This document provides instructions for creating an interactive course calendar within a Blackboard course site using inter-hyperlinks. It explains that inter-hyperlinking involves linking between areas within the same course site. To do so, the document addresses must be copied from Blackboard. The instructions then outline a 6 step process for recording class activities and links in a Word document: 1) create a heading and table, 2) add categories and activities, 3) copy links from Blackboard, 4) insert links into the Word document, 5) paste the addresses, and 6) test the links. Users are warned that links may break during upgrades and need revising.

1. Creating an Interactive Course Calendar within
your Blackboard Course Site
An interactive Course Calendar provides a seamless path to all class activities. It’s a creative way to group assignments,
lessons, readings, etc. making it much easier for students to navigate your course site. An interactive calendar is creating
by using “inter‐hyperlinks.” Inter‐hyperlinking is defined as linking from one area to another area within the same course
site. In order to do this in Blackboard, you must record the actual Web address of each area or document that you
would like to link to. Since documents and areas are embedded within a Blackboard course frame and are not easily
identifiable, you will need to copy each address individually.
Warning: Inter‐hyperlinks should be checked immediately after a Blackboard upgrade as some (if not all) are usually
broken and will need to be updated in the Word document.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN, open a new Word document and access your
Blackboard course site.
Step 1: In the Word document, type a heading. Next, insert a 1 x 2
TABLE (1 row and 2 columns). Decide how you want to categorize or
group your class activities. You could choose Weeks, Units, Dates or a
combination of
all. Click in the
first cell and type
the first category
or group.

2.
Step 2: Click in the
second cell and type
the Class Activities
for this period.
Step 3: Next, let’s copy the Web address of each activity from
Blackboard. Go to the first activity but DO NOT open it. Instead, right
mouse click on the actual link and select Copy Shortcut (depending on
your browser,
it might be
listed as Copy
Link Address).

3. Step 4: Return to the Word document. Highlight the text that this
copied address needs to be associated with and either use the Insert
menu to select [Hyper] Links or right mouse click on the highlighted text
and select Hyperlink.
Step 5:
Paste the
Address by
holding
down the
CTRL key
and
pressing V.
Click OK.

4. Step 6: It should look like the below. If so, you are ready to finish your
interactive calendar! To add additional rows, press the TAB key.
You should upload the document and test the inter‐hyperlinks after doing
at least two. You will upload as you normally would.
Questions? Send an email to the Blackboard administrators at
classes@emory.edu