3.b - Changing Your Personal Settings

There are a number of things that you can change in your Personal Profile on Blackboard. If you want to change any of these options, you can visit the "Personal Information" on the "Tools" area of the Home Page.

This will open the Personal Information screen:

Here is a short description about each of these options and what they mean to you. If you want to change any of the options, click on the option and follow the on-screen steps to change your Personal Information:

Edit Personal Information - Use this option to change your name, birthdate, address, phone and other contact information. This information is important to keep up to date, since this is the information that your online instructors will use to make contact with you.
Change Password - Use this option to change your Blackboard Password. Please be aware that changing your password through this option ONLY changes your Blackboard Password, and does not change your password for other NSU Resources such as WebMail, Library, VPN, etc. If you need to change all of your passwords, please visit the Microcomputing Services Center on the 3rd Floor of the NET Building, visit a Computer Lab attendant at any on-campus computer lab, or send an email to help@nsuok.edu.
Set CD-ROM Drive - Use this option to tell Blackboard where your CD-ROM Drive is located on your computer. This option is primarily ONLY needed when an instructor delivers offline material distributed on CD-ROM media.
Set Privacy Options - This option allows you to specify whether you want your information made visible on Blackboard. Please note: if you turn this option off, your Instructor(s) will NOT be able to view your contact information! If your instructor is unable to view your contact information, you may miss out on important announcements and information from your instructors!
Set Visual Text Box Editor Options - This option allows you to specify if you want to use the "Visual Text Box Editor" in Blackboard. This option only works for those who use Microsoft Internet Explorer. Normally, you will leave this option "ON" unless you are having difficulty posting information onto the Blackboard Server.
Set Local - Allows you to specify a default Language. Currently, Blackboard at NSU only officially supports American English as the default Language.

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