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Important Blackboard and Office 2007 Information

Office 2007, by default saves files in an incompatible format that cannot be opened by Office 2003. Office 2003 is currently GRCC's standard and is used by the majority of faculty. Please save your files to RTF format or to native 2003 format before submitting files to your instructor.

Assignments

Tip Sheet

Accessing & Submitting Assignments
Learn how to access & submit assignments for your classes.

Accessing & Submitting SafeAssignments
Learn how to access & submit Safeassignments for your classes.

Assessments

Tip Sheet

Successfully Submitting Assessments
Learn tips to successfully take an online exam, or quiz.

Communication

Tip Sheet

Email - Sending & Forwarding Course Emails
Learn how to email instructors, classmates, or groups within your course.

Learn how to forward your email from your campus account to a personal account.

Discussion Board - Accessing Course Discussion Boards
Learn how to access the discussion board for the class you are participating in.

Discussion Board - Posting & Replying to Threads
Learn how to post & reply to messages in your course discussion board.

Pronto! - How to Download and Install
Pronto! is an instant messaging tool that works with Blackboard. You can instant message with friends and your instructor!

Sign Up for TXT Messaging
 Receive Important Campus Announcements on your Cell Phone!

Groups - Exchanging Files with Groups
Learn how to share files within a group.

Tools

Tip Sheet

Digital Drop Box - Overview
Learn how to store and exchange files with instructors with the digital drop box.

Journal LX - Overview
Learn how to use Journal LX. (Complete Manual)


Gradebook

Tip Sheet

Viewing Blackboard Grades
Learn how to view your grades in Blackboard.

Browser Configuration

Tip Sheet

Configuring and Troubleshooting your Browser
Learn how to modify and change your browser settings for Blackboard.

Note: For the best performance and use of Blackboard, we highly recommend using Mozilla Firefox.

External Applications

Tip Sheet

CourseFeed
A tip sheet about CourseFeed, an external Facebook application.

Tip Sheets Index
Top FAQs
Problem

In Blackboard, students using IE8 may encounter a problem with timed tests, whereby the test timer covers the submit button.

Solution

Before beginning a test, students should check their browser version. If the browser is Internet Explorer 8, then we recommend taking one of the following actions BEFORE beginning a test on Blackboard.

Option 1: Use a different web browser

We recommend using Firefox with Blackboard. Firefox is an excellent, secure web browser that is FREE and is easy to download and install. To get Firefox, click here.

Option 2: Enable Compatibility View in Internet Explorer 8

Microsoft recommends enabling "Compatibility View" for specific Web sites that are not displayed correctly or that are not working correctly with IE8.

If you want to use IE8, follow these steps to enable Compatibility View in IE:

* Using IE8, log in to Blackboard.
* Click the Compatibility View button located to the right of the address bar, and next to the Refresh button.
* Log out of Blackboard.
* Exit Internet Explorer completely.
* Restart Internet Explorer 8, log in to Blackboard, and continue as normal.

More information on the Compatibility View is available here.
New Student Tools!
  • Download Blackboard Backpack
    This "opt-in" software allows students to download and annotate course materials, access course tasks, calendar events, and gradebook information with their personal laptop or computer.
  • Pronto! - How to Download and Install
    Pronto! is an instant messaging tool that works with Blackboard. You can instant message with friends and your instructor!
  • Blackboard Scholar
    Save your bookmarks online, discover new resources, tag and categorize your web research. Click the Scholar tab after logging into Blackboard to create your account.
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Updated on 26-MAY-09
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