Saving Files to Your Computer or Storage Device

There are MANY documents and other files in Blackboard courses that you may wish to save to your computer or other storage device. If you just click on an underlined file name, it may open within Blackboard, open in a new window, or prompt you whether to save or open (depends on the configuration of your computer).  Some files, especially PowerPoint files, may open blank if you do not save them first.

The steps below should work to SAVE a document regardless of the computer configurations. To stay organized, create a folder on your computer or storage device for each of the courses you are taking. 

1. Right click the file name.
2. Click Save Target As...
3. Locate where you want to save the document in the Save in drop down box.
4. Click Save.
5. Open the file as you would any other saved file.

If you are on campus or in Blackboard through the My Course Software tab of My CVTC, you will also have access to your personal CVTC Network Drive (N Drive).