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Copying Content From One Section To Another

To copy content from one section to another in Blackboard Vista, use the following steps. Please make sure you have the CRN handy for the section that contains your course content.

  1. Log in to eLearning.
  2. Click the link to the section that currently contains the content you want to copy.
  3. In the upper right corner of the screen, look for the name of the course. It will either be a 5 digit CRN or an 8 digit cross-list code. You will need this to proceed.

    4. Screen capture of the CRNScreen capture of the XLST code

  4. Return to your My Blackboard home page by clicking the My Blackboard link.
  5. Click the link to the new, blank section. (The section that will receive the content from a previous semester.)
  6. Choose Copy content from another course from the Assign Course Content screen and click Continue. If you do not see this screen and are instead taken into the section, it means you have previously entered the section. If you want to have the section erased so you can start over, you will need to contact the Help Desk with your section name.

    7. Screen capture of the copy content screen

  7. You will see a list of sections to which you have designer access.
  8. Select the section (using the CRN or cross-list code obtained above) containing the content you want copied and click Continue. Sections are displayed 10 per page so you may need to go to successive pages to find your section.

    9. Screen capture of your section

  9. Content will be copied from one section to the other and you will be taken into the section to view the content.