Blackboard converts student submission to PDF

Modified on Thu, 9 Nov, 2023 at 10:00 AM

Issue:  My students submitted a Word doc, but Blackboard converts it to a PDF.  Some of the text is cut-off in the PDF.  I want to see the original submission.
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Video: Download assessment submissions explains how to download assessment submissions and what you can and cannot download in your course.


Download assessments

To accelerate your grading process, you can download individual students' assessment submissions and view them offline. You can download all or only selected submissions as a single ZIP file. Unzip or expand the file to view the contents. Each submission is saved as a separate file with each student's username.

You can't download group submissions or discussions.

Your TAs, Facilitators, and Graders are also allowed to download assessment submissions.

Items you can download from a submission:

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