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title: "Adding a Course Banner"
type: "article"
space: "Blackboard Ultra"
author: "Anh Lam"
created: 2022-10-06T19:07:46Z
updated: 2024-10-28T01:36:47Z
tags: ["banner", "blackboard-ultra", "course-banner", "course-image", "setting-up-your-course", "teaching-and-learning", "teaching-and-learning-centre", "ultra"]
url: "https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/spaces/266/blackboard-ultra/articles/setting-up-your-course/15375/adding-a-course-banner"
---

# Adding a Course Banner

Adding a banner to your course is a great way to add visual flare.

![](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=lnWdpKpIwtg%2F5Re6lcxKiw%3D%3D)

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### Adding a Course Banner

1. Select **Edit display settings** from the **Details & Actions pane.** Course Image panel is displayed. **![](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=rha%2FoCCes2PBwdWq9mZeow%3D%3D)**
2. Select the **Image icon.**

    ![](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=npAEOe7UspyelmUpxk27UQ%3D%3D)

    1. Choose **Upload from Device**. **Note:** Image must be at least 1200 x 240 pixels. Images with text don’t scale well.

        ![](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=9gKHq7A2dtvzPrlEZTDjaw%3D%3D)
    2. Choose **Stock images from Unsplash**. **Note:** If you want to learn more about this option then check out [Choosing a Course Image \(Banner\)](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/spaces/266/blackboard-ultra/articles/artificial-intelligence-ai-design-assistant/20025/choosing-a-course-image-banner "Choosing a Course Image (Banner)").
3. Complete one of the following actions:

    - If the image is decorative, select **Mark as decorative.**Content marked as decorative won't provide descriptions to screen readers.

        ![](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=wjWj6y9J4HbxyK4WiSu6eg%3D%3D)
    - If the image is informative, input the description of the image into the **Alternative text** box.

        ![](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=hXfLakljmlWjS9DZJ%2B9e%2FQ%3D%3D)
4. Toggle the **Course Banner** **on/off** to display or hide the course image.

    ![](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=r58VBJla55XU5j3v%2FpQBgA%3D%3D)
5. Select **Save.**
![](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=bapgOgZbo7mLoPclLyQ96A%3D%3D)

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### Video

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### Additional Resources

- [Course Banner – Blackboard Help](https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Instructor/Ultra/Courses/Course_Banner)

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