Replacement strings in Brightspace courses

Instructors use replacement strings in Brightspace courses to customize and personalize the text used in certain Brightspace course tools. When the instructor enters a predefined code referring to a specific variable (e.g., {FirstName}) in the appropriate location in the text, Brightspace will display the text with that student's value inserted. For example, "Nice job {FirstName}!" would be displayed as "Nice job Ken!" for Ken and "Nice job Susan!" for Susan.

Where can replacement strings be used?

Replacement strings can be added whenever an instructor adds text using the Brightspace HTML Editor. They are particularly useful when using the tools below. There are tool-specific limitations, however.

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• Personalize Brightspace announcements using replacement strings
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External links

• Automatically customize course content using replace strings

 

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