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Cyber Duck Media 3

This document provides instructions for linking files located on a media server to a Blackboard course in two parts. Part I explains how to create a new web link to a file on the media server. Part II describes how to edit existing Blackboard content to convert an uploaded file to a linked file on the media server. The process involves opening Cyberduck and Blackboard side-by-side, copying the file URL from Cyberduck, and pasting it into the appropriate URL field in Blackboard.

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Cyber Duck Media 3

This document provides instructions for linking files located on a media server to a Blackboard course in two parts. Part I explains how to create a new web link to a file on the media server. Part II describes how to edit existing Blackboard content to convert an uploaded file to a linked file on the media server. The process involves opening Cyberduck and Blackboard side-by-side, copying the file URL from Cyberduck, and pasting it into the appropriate URL field in Blackboard.

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Cyberduck/ Media Server Linking Files to Blackboard

Description In this tutorial, you will learn how to link files that are located on the Media server (via
Cyberduck) to your Blackboard course.
Part I Linking Files to Blackboard
1. Access your Blackboard course
2. Access Cyberduck, keep both Blackboard and Cyberduck open side-by-side
3. Go to a Content area within your Blackboard course
4. Click Build Content
5. Select Web Link
6. Give the link a name
7. Move to your other window to work in Cyberduck
8. Locate the file to which you want to create a Blackboard link
9. Right click on this file
10. Select Copy URL
11. Select HTTP URL (the link has copied to your clipboard)
12. Now move back to your Blackboard window
13. Paste the URL in the URL box
14. Submit
Part II Edit Existing Blackboard Content Containing Uploaded Files
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Access your Blackboard course


Access Cyberduck, keep both Blackboard and Cyberduck open side-by-side
Go to a Content Item that contains an uploaded file that you want to convert to a link
Click on the Action Link to the right of the item name and select Edit
Move to your other window to work in Cyberduck
Locate the file to which you want to create a Blackboard link
Right click on this file
Select Copy URL
Select HTTP URL (the link has copied to your clipboard)
Now move back to your Blackboard window

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In the items Visual Text Box Editor (description area), type the name of your file
Highlight this name
Click on the Globe icon in the Visual Text Box Editor menu
Paste the URL that you copied to your clipboard (paste over the existing http:// that is in the
box you dont want this to appear twice in the URL)
15. Add a title for Accessibility purposes; if someone is using a screen reader, this file will be
identified
16. Before submitting, scroll down and mark the existing uploaded file for removal
17. Submit

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