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Uploading Multiple Files with WebDAV

WebDAV is a protocol that allows you to easily upload and download files with a drag and drop interface. Initially there are several steps to configure a WebDAV connection to Blackboard Vista but once set up, accessing files in a template or section is easy.

To create a WebDAV connection:

  1. Log into Blackboard Vista.
  2. Navigate to the template or section that contains your files.
  3. Click the File Manager link from Designer Tools on the left side of the screen.

    4. Vista File Manager

  4. Click the ActionLinks drop down under the File Manager heading and choose View WebDAV Info.

    5. Vista View WebDAV Info

  5. Copy (Ctrl + C) the information that appears. The text you are copying is a web address.
  6. From the Desktop of your computer, double-click My Network Places.

    7. My Network Places

  7. Double-click Add Network Place.

    8. Add Network Place

  8. Click Next on the wizard.
  9. Double-click Choose another network location.

    10. Choose another network location

  10. Paste (Ctrl + V) the WebDAV location you copied earlier from Vista into the Internet or network address box.

    11. Paste network location

  11. Click Next.
  12. Log in with your Vista username and password when prompted.
  13. Enter a name for the connection such as W131 Fall 08 Template.

    14. Enter a name for your connection

  14. Click Next and Finish.
  15. Log in again when prompted.

You now have a WebDAV connection established that will allow you to copy files to and from Vista, move files within Vista, etc.

WARNING: Moving or renaming files in Vista will break the links you have to these files.

At any point if you want to open this connection, double-click the My Network Places icon on your Desktop and double-click the connection you just created.

Open your connection