Inline File Rendering

Watch the how-to video

Movie camera symbol depicting a link to an instructional video.

Instructors can edit the settings of attached files to allow students to view them in the course window without downloading them first. Currently, this feature is available in Assessments, Documents, and the Course Content stream. It is unavailable in Discussions and Journals.

Select one of the options below to see step-by-step instructions for inline file rendering:

Assessments (Tests or Assignments)

1. Within an Assessment (assignment or test), navigate to the Content and Settings tab and click the purple plus sign:

Red arrow pointing to the add content plus sign.

2. Select “Add local file" from the dropdown menu:

Red arrow pointing to the add local file option.

3. After you select a file from your local machine, the “Edit File Options” window will appear. Optionally, change the name of the file under “Display Name”:

Box called edit file options. A blank space that says display name above and a space where you can put in the name of the file.

4. Click one of the three radial buttons to specify the file options available to students. By default, “View and download” is selected:

File options: View and download. View only. Download only. View and download is the option chosen in this image.

5. Click “Save” in the Edit File Options window:

Option to save file. Save button is highlighted in red.

6. Click “Save” again under the file title to attach it to the assessment:

Option to save the file with a red arrow pointing to the save button.

Documents

1. Within a Blackboard Document, navigate to the Content tab and click “Add Content”:

Red arrow pointing to the add content option in the sample document feature of Blackboard.

2. Select the paper clip in the toolbar of the content editor to attach a file from your local machine:

A red arrow pointing to the attachment paper clip option.

3. After you select a file from your local machine, the “Edit File Options” window will appear. Optionally, change the name of the file under “Display Name”:

Edit file options. Display name has the title of the file being save underneath it.

4. Click one of the three radial buttons to specify the file options available to students. By default, “View and download” is selected:

File options: View and download. View only. Download only. View and download is the option chosen in this image.

5. Click “Save” in the Edit File Options window:

Option to save file. Save button is highlighted in red.

6. Click “Save” again under the content editor to attach the file to the Blackboard Document:

Red arrow pointing to the save option for the file being uploaded to the course.

Course Content Page

1. On the Course Content page, click the purple plus sign and select “Upload” to attach a file from your local machine:

Red arrow pointing to the create content plus sign.

2. After you select a file from your local machine, the “Edit File Options” window will appear. Optionally, change the name of the file under “Display Name”:

Edit file options. Display name has the title of the file being save underneath it.

3. Click one of the three radial buttons to specify the file options available to students. By default, “View and download” is selected:

 File options: View and download. View only. Download only. View and download is the option chosen in this image.

4. Click “Save” in the Edit File Options window:

Option to save file. Save button is highlighted in red.

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