File Manager - Windows XP (WebDAV)

Upload files with WebDAV (Win XP)

WebDAV allows you to connect to your course File Manager via My Network Places under My Computer and "drag and drop" files from your computer into your course File Manager.

Troubleshooting Tip: If you experience problems uploading or downloading files using WebDAV, try deleting your connection and then rebuilding it. If you continue to experience problems, try one of the other methods of managing files listed on this Web page.

• Login to your Blackboard Course
• Under the Build Tab, click on File Manager
• Click on the ActionLinks icon next to File Manager at the top center of your screen
• Select View WebDAV Info

• Press Ctrl-C to copy the WebDAV URL address displayed
  (Example: https://www.blackboard.uidaho.edu/webct/webdav/11111111/0000000001)
• Click OK to close the window.

• Go to your windows desktop, click on My Network Places.
  • Note: If My Network Places is not available on your Desktop, open My Computer, and select My Network Places form there.
    
• Select Add a network place.
  
  • Note: If you don't see the Network Tasks pane, press the Folders button.

• A wizard will pop up to guide you through the process of adding a new network place. Click Next.
  
• Select Choose another network location. Click Next.

• Press Ctrl-V to paste the WebDAV URL address you copied earlier.
• Click Next.

• Enter your Blackboard User Name and Password.
• Click OK.

• Enter a Title for your course.
• Click Next.

• Your course should now appear under My Network Places with the title you designated for it.
  
• Double click on your course site folder to Open it. This will display the File Manager content inside of your Course Site > Build Tab > Manage Files area.
• Now you may drag & drop files directly from the desktop into your course Manage Files area. Avoid using special characters ( @ # % & ; ) in file names.

• See the Learning Module or Course Content tutorial for further instruction on linking to your documents.
   

How to Link to your Files

Once files are uploaded into the File Manager, there are two primary ways to link to them for distribution to your students:

• Use a Course Content Folder as a container to display hyperlinks to uploaded files and Blackboard tools.
• Use a Learning Module as the container for links to uploaded files and Blackboard tools. The Learning Modules advantage is that student activity for these pages can be tracked.