Provide Mail in Main Menu (and Other Tools)

The “Messages” tool is used to communicate internally within a Blackboard course.  You can add this tool, and others, in the main menu by following these steps:

1. Inside your course, make sure edit mode is ON.

2. Click the blue plus at the top left, and select Create Tool Link.

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3. Type the name of the tool you wish to be displayed to the students in the left menu. For example, “Course Email.”

4. From the drop-down menu, select Messages.

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5. Place a checkmark beside Available to Users.

6. Click Submit.

Now you should have a main menu link to the messages tool.

Follow the same steps for any other tool you wish to add to the main menu, including common tools such as:
- Student Grades
- Announcements
- Calendar