The Blackboard Grade Center benefits from having a lot of vertical screen space in which to display rows of students. The web browser uses a lot of that space with tool bars, address bars, and other bars. In Windows, you can temporarily reclaim that space by going into FullScreen mode. In both Internet Explorer and Firefox (Windows only), press F11 to go into FullScreen mode. Pressing F11 again to exit FullScreen and go back to normal.
Using FullScreen can easily display an extra 6-7 students on your screen. For people with limited resolution monitors such as netbook computers, FullScreen is essential for successfully using the Grade Center.
Regular view
FullScreen view