Topic Overview

A number of the communication tools (discussion forums, blogs, journals, and wikis) allow instructors and students to upload file attachments, by using either the “Browse My Computer” button, or by using the "Attach File‟ option in the Visual Text Box Editor (VTBE).

Steps

Attaching Files Using the "Browse My Computer" Button

  1. Click the Browse My Computer button.
  2. From the File Upload dialog box, navigate to the location of the desired file. Click once to select the file name, and click Open.
  3. The file name will appear within the File Name box. Complete the process by Submitting the page.

Attaching Files Using the Visual Text Editor (VTBE)

Note: If the VTBE is turned off, it may be re-enabled by accessing the “Personal Information” link within the Tools module on the My Blackboard Homepage. Select the option: “Change Personal Settings” and select ON for the option “Text Editor On or Off”. Finally, click Submit to complete.

  1. Click the “Attach File” icon located on the VTBE toolbar (see screenshot next page). If only two toolbar rows appear, the 3rd row may be collapsed--expand it by clicking the small downward pointing arrow that appears at the extreme left side of the empty toolbar row.
  2. On the “Insert Content Link” screen, click the Browse My Computer button to locate and select the file. Click Open to add the file, keep the other default settings and click Submit.
  3. On the Add Content screen, click Submit again to return to the discussion posting.
  4. At this point, the VTBE should contain the link to the file attachment. To complete, click Submit.

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