How to Change the Course Banner in Ultra

How to Change the Course Banner in Ultra

How to Change the Course Banner in Ultra

  1. Go to the courses section in your Blackboard account.

  2. Click on the course that you would like to change the banner of.

  3. Once you have entered the course, click on the text that says, “Edit display settings”, under the Course Image section that exist on the right side of the webpage.

  4. Once you have clicked on “Edit display settings”, a new panel will appear on the right side of the webpage.

  5. Make sure that the “Course Banner” has been turned on.

  6. To add or change the course banner image, click on the image icon in the upper right corner.

  7. Now a popup window will appear. Click on the dropdown to decide if you want to upload a photo or use an image from Unsplash.

  8. If you are uploading your own photo, use the “Upload from Device” option, and click the “Upload file” button. / If you are going to use a stock image – skip to step 18.

  9. Once you click the “Upload file” button, the browser will open a file explorer window. From here navigate to the picture that you would like to set as the course image.

  10. Click on the image that you would like to use, and then click on the “Open” button.

  11. Once the picture has been added, the pop-up window will appear with the picture in it.

  12. Now you will need to click on the “Next” button at the bottom of the window.

  13. You will now need to choose what part of the image you want to have viewed in the course banner.

  14. After the changes have been made, click on the “Save” button.

  15. After the changes have been saved, a preview will appear in the side panel and the pop up window will disappear.

  16. Now it is time to click on the “Save” button at the bottom right of the side panel.

  17. Now that the “Save” button has been clicked, the course banner will now appear at the top of the page.

  18. If you are going to use a stock image as the course banner, click on the stock image option.

  19. Once the Unsplash option has been selected, several images will appear based on what the AI thinks you are searching for.

  20. You can replace what the AI searches for with your own search terms. To do this, enter what you would like to search for in the search bar. Click on the search button when you are ready to search for pictures.

  21. New images will appear that match your search terms.

  22. Click on the image that you would like to use as the banner image and click on the next button.

  23. Once the picture has been added, the pop-up window will appear with the picture in it.

  24. You can now make adjustments to the image for the banner.

  25. Once the adjustments have been made, click on the “Save” button on the bottom right of the pop-up window.

  26. After the changes have been saved, a preview will appear in the side panel and the pop up window will disappear.

  27. Now it is time to click on the “Save” button at the bottom right of the side panel.
  28. Now that the “Save” button has been clicked, the course banner will now appear at the top of the page.



    • Related Articles

    • How to Use an Ultra Document

      The documents tool within Blackboard Ultra is another way to add content to your course. Other than text, and images, Ultra documents also allow for uploading documents through cloud storage services, and other features. Another new feature is the ...
    • How to Create a Discussion in Ultra

      Once you have selected the course that you would like to add the discussion to in Ultra, navigate to the area within your content where you want the discussion to appear. Now that you are in the area where you want the discussion to appear, you will ...
    • How to copy course content from one Blackboard Ultra course to another Ultra course

      From Ultra to Ultra: Starting in the course that you would like to copy into, click on the three horizontal black dots that are located near the top right side of the window, right underneath the course image. From the dropdown menu click on the ...
    • How to Copy Course Content from a Blackboard Original Course to a Blackboard Ultra Course

      From Original to Ultra: From the Blackboard landing page, navigate to the course that you would like to copy. Within the course, scroll down the page until you reach the "Course Management" section. Within the "Course Management" you will need to ...
    • Guide to Course Content

      Guide to Course Content Once you have entered the course, it is important that you get familiar with the links on the Course Menu, and what those links give you access to. Content Students will find the bulk of the material that they will need to ...