Visibility Settings of Modules and Topics

Relevant to: faculty and staff

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Introduction

Content items (e.g. an assignment, a discussion, an HTML page) in Brightspace have a few different visibility options. This article looks at how to manually hide and unhide content items, as well as how to configure visibility using release conditions. This article covers using dates in release conditions.

Manually Hide/unhide a Content Item from the Edit Menu

  1. Open the "Edit" menu of the topic or module you want to hide.
  2. Select Hide from Users.

Manually Hide/unhide a Content Item Using the Visibility Icon

  1. Select the Visibility icon (looks like an eye) for the topic or module.
  2. Click the Visibility toggle that appears to allow you to change between Visible and Hidden.

Configure Release Conditions for a Module

  1. Select the module name from the Table of Contents navigation menu along the left-hand side of the screen.
  2. Select Add dates and restrictions... option to open the editor.
  3. Select the Add start date, Add due date, Add end date, and/or the Create button to open a dialog box for additional Condition Type and Details.
  4. Enter the time and date restriction desired by either using the calendar and dropdown selectors, or by entering text. For any date type,& both a date and a time are required. Click the Create button.
  5. Choose whether access to the module is dependent on meeting all or any of your conditions.
  6. Click the Update button. Select the Update button to apply the selected date restrictions. Any dates set will be displayed below their respective module title in the Table of Contents. If a module is selected, all set dates will be displayed beneath the module title on the page.

Configure Release Conditions for a Topic

  1. Open the activity or resource that is having a release condition added.
  2. Click Add dates and restrictions... option to open the editor.
  3. Select the Add start date, Add due date, Add end date, and/or the Create button to open a dialog box for additional Condition Type and Details.
  4. Click the Create button.
  5. Choose whether access to the module is dependent on meeting all or any of your conditions.
    • Optional: click Manage Exemptions if a specified user should have different conditions set. Select their name and click the Exempt or Unexempt buttons as needed.
  6. Click the Update button.

Reuse Release Conditions

  1. Open the module, activity, or resource that is having a condition added.
  2. Click Add dates and restrictions... option to open the editor.
  3. Click the Browse, button then select a condition.
    • Tip: to narrow the list of conditions, choose the tool the condition is based on from the View Conditions for drop-down list.
  4. Click the Attach option.
  5. Choose whether access to the module is dependent on meeting all or any of your conditions.
  6. Click the Update button.

Delete Release Conditions

  1. Open the module, activity, or resource that is having a condition removed.
  2. Click Add dates and restrictions... option to open the editor.
  3. Select the Delete icon (looks like an X) next to the condition that needs to be removed.
  4. Click the Update button.
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