Frameset Overview
The Blackboard 6TM learning environment includes a header frame with images and buttons customized by the institution and tabs that navigate to different areas within Blackboard 6. Clicking on a tab will open that area in the content frame. Web pages containing specific content, features, functions, and tools are accessed from the tab areas.
Header Frame
The header frame contains a customizable institution image, e-commerce space (if enabled), and navigation buttons that allow the user to access the institution home page, access Blackboard 5 help, and logoff of Blackboard 5. It also contains tabs that navigate to different areas within Blackboard 5.
Content Frame
This frame is currently showing the My Blackboard web page.
The content frame always contains one of the following pages:
Tab area: The area that appears in the content frame when a tab is clicked. Tab areas hold broad information and allow the user to access Web pages containing specific content and features.
Web page: A Web page appears in the content frame when accessed through one of the navigational tools described below. Web pages contain specific content or features and originate from tab areas.
Help
Detailed help documentation explaining this frameset may be found at http://support.blackboard.com/docs/html/bb5-LevelOne-Student/HTMLBb5_Student_Manual_Level_2/Blackboard_5_Overview.htm
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