When attaching files to assignment submissions, Blackboard will open certain file types within the browser for you to view.
Blackboard provides the following list of recognized attachment file types:
| Extension | File Type | Programs Associated with the File Type |
|---|---|---|
| AAM | Multimedia | Macromedia® Authorware® plug-in
The AAM file is the starting point for a series of files that must be enclosed in a ZIP file. |
| AIFF | Audio | AIFF is an uncompressed audio format. AIFF files tend to be large. |
| ASF | Multimedia | Microsoft® .NET™ Show
ASF files can contain audio, video, images, and text. |
| AU | Audio | Real Audio Player™ |
| AVI | Video | Video player – Windows only |
| DOC, DOCX | Text | Microsoft® Word – word processor |
| EXE | Executable | Executable files are applications. Some network security policies and firewalls might prohibit users from downloading executable files. |
| 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 |
| MP4 | Video | Video player |
| MPE | Audio/Video | Audio program |
| MPG, MPEG | Video | Video player |
| MOOV, MOVIE | Movie | QuickTime® movie |
| MOV | Video | Movie or media player |
| NUMBERS | Spreadsheet | Apple Numbers® |
| Text | Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® | |
| PNG | Image | Graphics editor or web browser |
| PPT, PPTX, PPS | Slideshow | Microsoft® PowerPoint®, PowerPoint Player® |
| QT | Movie | QuickTime® |
| RA | Audio | Real Audio Player™ |
| RAM | Video | Real Audio Movie™ |
| RM | Audio | Audio program |
| RTF | Text | Word processor |
| SWF | Multimedia | Macromedia® Shockwave® plug-in |
| TIFF, TIF | Image | Graphics program or web browser |
| TXT | Text | Text or HTML editor, word processor |
| WAV | Audio | Audio program |
| WMA | Audio | Audio program |
| WMF | Graphic | Microsoft® Windows® |
| XLS, XLSX | Spreadsheet | Microsoft® Excel® |
| ZIP | Compressed package | WinZip® |
Any file it does not recognize can still be downloaded and opened offline using any native applications installed on your computer.
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