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Important information related to the Visual Text Box Editor in Blackboard and users of Internet Explorer 7.

January 22, 2007 | In Service Notices , Bug/Problem
Blackboard users using Internet Explorer 7 must add the Blackboard server to their list of trusted sites. If not, the Visual Text Box Editor will not function correctly. The formatting and content controls will appear, but the text box itself will appear broken.

Resolution:

Follow these steps to add the Blackboard server to the list of trusted sites.

1. Login to the blackboard.unc.edu and navigate to a page that uses the Visual Text Box Editor.
2. If the Blackboard server is not in the list of Trusted Sites (a red circle icon) or Internet (a globe icon) appears, double-click the Status Bar where the Restricted Sites or the Internet icon appears. The Internet Security Properties box will open.
3. Click on the Trusted Sites icon under the Select a zone to view or change security settings heading. Click Sites to open the Trusted Sites box.
4. The URL for the Blackboard server (blackboard.unc.edu) should appear in the Add this website to the zone field. If not, enter the URL in the field: https://blackboard.unc.edu
5. Click Add.
6. Click Close.
7. Click OK on the Internet Security Properties box.
8. Refresh the page.
9. A message may appear in the Internet Explorer Information Bar: "This website wants to run the following add-on: 'Microsoft (R) Dynamic HTML Editing Control' from 'Microsoft Corporation'. If you trust the website and the add-on and want to allow it to run, click here..."
10. Click the message and select Run ActiveX Control from the context menu.
11. Click Run in the Security Warning box.
12. The Visual Text Box Editor is now configured to operate correctly within this browser.

Note that the Windows Vista operating system has not yet been certified or deemed to be compatible with Blackboard.

Important: information related to Course Statistics for the Fall 2006 semester will be deleted from the system on February 5th, 2007.

January 22, 2007 | In Service Notices , Upgrade/Maintenance Period
If you use Course Statistics and Content Tracking as an instructor, please make sure to check or download the statistics data related to the Fall 2006 semester by Monday, February 5th. On this date all the statistics related to the Fall 2006 semester will be deleted in order to perform necessary maintenance in the system. This will not require the Blackboard system to be out of service.

To download your course statistics follow these directions:

1. From in the Control Panel of your course, click Course Statistics (in the Assessment section).
2. Select the report type, time period and users for your search, and click Submit.
3. On the Course Statistics page click Export Data.
4. Save the file on your computer. The file is saved with the extension .csv, which can be opened with programs MS Excel.

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