Improvement to rendering of uploaded files - 3900.110

Impact: Instructors, Students 

Instructors and students

Files uploaded by instructors to Blackboard now retain their original formatting and characteristics wherever instructors can upload files. Previously, formatting changes may have displayed with uploaded files, such as PowerPoints or Excel worksheets. With improved rendering, students can view files in their original format, leading to a better overall user experience.

This improvement is now available in both test/stage and production environments for Ultra and Original courses.

Image 1. A student's view of a Document, where an embedded PowerPoint slide displays next to a text block.

A student's view of a Document, with a PowerPoint slide displayed beside a greeting to the class

Administrators 

Availability: Available for all Ultra courses. 

Activation: None needed. 

Configuration: None needed.

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