Read a File Attached to a Discussion Message

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When a new message is posted on the Discussion Board, you are notified in the My Blackboard page. When you enter the course Homepage, you will see the new message Discussions icon Discussions.

1. To read a message, click on the Discussions icon Discussions(located in Course Tools).

2. Click on a topic name to enter that specific topic board. You will see the message threads with Subject, Messages, Author, and Date.
3. Next to a message, the attachment icon indicates that the message has files attached to the message.

4. Click on the message subject to open the message window.

5. Click the attached file name.

6. You may be prompted to open or save the file. Select Open to read the file. Select Save to save the file to your computer.

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