Creating a Document in Blackboard Ultra

Documents are a great tool to present course material to students. Text, links, images, file attachments and videos are all items that can be added or uploaded to a document.

To create a document:

1. On the Course Content page, select the plus sign > Create. The Create Item panel will open on the right.
   
2. On the Create Item panel,  select Document. The New Document page will open.
   
3. On the New Document page, name the Document.
   
4. To add content in the Document, you have a few options to choose from:
   
   • Add Content: This feature provides a text editor box where you can add text, links, and other attachments to the document.
     
   • Add HTML: This feature allows you to enter a block of HTML code. This is particularly useful for embedding videos or other non-text content. Many applications, such as YouTube, provide an HTML code block for sharing using the “embed” option.
   • File Upload: This feature allows you to upload Word documents, PowerPoints, and other items on your computer to the Document.
   • Upload from Cloud Storage: You can add items that have been added to Cloud Storage into the Document.
     
   • Browse Content Collection: You can add items that have been added to your Content Collection into the Document.
     
   • Convert a File: If you would like the text of a word document or pdf to be added into the document, you can convert a file. After converting a word document, this is what your document will look like:
     
5. You can move blocks using the ellipsis (……) that appears above each block when you hover over it. You can move blocks above, below or beside other blocks!
   
   • If you’ve moved a block beside another block, you can adjust the amount of space they take up by sliding the left and right arrows when you hover over the block.
     
6. Once you have made all of the edits you would like to the document, make sure you Save the document.
   
   Note: Newly created Documents are “Hidden from students” by default and this setting can be changed in the top right corner.
7. To make changes to your document, click on the Edit button that replaces the Save button.
8. To access more settings for the Document, click on the gear icon located at the top right. Here, an optional description can be added and class conversations can be enabled. After making the preferred selection, click “Save” at the bottom right of the panel.
   

Need support? Contact the Innovative Learning Support Centre. We are here to help!