Blackboard Tutorials Center for Learning Technologies Old Dominion University
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Step 1.
In the Control Panel, click Export Course

Step 2.
Click the Export Button

Step 3.
To export all content areas, click Content. Otherwise, select only the content areas you want to export.

Step 4.
Continue selecting the tools and settings you want to export.

Step 5.
When you are finished selecting content ares, tools, and settings to export, click Submit. You will be prompted that an email will be sent when the export process is complete.

Step 6.
Example of email from "bbadmin" indicating Export is completed.

Step 7.
AFTER you receive the email from "bbadmin" that your export process is complete, return to the control panel and click Export Course again.

Step 8.
Now you will see a new export file to save to your local computer to use in another course or courses. NOTE: The file name begins with "ExportFile" and contains the course ID, then ends with a date and time stamp showing the year, month, day, hour, minutes, and seconds. In this example, the export file was created for ECI 304 on March 7 at 7:28:04 in the morning.

Step 9.
Right-Click the link and select the option to Save the target. Then browse to a location of your choice on your local computer to save the file for future use.

Step 10.
After you have saved the Export File you can click OK to return to the course site, or you can exit Blackboard.