Blackboard: Guest Access in a Course
Allow Guest Access to Course
- Under the course Control Panel, expand the Customization section
- Click "Guest and Observer Access"
![Guest and Observer Access button from the course Control Panel](/cms4/asset/99BEFFB8-CF73-AB94-C5490DDB9DCA32F6/guest_and_observer_access_from_control_panel[1559317850].jpg)
- Select "Yes" next to Allow Guests
- Click "Submit"
![Guest Access Option set to yes](/cms4/asset/99BEFFB8-CF73-AB94-C5490DDB9DCA32F6/guest_access_option[1559317852].jpg)
Allow Guest Access to Content Areas
- Open the menu for a content area by clicking the arrow to the right of the name
- Click "Permit Guests"
![Content Area Menu with permit guests option](/cms4/asset/99BEFFB8-CF73-AB94-C5490DDB9DCA32F6/guest_access_to_content_area[1559317849].jpg)
Tools Unavailable to Guests
The following list includes tools that are unavailable to guests in a course.
- Tests
- Blogs
- Discussion Boards
- Groups
- Journals
- Grades
- Roster
- Rubrics
- Tasks