View Multimedia InstructionCopy Answer from a MS Word file and Post it on a Discussion Forum
When you need a good amount of time to answer discussion questions, we highly recommend you compose your answer in MS Word and save a Word file on your computer. Then copy your answer from MS Word to a Discussion Forum. This tutorial shows you how to copy your answer from a Word file to a discussion forum.
1. Click on Discussions link on Course Menu.
2. Click on the Forum Title to enter the forum. Your professor may set up the form to allow students to post a message first before you see others' messages.
3. Click on Create Thread to open the message window.
4. Enter the message subject line in Subject box.5. Minimize the Blackboard window, locate your Word file. Double click on the file to open. Highlight your answer, select Copy.. You may also use CRTL and C keys on your keyboard to copy the text.
6. Go back to Blackboard by clicking on the Blackboard tab. Go to the Message box. Right-click on the Message box and select Paste. You may also use CRTL + V keys on your keyboard to paste the text. Click on Remove Formatting when prompted.
7. Click on Submit. Your message will be displayed as the first message.
8. To read the message you just posted, click on the Subject of the message.