Blackboard is multi-brand, meaning that we can create different customizations for colors and logos and associate them with roles and/or URLs, allowing:

• Users with different roles to see the same information on the campus with a different design
• Users who access through different URLs to see the same information with a different design.

The option for brands with several different access URLs also allows us to have different login pages for each URL. This means that, if we access through http://farmacia.micampus.es we will see certain colors and styles, and if we access through http://pedagogia.micampus.es we will see others.

Brands allow us to use:

• different colors
• different logos
• different institution pages
• different login pages (only when using brands associated with URLs).

This is the list of actions to take to create a complete custom brand:

• Create a brand
• Customize the colors
• Customize the logos
• Customize the institution page
• Create a specific login page

Creating a brand

A secondary brand can have one or several elements the same as the main brand. We will check the20"Customize box only for what we are going to edit.

To create the brand, go to Admin Panel > The Ultra Experience and here > Brands and click Create a new brand.

If the same brand will be visible from several URLs, you can add more by clicking Add another host name.

The format in which the name and identifier will be displayed within the courses can also be selected here. If you want the course IDs to be displayed along with the name, choose that option from the dropdown.

Next, check the Customize box for the parts you want to be different from the system's main brand. This will make the corresponding part editable.

Customizing colors

Under Theme selection, click Customize colors. Fill in the RGB code in the box provided, or select the color from the color range.

You can see the different possible combinations by checking the boxes Fill basic navigation and/or Fill logo background.

When you find the mode you like best, click Save and confirm the change.

Customizing logos

In the brand, you will find space for two logos, which do not have to be the same. The first will be used on the login page. A size of 200x200 px or larger is recommended. As you can see, square.

The second is placed at the top of the navigation menu. The minimum recommended size for this logo is 102 x 68 px, so it should be rectangular. We recommend that it does not have a margin around it, as it will appear very small once placed in its location if it does.

You just need to upload the images in each of the boxes, and for the navigation logo, fill in the title, alternative text, and URL where users will be directed when they click on it.

The institution page

The institution page is customizable by brand, so that it is different from the main institution page. Check the Customize box. Also, if you want this brand not to have an institution page but your main brand does: simply do not add anything to it and it will not be visible.

The login page

If you want a specific login page for this URL, you will need to check the Customize box and, after building your login page, upload it using the Upload button.

You can download a "clean" template to work on from Download template

When you finish setting up each part, remember to Save. The brand will be immediately visible to all users specified by URL/role.