{"id":1296,"date":"2020-11-03T16:41:16","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T16:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/?p=1296"},"modified":"2021-04-28T11:16:49","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T10:16:49","slug":"an-updated-content-editor-for-blackboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/2020\/11\/03\/an-updated-content-editor-for-blackboard\/","title":{"rendered":"An Updated Content Editor for Blackboard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On November 5th, 2020 Blackboard is rolling out an update to the Content Editor (aka WYSIWYG editor). This is the primary input method in Blackboard.<\/p>\n<p>This is what it looks like:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1297\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2020\/11\/new-blackboard-content-editor.png\" alt=\"The new Blackboard Content Editor\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>There are several enhancements and features we would like to highlight and we hope you find useful:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1302\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2020\/11\/plus.png\" alt=\"Add Content icon\" width=\"22\" height=\"23\"> The Power of Plus<\/p>\n<p>One easy menu for adding content from your computer, cloud storage, or integrated tool. The Content Editor will automatically recognize the kinds of files you add.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1301\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2020\/11\/devices.png\" alt=\"Better for all devices icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"19\"> Better for All Devices<\/p>\n<p>The editor is better suited for all devices\u2014small screen or big. Pop-ups are gone for a better mobile experience.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1298\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2020\/11\/accessability.png\" alt=\"Accessibility icon\" width=\"23\" height=\"22\"> Improved Accessibility<\/p>\n<p>The editor is more accessible, and a new accessibility checker helps authors make content more accessible.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1300\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2020\/11\/copy-and-paste.png\" alt=\"copy and paste icon\" width=\"26\" height=\"25\"> Better Copy and Paste<\/p>\n<p>Pasting content from Word, Excel, and websites is even better. You can choose to remove extra HTML but retain basic formatting.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1303\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2020\/11\/simple-embed.png\" alt=\"simple embed icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"22\"> Simple Embed<\/p>\n<p>When pasting links to websites such as YouTube, Vimeo, and Dailymotion, the videos are automatically embedded for inline playback. Other sites including The New York Times, WordPress, SlideShare and Facebook will embed summary previews.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1299\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/files\/2020\/11\/code.png\" alt=\"Display Computer Code icon\" width=\"25\" height=\"23\"> Display Computer Code<\/p>\n<p>Authors can now share formatted computer code snippets, super handy for computer science classes and coding clubs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please see the link below for a guide which gives a comparison and breakdown of functions. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/e-learning\/2020\/11\/03\/an-updated-content-editor-for-blackboard\/contenteditor3900-detailedcomparison\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1321\">Content Editor Functions Comparison<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On November 5th, 2020 Blackboard is rolling out an update to the Content Editor (aka WYSIWYG editor). 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