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What is Blackboard Ally?

If your institution uses Blackboard Ally, you can use the tool to help ensure your course content is accessible to every student. Ally automatically scans your course content and performs steps to make files more accessible. Get started with Ally. In your course, find the file you want to improve.

What is the Browse Course and Browse Content Collection window?

The Browse Course and Browse Content Collection windows include tabs and functions so you can browse and search for files easily. A. Browse, Upload, and Advanced Search tabs: Browse for folders you have access to. If you have Course Files, you only have access to the files for the course you're in.

How to select where files are downloaded?

In most browsers, you can select where the files that you open in courses are downloaded. For example, in Chrome, navigate to Settings > Advanced > Downloads. You can select the location for file downloads and choose if you want the browser to ask each time. In Safari, you have the same capabilities.

How to determine where images appear in relation to text?

You can determine where images appear in relation to your text. You can place the cursor where you want the image to be placed and select the Add Content icon. In the new window, choose one of the Common Tools or Additional Tools available according to the content type you are creating, then browse for the image file.

Can you drag a folder of files?

If your browser allows, you can also drag a folder of files. The files upload individually. If the browser doesn't allow you to submit after you upload a folder, select Do not attach in the folder's row to remove it. You can drag the files individually and submit again.

What are the formats for embedding images?

The supported formats for embedding images are PNG, GIF, JPG, SVG, BMP and ICO. For audio they are MP3 and WAV, and for video they are MP4 and MOV. You can also add social media from other websites to your content. These social media elements that appear in a course are called "mashups.".

Can you add videos to a course?

You can add files, images, audio, and video when you create content in your course. For example, in discussions, you can browse for a media clip from your computer or your course's file repository: Course Files or the Content Collection.