Acceptable File Types
Blackboard 7.x will allow you to attach any file — no matter its format — to a Blackboard content item. If a file format is recognized, the Blackboard 7.x server can communicate to your computer the appropriate application to use to open and display the file's contents when the user clicks on the link.
If you are using an Apple Macintosh computer, the MacOS uses its own file recognition scheme. The standard three-letter extensions will not be automatically added to the filename. Macintosh users will need to add these three-letter extensions to filenames in order for Blackboard to recognize the file's format.
Blackboard 7.x does recognize several hundred file formats, including all the standard Web formats, media formats, and office suites, but you may still occasionally encounter a file format it does not recognize. If a file format is not recognized or the appropriate application for displaying the file is not installed on the computer, you can still attach a file of that format. When the user clicks on the link, instead of the application being automatically launched, the user will be prompted to download the file.Important Note
Once an item or area is deleted from the Blackboard Course Shell it CANNOT be recovered.
It is important to understand that Blackboard 7.x is designed as a course management system, not as a primary authoring tool. You can deliver any kind of content through Blackboard 7.x, taking advantage of the security, authentication, integration with communication and collaboration tools, and integration with the My Institution portal and other services in the Blackboard 7.x environment.
Do not build all of your content in Blackboard 7.x itself. Use tools designed specifically for the authoring of content in various formats and upload that content into Blackboard 7.x for delivery. Common tools for authoring content include:- Word processors and document creation software
(Microsoft Word, Corel WordPerfect, Lotus WordPro, Adobe Acrobat, etc.) - Presentation/slideshow applications
(Microsoft PowerPoint, Lotus Freelance, etc.) - Spreadsheets
(Microsoft Excel, Lotus 1-2-3, etc.) - Web page authoring tools
(Macromedia Dreamweaver, Netscape Composer, Microsoft FrontPage, etc.) - Graphic/image creation and editing tools
(Adobe Photoshop, Jasc PaintShop Pro, etc.) - Video and audio editing tools
(Adobe Premiere, Apple iMovie, SonicFoundry SoundForge, etc. ) - Multimedia development tools
(Macromedia Flash, Macromedia Authorware, etc.)
Blackboard Accepts the Following File Types:
Extension |
File Type |
Files Associated With The File Type |
.aam |
Multimedia |
Macromedia Authorware plug-in |
.aiff |
Audio |
Audio Program |
.asf |
Multimedia |
Microsoft .NET Show |
.au |
Audio |
Real Audio Player |
.avi |
Video |
Video Player (not Macintosh Compatible) |
.doc |
Text |
Microsoft Word Or Other Word Processor |
.exe |
Executable |
Executable File |
.gif |
Image |
Graphics Program or Web Browser |
.html, .htm |
Web Page |
HTML editor or Web Browser |
.jpg, .jpeg |
Image |
Graphics program or Web Browser |
.jif |
Image |
Graphics program or Web Browser |
.mp3 |
Audio |
Audio Program |
.mpe |
Audio/Video |
Audio Program |
.mpg, .mpeg |
Image |
Graphics program or Web Browser |
.moov, movie |
Movie |
QuickTime movie |
.mov |
Video |
Movie or media player |
Text |
Adobe Acrobat Reader |
|
.png |
Image |
Portable Network Graphics |
.ppt, .pps |
Slide show |
Microsoft PowerPoint and PowerPoint Player |
.qt |
Movie |
QuickTime |
.ra |
Audio |
Real Audio Player |
.ram |
Video |
Real Audio Movie |
.rm |
Audio |
Audio Program |
.rtf |
Text |
Rich Text Format |
.swf |
Multimedia |
Macromedia Shockwave plug-in |
.tiff, .tif |
Image |
Graphics program of Web Browser |
.txt |
Text |
Text or HTML editor, word processor |
.wav |
Audio |
Audio program |
.wma |
Audio |
Audio program |
.wmf |
Graphic |
Microsoft Windows |
.wmv |
Media/Audio |
Microsoft Windows |
.wpd |
Text |
WordPerfect or other word processor |
.xls |
Spreadsheet |
Microsoft Excel |
.zip |
Text |
WinZip |
