Faculty can create a Content Area within a course to store and organize files and documents for students to access. A Content Area is created by clicking the "+" icon and selecting Content Area, then naming it and setting permissions. Content like folders and files can then be added by clicking "Build Content" and uploading items. Attaching files from a Content Area to course messages prevents known storage issues.

1. Adding and Using a Content
Area in Blackboard Learn

2. In addition to Content Collections, faculty
can create a Content Area within a course.
This Content Area can be used as a place to
store files and documents that students can
access. Additionally, faculty can attach
content from this area to course messages to
prevent known storage issues when sending
attachments through Course Messages
To create a Content Area, click on the “+” icon
above the Course Menu, and from the
dropdown options, select Content Area.

3. In Add Content Area, follow these steps:
1) Create a name or title for your
Content Area
2) Select Available to Users if you want
students/users to access content
within this area
3) Click Submit

4. Your Content Area will appear at the bottom
of your Course Menu. If you hover over the
name of the Content Area, you have the
option to move the Content Area to another
part of the Course Menu that is more easily
viewable by students.
To move the
Content Area,
simply drag it
up or down.

5. From inside your Content Area, click on the downward arrow next to Build
Content and select from the options for adding content. In this example, we
will first add a Content Folder to help organize the Content Area.

6. 1) Give your Content Folder a name, 2) select from the Standard Options as
necessary, and then 3) select Submit to create a folder. Adding a folder
description (which is right below Name) is optional.

7. Your Content Folder should now appear in your Content Area. Click on the
folder to add content.

8. From inside your Content Folder, click on the downward arrow next to Build
Content and select from the options for adding content. In this example, we
will add a File.

9. 1) Give your file a name, 2) find your file using Browse My Computer or
Browse Content Collection (see next slide), 3) select from File Options, 4)
select from Standard Options, and then 5) select Submit to create a folder.

10. In this example, a file is selected using Browse My Computer. Select the file
you wish to add, and then click Open to upload the file. Follow the steps on
the previous slide to upload the file to the Content Folder.

11. Your file should now appear in your Content Folder.

12. If you wish to attach a file in your Content Area to a Course Message, select
the Insert File icon in the HTML editor panel. Do not use the Browse feature
in the Attachment section below the Body section of Compose Message.

13. After you click on the Insert File icon, you will be prompted to attach a file
through Browse Content Collection.

14. Inside Browse Content Collection, your course content should appear for you
to choose from. Check the box next to the file you want to add to your
Content Folder, and then select Submit. Note: If you which to add content
from a Content Collection instead of a Content Area, you would select the
appropriate Collection from the Browse menu in the top left-hand corner.

15. From the Insert Content Link page, verify that the Name of Link to File field is
correct, and then select Submit.

16. A link to the content should now appear in the body of your message.