Updated on 2023-08-15

 

The course view of the calendar displays due dates, the course schedule, office hours, and course-specific meetings and events. When you create content with a due date, it appears automatically in the calendar.

18.1 Item Type

18.2 View

18.3 Add Event

18.4 Edit Course Schedule

18.5 Add Office Hours

Blackboard Reference Materials

 

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18.1 Item Type

Select "Schedule" / "Due Dates" to focus on related items.

 

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18.2 View

Select "Day" or "Month" to zoom in on one day’s tasks or plan for the weeks ahead.

 

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18.3 Add Event

 

1 On the Global Calendar page, select the "Plus Sign" on the top right corner.

2 Choose "Add Event".

 

3 Input the Event Name

4 Set the event start time and end time

Note For "All Day" event, No time to be specified.

5 Repeat Event

• Repeat "Daily / Weekly / Monthly"
• Every "1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10" "Day(s) / Week(s) / Month(s)"
• "End After Occurrences" / "End On Date"

6 Input the Location.

7 Input the Description.

8 Press "Save" Button to confirm.

 

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18.4 Edit Course Schedule

 

1 On the Global Calendar page, select the "Plus Sign" on the top right corner.

2 Choose "Edit Schedule".

 

3 Click the "Plus Sign".

 

4 Input the Nickname

5 Set the repeated schedule

• Repeat "Daily / Weekly / Monthly"
• Every "1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10" "Day(s) / Week(s) / Month(s)"
• "End After Occurrences" / "End On Date"

6 Input the Location

 

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18.5 Add Office Hours

 

1 On the Global Calendar page, select the "Plus Sign" on the top right corner.

2 Choose "Add Office Hours".

 

3 Set the repeated schedule

• Repeat "Daily / Weekly / Monthly"
• Every "1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10" "Day(s) / Week(s) / Month(s)"
• "End After Occurrences" / "End On Date"

4 Input the Location

5 Input the Description

 

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Blackboard Reference Materials:

[Blackboard Official Website] Calendar
[Blackboard Official Video] Use the calendar