The document provides instructions for getting started using Blackboard, including turning on edit mode, understanding the new menu buttons, posting announcements, adding documents and creating folders, sending email, setting course availability, and enrolling students. Key steps include turning on edit mode, using the course home, learning content, and student support menus, creating and ordering announcements, uploading documents to content areas, organizing with folders, sending email to students, making the course available, and finding or batch enrolling users.