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The Blackboard Manual

Student Preview Mode

You can check what your students have access to and can actually see on your course by using the Student Preview mode. Any content you have hidden, or set to release by date, grade or group - as well as any empty pages will not be visible with Student Preview mode active. Student Preview mode also allows you to test Blackboard's interactive tools as a student. This includes taking tests and surveys, enrolling in groups, and receiving grades and feedback.

Change a setting

Activate Student Preview mode

To activate Student Preview mode:

  1. Click the Student Preview mode button
    The button to the top right of the page, to the left of the edit mode button
  2. You can now access the course as a student
    Preview mode is switched on when you can view the yellow banner at the top of the page and the confirmation text
  3. Click the Exit Preview button to return to the normal Instructor mode
  4. Leave the Delete preview user and all data option selected if you do not need to retain anything from the current session. Select Keep the preview user and all data if you need to keep grades and assignment feedback to review in the grade center, or keep any entries you have made as the test user on blogs, journals or wikis.
    Click Remember this choice and do not ask me again, to save the chosen option as default