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Using the Digital Drop Box

(Students)

The Digital Drop Box can be used to turn in papers and other documents electronically. Students can share their papers with classmates, and faculty members can return papers with comments typed on the documents themselves.

Some notes about the Digital Drop Box:

Students and instructors access the Digital Drop Box differently.
For students to be able to user the Drop Box, the Tools area must be enabled. If you don't see a button labeled Tools on the left side of your screen, ask your instructor.
Adding an item to the Drop Box does not automatically send it.
While you are supposedly able to add comments on the "Send File" screen, these comments don't seem to come through properly. This is a bug.

To access the Digital Drop Box:

Log onto Blackboard at http://bb.elmhurst.edu.
Under Courses in which you are participating,click the link of the desired course.
Click the "Tools" button, located to the left of the screen.
Click the link Digital Drop Box.

To add a file:

Click the "Add File" button.
Type the "Title" of the item you are adding.
Click the "Browse" button to select the file to add to the Drop Box.
Type any "Comments" as desired.
Click the "Submit" button.
You will see a message alerting you to the fact that adding a file does not send it to a user. Click the "OK" button to proceed.
You should then receive a Success receipt.
Click the “OK” button.
You can delete items that have been added to the Drop Box but have not yet been sent. Once an item is sent, if cannot be retrieved. Therefore, it's a good idea to make sure you've selected the right item before you commit to sending it.

To send a file to your instructor:

Click the "Send File" button.
Click the down-arrow to select a file that is already added to the Drop Box, or upload a new file by following steps 2-4 in "To add a file," above.
Click the "Submit" button.
You should then receive a Success receipt.
Click the "OK" button.
Once a file has been sent, it cannot be retrieved or deleted.

To receive a file sent to you:

Open the Digital Drop Box.
Click on the hyperlinked name of the file. The file will then open up in a program such as Word, PowerPoint, or Netscape (depending on what kind of document you were sent).

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