Have you ever found content in your course that was difficult to read, or you wish came in a different format? A software called Blackboard Ally creates alternative formats of your course content that you can download directly from your course. 

Ally creates these alternative formats:

• OCR PDF (for scanned documents)
• Tagged PDF (currently for Word, Powerpoint and OpenOffice/LibreOffice files)
• Semantic HTML
• Audio
• ePub
• Electronic Braille
• Translated Version
• BeeLine Reader

Alternative formats aren't just for a select group of students. Alternative formats benefit everyone and anyone can use them. For example, maybe you have a lot of course material to read and get eye strain, or maybe you are an auditory learner. Download the MP3 audio file instead. These formats are made available with the original file. 

To access alternative format in your Learn Ultra course, locate the content you wish to view and open it.

Alternative formats can then be accessed by clicking on the Alternative Formats (the A) button at the top of the page.

You will now see a list of alternative formats available for the selected class document.

1. Select the format you wish to use.
2. Click on the Download button at the bottom of the page to save the alternative format to your computer.

Alternative formats for attached files can be accessed by clicking the Alternative Formats (A) button to the right of the file name.

You will now see a list of alternative formats available for the selected class document.

1. Select the format you wish to use.
2. Click on the Download button at the bottom of the page to save the alternative format to your computer.