Blackboard for Faculty

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Views
Thread Display Buttons

Views

  • Tree View: in this mode, threads and their child posts (replies to each thread or post) are displayed as expandable and collapsible tree lists. Sorting is based on chronological order with respect to parent posts.

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    • Clicking on Expand All and [+] will expand the list to show child posts.
    • Clicking on Collapse All and [-] will collapse it to hide child posts.

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  • List View: in this mode, threads in a forum are displayed as a tabled list.

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    • Threads can be sorted by clicking on the name of a column (Date, Thread, Author, etc.).
    • You can switch between ascending (arrow pointing up) and descending (arrow pointing down) order by clicking the yellow arrow to the right of the column name.

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Thread Display Buttons

  • Thread Display Buttons (from left to right):
    • Swap Down/Swap Up: swap the location of the thread structure box (default is top) with the post message box.
    • Hide/Restore to Minimum: toggle between hiding and showing the thread structure.
    • Maximize/Restore to Minimum: toggle the size of the structure box between maximum and minimum.

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Did You Know?

The Nursing program is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.