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Printing Course Content Pages - Printing "Frames"

The content in Blackboard appears in a "frame" which includes the blue navigation buttons at the left of the screen. Sometimes, problems crop up when printing within frames. Resolving these problems typically requires selecting the frame vs. the content area to "show" Blackboard what to print.
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  1. Position your mouse point somewhere in the text you want to print, then click once.
  2. Either:
    • Click the Print icon on the browser's toolbar or
    • Go to the File menu, choose Print.
  3. Click OK.
  1. Position your mouse point somewhere in the text you want to print, then click once.
  2. Either:
    • Click the Print icon on the browser's toolbar or
    • Go to the File menu, choose Print.
  3. Click OK.

Note: If you are having trouble printing PDF or other files in Blackboard, it's sometimes best to save 
the document to your computer and then open and print it outside of Blackboard.

Printing Discussion Forum Messages

Typically, you print a single forum posting using the technique above. However, if you want to print multiple messages, all at one time, you have to collect them first.

Using the flagging/collecting technique, described here, allows you to do just that!

Acknowledgement: Adapted from a document originally created by UNC's ITS Teaching and Learning Center.

Bobby WorldWide Approved 508
11/25/05

Alexander Graham Bell Association | UNC-CH Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences

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