Blackboard Academic Suite
Overview
User Manual
Users can store contact information in the Address Book. Users must enter a profile for anyone they wish to add to their address book, even if the contact is a system user.
The Address Book is empty until the user enters contacts.
The Address Book will contain the same information if it is accessed through a Course menu or through the Tools box.
Find this page
Follow the steps below to open the Address Book.
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Open a course Web site.
Click
Tools
Select
on the course menu.
Address Book
.
OR
Click
Address Book
in the Tools Box.
Search Fields
The Address Book contains a search function at the top of the page. Users can search using different variables selected from the search tabs. The following search tabs are available on the Address Book page.
Tab
Search:
Description
Click
Last Name
,
User Name
or
and enter a value.
The search function will create a list of contacts with that last name, user name or email.
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A-Z, 0-9:
Functions
User Manual
Click the letter or number that represents the first character of a last name. The search function will create a list of all contacts with a last name that begins with that character.
The table below details the functions available on the Address Book page.
To . . .
create a contact and add it to the Address
Book modify a contact remove a contact
click . . .
Add Contact
.
The Add Contact page will appear.
Modify
Remove
for a contact.
for a contact. This action is irreversible.
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Blackboard Academic Suite User Manual
Overview
Users create contact profiles for their Address Book from the Add Contact page.
Profiles can be created for any contact, including contacts outside of the institution, from the Add Contact page. The Modify Contact page contains the same fields as the
Add contact page and allows the user to edit a profile.
Note:
The user must create a profile for each contact, even those contacts that are also system users.
Find this page
Follow the steps below to open the Add Contact page.
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Open a course Web site.
Click
Click
Tools
Select
on the course menu.
Address Book
Add Contact
.
.
OR
Step 1
Step 2
Click
Address Book
in the Tools Box.
Click
Add Contact
.
To modify a contact, find the user profile and click
Modify
next to their name.
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Fields
The table below details the fields on the Add or Modify Contact page.
User Manual
Field Description
Personal Information
First Name:
Last Name:
[r]
[r]
Enter the contact ’ s first name.
Enter the contact ’ s last name.
Email:
Other Information
Enter the contact ’ s email address.
Company:
Job Title:
Enter the contact ’ s company.
Enter the contact ’ s job title.
Address:
Enter the contact ’ s address.
Address: (cont.)
Enter any additional address information.
City:
Enter the contact ’ s city.
State/Province:
Enter the contact ’ s state or province.
Zip/Postal Code:
Enter the contact ’ s ZIP code or postal code.
Country:
Web Site:
Home Phone:
Work Phone:
Work Fax:
Mobile Phone:
Enter the contact ’ s country.
Enter the URL of the contact ’ s personal Web site. When adding a URL, do so as http://www.blackboard.com, not www.blackboard.com or blackboard.com
Enter the home phone number of the contact. The phone number will display exactly as entered.
Enter the work phone number of the contact. The phone number will display exactly as entered.
Enter the fax number of the contact. The fax number will display exactly as entered.
Enter the mobile phone of the contact. The phone number will display exactly as entered.
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