Blackboard Learn recognizes several file types by default. These files open directly in the browser or an associated application. If Blackboard Learn 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 | Audio program
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Slide show | 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® |
| wmv | Media/Audio | Microsoft® Windows® |
| wpd | Text | WordPerfect® or other word processor |
| xls, xlsx | Spreadsheet | Microsoft® Excel® |
| zip | Compressed package | WinZip® |
