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Folders can make it easier for you and your students to organize and
sort content and documents. You can combine content into categories using labeled folders.
Folders are commonly organized by content or by chronological order.
Examples by content include:
lecture notes, readings, PowerPoint
presentations, etc.
Examples by chronological order include: Week One, Week Two, etc.
Note: Items must be uploaded into each folder, using Add Item from the Control Panel; i.e., you cannot simply drag and drop items from one area of Blackboard into another.
From the Control Panel: 
- Click a selection from Content Areas
- Click Add Folder
 on the toolbar beneath the Content Area title.
- Under
 Folder Information enter the title of your new folder in the Name field.
- Enter optional information in the Text box area.
- Under
 Options
Make the content available:
Click No if you want your content hidden until a later time. You can change this setting at any time.
- Track number of views:
See how many times each individual views your content.
- Choose date and time restrictions:
Set specific periods that you will allow content to be available.
- Click Submit
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FAQs
Question: Can I move documents from one folder
to another?
Answer: Blackboard does not function like your
computer desktop where you can drag and drop documents from folder
to folder. Documents need to be uploaded directly to the specific
folder. You can copy documents from one folder to another, though.
Question: I have created folders but when my students
click on them they get a message saying Folder Empty. Why are my
students receiving this message?
Answer: This is a common problem due to the way
Blackboard creates folders. Instructors frequently place the material
in the folder description area, instead of actually in the folder.
Make sure that you use the text field shown when creating your folder
for just the folder description. Create the folder from the main
Content Areas page in the Control Panel, by clicking on the underlined
name of the folder. You will know you are inside the folder when
the heading says Location: folder name.
Question: Can I change the order of my folders?
Answer: Yes, Blackboard allows you to rearrange
any of the folders or documents after they have been created. You
will notice a numbered drop down menu next to each folder or item;
this drop down menu can be used to change the order of the items.
A good way to use this feature is to make new documents number one,
which places them at the top of the page. This will make it easier
to find documents because your most recent document will be the
first thing students see.
Question: Can I add folders into other folders?
Answer: Yes, once inside a folder you can choose
to add additional folders or any other type of content available
in Blackboard.
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