{"id":461,"date":"2014-09-29T10:34:38","date_gmt":"2014-09-29T10:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/?page_id=461"},"modified":"2019-09-19T11:49:35","modified_gmt":"2019-09-19T11:49:35","slug":"create-item","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/create-item\/","title":{"rendered":"Create\/Edit an Item"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An Item is a\u00a0general piece of content, such as a file, image, text, or link which a description and other items can be attached.<\/p>\n<h2>Create an Item<\/h2>\n<p>To add an item to a Content Area:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/09\/Capture11.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1602\" title=\"Item Icon\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/09\/Capture11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"133\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open a Content Area i.e. Module Leader Reports.<\/li>\n<li>Roll over the\u00a0<strong>Build Content<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<li>Click\u00a0<strong>Item.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Fill in the\u00a0<strong>Name<\/strong> field and if you wish add content in the\u00a0<strong>Text<\/strong> editor (<a title=\"Virtual Text Box Editor (VTBE)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/virtual-text-box-editor-vtbe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VTBE<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>Click on\u00a0<strong>Browse My Computer<\/strong> to select and upload a file\u00a0<strong>OR<\/strong> click\u00a0<strong>on Browse Course<\/strong> if you have already uploaded the file in your Blackboard course. In this case you will select it from the\u00a0<strong>Files<\/strong> area.\u00a0\u00a0Save time by uploading documents directly from your preferred\u00a0<strong>Cloud storage<\/strong>.\u00a0When you create items, you can drag one or more files from your computer to the highlighted Attachments area. If the browser allows, users can drag a folder of files and the files will upload individually.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2019\/09\/Capture-1.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-4541\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2019\/09\/Capture-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2019\/09\/Capture-1.jpg 774w, https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2019\/09\/Capture-1-300x63.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2019\/09\/Capture-1-768x161.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2019\/09\/Untitled-2.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-4545\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2019\/09\/Untitled-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"608\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2019\/09\/Untitled-2.jpg 870w, https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2019\/09\/Untitled-2-300x79.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2019\/09\/Untitled-2-768x202.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Set the\u00a0<strong>Standard Options<\/strong> according to your preferences.<\/li>\n<li>Click\u00a0<strong>Submit.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> You are able to add text, links and other content and also attach\u00a0<strong>several files on an Item.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can also add a item into a sub-folder.<\/p>\n<p>Every file you upload into the Blackboard is stored into <a title=\"Files\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Files<\/a> and all the content inside the content areas are shortcuts that lead to the original files. You should not upload a files more than once but instead create as many shortcuts as you need, that point to the original one.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Edit an Item<\/h2>\n<p>To Edit an Item:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/09\/Edit-Item.png\" rel=\"lightbox-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2664\" title=\"Edit Item\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/09\/Edit-Item.png\" alt=\"Edit an Item\" width=\"292\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/09\/Edit-Item.png 292w, https:\/\/web.acg.edu\/web\/blackboard\/files\/2014\/09\/Edit-Item-286x300.png 286w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open a Content Area i.e. Module Leader Reports<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Edit Mode<\/strong> should<strong> be<\/strong> set to <strong>ON<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Roll over the <strong>Item<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click on the <strong>menu <\/strong>next to the Item&#8217;s name<\/li>\n<li>Click Edit<\/li>\n<li>Perform the changes needed<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Submit<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Item is a\u00a0general piece of content, such as a file, image, text, or link which a description and other items can be attached. Create an Item To add an item to a Content Area: Open a Content Area i.e. Module Leader Reports. Roll over the\u00a0Build Content button. Click\u00a0Item. 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