Part I
Step 1: Open http://word2cleanhtml.com in an internet browser (IE, Firefox, Safari, etc)
Step 2: Open the Microsoft file (.DOC, .XLS, .PPT, etc) with text that needs to be copied into an HTML file in Blackboard
Step 3: Hold Crtl-A (PC) or Command-A (Mac) to select all text
Step 4: Hold Crtl-C (PC) or Command-C (Mac) to copy all text
Step 5: Hold Crtl-V (PC) or Command-V (Mac) to paste all text into http://word2cleanhtml.com
Step 6: Click on the “Convert to clean HTML” button
Step 7: Select the “Copy HTML to clipboard” option
Part II
Step 1: Locate the HTML file in Blackboard
Step 2: Hover over the title of the file and click on the action link item (circle) that appears to the right
Step 3: Select “Edit in Blackboard”
Step 4: In the Visual Text Box Editor (VTBE), click on the “HTML” button
Step 5: Highlight and delete all the text between the “<body>” and “</body>” tags
Step 6: Paste the new text from word2cleanhtml.com between the <body></body> tags by holding Crtl-V (PC) or Command-V (Mac)
Step 7: Click on the “Update” button
Step 8: Click on the “Submit” button