Using Blackboard Ally to Convert Files to Accessible Format

1. Access the Blackboard Ally File Transformer. The accessible file formats they offer are: OCRed PDF, Tagged PDF, Audio, HTML, Electronic braille, ePub, and Beeline Reader.
2. On the main page, drag or upload a file to convert to a different, accessible format. Note: Supported file formats to upload are: PDF, DOC, DOCX, PPT, PPTX, and HTML.
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3. In this example, we will Browse for a file. Choose the desired file, and click Open.
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4. Type in your Institution, in this case "Colorado Community College System," and check the "I'm not a robot" CAPTCHA. Click Transform my file.
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5. Choose which alternative file format you would like to convert to. Select the file type and click Download.
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6. After your file has downloaded, open it to see it in the new format. In this case I converted a PDF to an HTML file.
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