Submitting Assignments
Instructors may require you to submit papers electronically through special assignment links in your Blackboard course. To submit an assignment, review the steps outlined below. If you experience a technical problem when submitting an assignment, contact your instructor immediately and review the Assignment Troubleshooting Tips.
Step 1 - Create a Document
In an online course, your instructor may collect assignments through submission links located in your course in Blackboard. This requires you to create documents in a word processing program, such as Microsoft Word, Mac Pages, or Google Docs. If you will be using a Chromebook, see these instructions.
Follow these guidelines to ensure that your file can be opened by your instructor!
File Format and Extension - Save or export your document as a DOCX, PPTX, XLSX, or PDF file. This ensures that your instructor will be able to open your file and that the file will load in the assignment's document preview window. Example: asterisk-annie-assignment1.docx
File Name - Give your document a specific name that includes your name and assignment information. The filename must be less than 72 characters long and not include blank spaces or special characters. Example: asterisk-annie-assignment1.docx.
File Size Limit - Blackboard will not accept files larger than 250 MB. If your file is larger than this, please compress your file or use Google Drive to host and share files by link:
Step 2 - Submit the Assignment
Review the Guide to Submitting Assignments and watch the provided video to learn the submission process. The process is similar to sending an e-mail with an attached file.
Your instructor will tell you if your submission will be scanned for originality using SafeAssign Plagiarism Tools.
Step 3 - Check My Grades
Once you have submitted your assignment, check your course's My Grades tool to verify that the assignment was received by your course's Grade Center.
If your instructor has added annotations to a document through Bb Annotate, you may download the annotations to view offline.