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Explanation
In the case that a graded activity requires a written response, Blackboard Ultra provides a small variety of tools to assist you in formatting your write-up. This article serves as a guide to using the writing tools and accessing written assignments
How to Access
Locate your assignment, assessment, discussion, or journal of choice and click on it. You will be shown a table on the right side of your screen displaying a general overview of the graded activity. While the appearance of this box may change depending on the type of activity, you will have an option to begin the attempt at the bottom of this panel.
Here, you will be shown the instructions and/or questions. If this is a written assignment, you will see a blank white box. Click on the white box to review your options. Once you have typed your response, click the “Submit” button in the bottom right corner of the screen.
Note that your work automatically saves. This means that you may leave and return to your draft as needed, so long as you do so before the due date.
Tool Functions
Below are the functions of each of the tools in the textbox toolbar.
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Function
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Text Style
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The user may select between title, header, subheader, and paragraph text. The default text used is “Paragraph”.
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Font
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Displays a variety of fonts. The default font used is Open Sans.
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Font Size
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Displays a selection of font sizes ranging from 10 to 48. The default font size is 14.
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Color Picker
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The user may change the text color to their choice. The default text color is black.
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Bold, Italic, and Underline
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Allows the user to Bold, Italicize, or underline their text.
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Text Options
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Opens a submenu containing the following options: Strikethrough, Superscript, Subscript, and Code Snippet.
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Text option: Strikethrough
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Adds this effect to selected text.
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Text option: Superscript
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Toggle this option to make selected text appear slightly above your regular text.
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Text option: Subscript
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Toggle this option to make selected text appear slightly below your regular text.
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Text option: Code Snippet
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Include selected computer code.
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Create or Edit Table
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Used to edit or insert a table.
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Alignment Options
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Allows the user to align their text to the left, right, center, or justify.
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Lists (Menu)
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Creates a second tab displaying the following options: Bulleted list, numbered list, Line-height options, Left-to-right direction, and Right-to left direction.
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Bulleted List
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Create a list that uses bullet points
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Numbered List
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Create a numbered list
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Line-Height Options
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Select from the following spacing options: Single, 1.15, 1.5 (default), and Double.
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Left-to-Right Directions
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Your created list begins on the left side of the text area.
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Right-to-Left Directions
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Your created list begins on the right side of the text area.
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Undo
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Deletes the last action performed.
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Clear format
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Reset the text to the default format. This tool does not delete text.
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Link
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Creates a hyperlink for selected text.
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Attachment
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Allows the user to attach a file from their computer storage. See the linked article for further details.
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Insert Content
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Displays a drop-down menu where the user may choose from a variety of items.
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