One of the easiest and quickest ways to make a banner for your Blackboard course is to create it in Powerpoint. Follow the steps below to create a banner and upload it to your Blackboard course.

Create a Banner with PowerPoint

1. Open PowerPoint.

2. Go to the Design tab and click on Page Setup.
   
   

3. In the dropdown menu of Slides Sized for, select Banner. It will automatically set the width to 8 inches by 1 inch. You can adjust the size if you want to make the banner larger.  Once you set the size, click OK.
   
   
   
   
4. You can add text, pictures and/or themes to create your banner. To add an image you have saved for a banner, click Picture on the Insert tab in Powerpoint and then browse for the JPG or GIF file you want to use for the banner.
   
5. Once you are finished, go the Microsoft Button and select Save As > Other Formats.
   
   
6. Type the filename and change the save type as JPG. It will ask if you want to save just this slide: click Yes.

7.  Now, you can upload this banner to any project you want. Here is an example of a course banner:

    
   

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