how to attach word document blackboard

by Nyasia Littel 8 min read

Some instructors ask students to paste the text of a document directly into Blackboard and this can cause formatting problems because of the differences between Blackboard and Microsoft Word (and other word processing programs). To paste text from Word to Blackboard: Copy the text from Word; Click the Mashup icon in Blackboard and select “Paste from Word.”

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So once you click. This you can go in and attach. A file that you want to attach. And you'll just goMoreSo once you click. This you can go in and attach. A file that you want to attach. And you'll just go to the location of where the file is located. And you'll hit submit.

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Video instructions

If you have to paste text into Blackboard from a Microsoft Word document see this great video posted by UTC:#N#http://youtu.be/HzlPtQydvM4

Written instructions

Missouri State has some good written instructions here:#N#How to paste from Microsoft Word to Blackboard

Using older versions of Blackboard

If your school is using an older version of Blackboard or has not installed the tools described in the above instructions see these older video instructions from bossier parish community college.#N#Using Text Editor to format a Word document for use in Blackboard

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