How do I view Microsoft Word documents in Blackboard?
Word Viewer 2003 will let you view, print and copy Word documents, even if you don’t have Word installed. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=95E24C87-8732-48D5-8689-AB826E7B8FDF&displaylang=en An alternative would be to convert Word documents to a format people who do not have Word can read, such as Rich Text Format (RTF). To save a Word document as an RTF file, click “Save As…” and in the “Save as Type:” pull-down menu select “Rich Text Format (*.rtf)”.