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Multimedia Files
File Attachments may be added to different places in a course, for example, to an Item or to an Assignment. Files can be added to the Text Box Editor as well. Please see the Blackboard Help on Text Box Editors.
The following types of files are recognized and supported by Blackboard 7 for display within a Content Area.
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EXTENSION
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FILE TYPE
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Program Associated With File
Type
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| .aam | Multimedia | Macromedia Authorware |
| .aiff | Audio | Audio Program |
| .asf | Multimedia | Microsoft .Net Show |
| .au | Audio | Real Player Audio |
| .avi | Video | Video player (not Mac compatible) |
| .doc | Text | Microsoft Word or other word processor |
| .exe | Executable | Executable file |
| .gif | Image | Graphics program or web browser |
| .htm, .html | 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 |
| .mpe | Audio | Audio program |
| .mpg, .mpeg | Image | Graphics program or web browser |
| .moov, movie | Movie | QuickTime |
| .mov | Video | Movie or media player |
| Text | Adobe Acrobat Reader | |
| .png | Image | Portable Network Graphics |
| .ppt, .pps | Slide Show | Microsoft Powerpoint or Powerpoint Player |
| .qt | Movie | QuickTime |
| .ra | Audio | Real Audio Player |
| .ram | Video | Real Audio Movie |
| .rm | Audio | Audio program |
| .rtf | Text | Rich Text Format |
| .swf | Multimedia | Macromedia Shockwave |
| .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 |
| .wmv | Media/Audio | Microsoft Windows |
| .wpd | Text | Word Perfect or other word processor |
| .xlx | Spreadsheet | Microsoft Excel |
| .zip | Text | WinZip |