The system recognizes several file types by default. These files open directly in the browser or an associated application. If the system doesn't recognize the file type, users can download the attached file and open it on their computers.
| 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. If your institution uses a newer version of Blackboard Learn, you may not be able to upload files of this type. Contact your administrator for help. |
| 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® |
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