Blackboard Tutorials: Add an Image File

This tutorial assumes that you already have the image as a file on your computer.

1. Click on the Control Panel button in the navigation frame of your course Web site.
2. Go to the "Content Areas" section and select the area that you wish to contain the file.
3. Use buttons running along the top under the horizontal bar either to add the image directly to this level ("Add Item") or to create a folder that will contain the item ("Add Folder").
4. To add the image at this level, click on the "Add Item" button.
5. Complete the details in the form that loads: in Section 1, Content Information, specify the name of the item, provide its description or additional information, in the Text field.
6. Section 2 of the form lets you attach a file, such as your image, and display it as part of the Web page.
7. Click on the "Browse" button in section 2 and select the file containing the image you want to attach from your hard drive.
8. Click on the menu labelled "Special Action" (it will say "Create a link to this file" by default) and choose the option titled "Display media file within the page".
9. Click the "Submit" button at the bottom of the page, and then "OK" to confirm your action.
10. In the File Options screen that comes up, choose the display and positioning options, provide an alternate text for this image and then click "Submit".
11. Click "OK" when the next screen with your imbedded image comes up. This will take you back to the content area where you started from.