Blackboard has a calendar feature which may be accessed via the Global Navigation menu.
You can choose whether you wish to have your calendar represented using the Gregorian calendar, the Hijiri Calendar, or a mix of both.Ā You may also choose on which day the week should appear to begin in your calendar. Ā The Hijiri CalendarĀ implementation uses the Umm al-Qura algorithm for date calculation.
- From within Blackboard click on the My University of Southampton tab and choose Personal Information from the Tools box on the left.
- Choose Change Personal Settings
- Select which calendar you prefer. The options are:
- Gregorian only
- Gregorian-formatted with Hirji date conversion in parentheses
- Hijri only
- Hijri-formatted with Gregorian date conversion in parentheses
- Select on which day you would like your personal calendarās week to begin, the options are Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.
- Click on Submit to finish.
Below are examples of the different calendar options.Ā Sunday has been set as a personal starting day of the week, and the four calendar options are shown.
![Gregorian only](https://generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk/elearn/wp-content/blogs.dir/sites/64/2016/05/calselect-greg_onlyi.png)
![Gregorian-formatted with Hirji date conversion in parentheses](https://generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk/elearn/wp-content/blogs.dir/sites/64/2016/05/calselect-greg_with_hirji.png)
![Hijri only](https://generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk/elearn/wp-content/blogs.dir/sites/64/2016/05/calselect-hirji_only.png)
![Hijri-formatted with Gregorian date conversion in parentheses](https://generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk/elearn/wp-content/blogs.dir/sites/64/2016/05/calselect-hirji_withgreg.png)