Blackboard Help » Blackboard Content Editor

⚡ Quick Steps

🔑 Log into Blackboard and open your course.
➕ Select Plus icon create a new content item.
✍️ Use the New Content Editor (Beta) toolbar to add and format content.
📎 Insert images, videos, links, files, or media as needed.
✅ Select Save when finished.

📖 Introduction

🎓 The New Content Editor (Beta) provides a modern and flexible way to create engaging course content in Blackboard.

📝 It works much like the classic editor: you can add and format text, attach files, and insert media, links, and tables.

🎨 The beta Content Editor doesn't yet support all classic Content Editor features. For a feature-by-feature comparison, refer to the Content Editor Comparison Table.

Open the New Content Editor

💡 Create a new Document:

1️⃣ On the Course Content page, select the plus sign to create new content and select Create.
2️⃣ In the panel that opens, select Document.
3️⃣ Select Content (Figure 1) and choose New editor BETA (Figure 2).

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Figure 2

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Convert existing content to the beta Content Editor

💡 You can convert content created with the classic Content Editor to the beta Content Editor.

On the Course Content page, select the plus sign to create new content and select Create.
In the panel that opens, select Document.
Select Content and choose New editor BETA.

💡 Add a content block to an existing Document:

On the Course Content page, select Edit from a Document's More options (...) menu.
Select the plus sign to add a content block.
Select Content and choose New editor BETA.

💡 Helpful Tips

Use headings consistently to improve navigation.
Keep paragraphs short and easy to scan.
Add media only where it supports learning outcomes.
Preview your content before making it available to students.

📚 Learn More

For full details on the New Content Editor (Beta), see the official Blackboard documentation:
📖 View the New Content Editor (Beta) Guide

💬 Need Help?

If you have any questions or experience issues while using the New Content Editor (Beta), please contact the Blackboard Support team (blackboard-support@westminster.ac.uk) for support.