
Calendar
.
OR
Select
Calendar
in the Tools box of a common area.
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Functions
To use the functions available on the Calendar page, follow the table below.
To . . .
view events for a specific date and time
click . . .
Quick Jump
to access the Quick Jump page.
From here, select a date and time and the
Calendar will immediately display events for that time.
Add Event
to access the Add Event page. create an event and add it to the calendar remove an event
Remove
to remove an event from the
Calendar page. This action is irreversible.
Note:
Only events created by the user can be removed. Events created by an Instructor,
Organization Manager, or System Administrator cannot be changed. on the tab to view events for the current day, view events by day, week, or month current week, or current month. view previous or future events on the arrows to the left of the current day, view event details week, or month to view events for the previous day, week, or month. Click on the arrows to the right to view future events. on a Calendar event to view details.
View Event
Click on an event to view event details. The Calendar: View Event page will appear as shown below.
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Overview
The Quick Jump page allows users to quickly view a portion of the Calendar. Quick
Jump is useful when looking for events planned months in advance of the current date. It is also useful for looking up the events of a past day, week, or month.
Find this page
Follow the steps below to open the Quick Jump page.
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Open a course Web site.
Click
Click
Course Tools
Select
Calendar
.
Quick Jump
.
on the Course Menu.
OR
Step 1
Step 2
Select
Select
Calendar
in the Tools box of a common area.
Quick Jump
.
Fields
The table below details the fields on the Quick Jump page.
Field
Calendar Quick Jump
Please select the date you wish to access
Description
Select the calendar date. Click the first down arrow to select a month. Click the next down arrow to select a day and click the last down arrow to select a year. The
Calendar page will appear with the enter date.
Click on an option to indicate the type of Calendar view: Month, Week, or Day.
Please choose the type of view you wish to access the specified date
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Overview
When the Calendar is accessed through the Tools Box users have the options to add and modify personal calendar items. Events may be added through the Add Calendar
Event page and modified through the Modify Calendar Event page. These pages are the same, the difference being, the Add Calendar Event page opens with empty fields and the Modify Calendar Event page opens with populated fields.
Note:
Only events created by the user can be modified. Events created by an
Instructor, organization Manager, or System Administrator cannot be changed by the user.
Find this page
Follow the steps below to find the Add Calendar Event page.
Step 1
Step 2
Click
Calendar
in the Tools box.
Click
Add Event
or
Modify
next to an existing Calendar event.
Fields
The table below details the fields on the Add Calendar Event page and Modify Calendar
Event page.
Field
Event Information
Event Title:
Enter the title of the event. This title will appear on the
Calendar page at the date and time indicated on the
Event Time fields.
Description
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