CIRT, University of North Florida

What is the Visual Text Box Editor and how do I get it?

Blackboard now includes a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor. This makes it very simple to create formatted content in Blackboard. Using familiar tools, you can format text (color, font, etc) and paragraphs (indents, bullets, etc). You can even copy and paste text from Microsoft Word, and retain the formatting. The WYSIWYG Editor is available in most Blackboard text boxes.

The Visual Text Box Editor (WYSIWYG) is now cross-browser, cross-platform compliant.

Windows Compatibility:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
Mozilla Firefox 1.0
Netscape 8.0

Macintosh Compatibility:

Safari 2.0
Mozilla Firefox 1.0

To enable the WYSIWYG Text Box Editor, click on Personal Information on the Tools Menu of the My Institution tab:

Click Set Visual Text Box Editor Options:

Click Available then click Submit:

WYSIWYG