Introduction
Zoom will not be available in your Blackboard course until you either add it to the Course Menu or add it to a Content Area.
This document will provide you with a brief overview of how to add the Zoom integration to your Blackboard course using both methods …
Add Zoom to Your Course Menu
Step 1.
Click on the + button at the top of your Course Menu
![Blackboard Course Menu - Tool Link](https://servicecenter.ric.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=a31833d8-290b-4448-97fa-a5c2f0053b00.png)
Step 2.
Select the Tool Link item …
![Blackboard Course Menu - Add Tool Link](https://servicecenter.ric.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=ffb07811-90ac-4865-b6bf-aa40c8db9d60.png)
Add Zoom to a Blackboard Content Area
In addition to adding Zoom to your Course Menu, you can also add it to any Content Area. The steps are as follows:
Step 1.
Navigate to the Content Area where you want to deploy the Zoom LTI. Select the Zoom LTI menu item from the menu Tools Menu > More Tools > Zoom LTI
![Tools Menu - More Tools - Zoom LTI](https://servicecenter.ric.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=858410ee-b1cc-4889-9900-0da85a99c9a9.png)
Step 2.
The Zoom LTI is added to the Content Area along with any folders or documents that you have included …
![Zoom LTI in Content Area](https://servicecenter.ric.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=ec8d6721-3a1b-4745-9965-d27c1678ed56.png)
Open the Zoom LTI
Step 1.
Click on the Zoom link that you added to your Course Menu or Content Area
![Zoom LTI in Course Menu](https://servicecenter.ric.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=ff19c61a-4423-41fa-b0c3-a4f1a16d9c83.png)
Step 2.
The Zoom LTI now opens in your Blackboard course
![Zoom LTI integration](https://servicecenter.ric.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=d99e84fe-7468-455f-971c-3f0d3e7928bb.png)