Overwriting Files

This guide will demonstrate how to overwrite existing files with updated versions.

Accessing the Course Content Collection

Image of the control panel with the following annotations: 1.Click on Content Collection.2.Select the course ID of the current course listed beneath the Content Collection header.

To access the course content collection, go to the Blackboard Control Panel:

  1. Click on Content Collection.
  2. Select the course ID of the current course listed beneath the Content Collection header.

 

Overwriting a File, Part 1

Image of the course content screen with an arrow pointing to the chevron to the right of the file name with instructions to click on the chevron to the right of the file name.  A menu is shown on screen with the Overwrite File option outlined with a red circle with an arrow pointing to it with instructions to click on Overwrite File.

You will now see a screen labeled Course Content.  To edit the settings for a file, locate the file you wish to overwrite and hover over the file name.  Click the chevron button that appears to the right of the file name and select Overwrite File from the menu.

Overwriting a File, Part 2

Image of the Overwrite File screen with the following annotations: 1.File: Click on the Choose File button to upload a file2.Click the Submit button to upload the selected file.

You will now see a screen labeled Overwrite File:

  1. File: Click on the Choose File button to upload a file
  2. Click the Submit button to upload the selected file.

Confirmation

Image of the green confirmation banner with text reading Success: Item Overwritten.

The selected file will now be overwritten.  At the top of the screen, a green banner will appear indicating the overwrite was successful.