Topic Overview

To collaborate in Microsoft Word, you can share documents via Blackboard through links and embed codes.

Steps

• Sign in to the Microsoft Portal using your Syracuse University account (netID)@syr.edu

• On the left-hand side menu, select the Microsoft Word icon.

• Create a Microsoft Word document or upload one from your desktop.

• Once the document has been created, select the Share option in the upper right-hand corner.

• Set your sharing availability and viewing/editing options and select Apply

• Copy the link

• In Blackboard, go to the content area where you want to share the document and select Build Content → Web Link

• Name the Web Link then paste the URL into the link. (Optional: you can leave instructions in the text editor for the students to click on the title)

• Click Submit and your link will be created in your class

• To embed the document in the class, in the Microsoft Document, select File → Share → Embed

• In the Embed screen, select Copy

• Go to the Web Link you created and select Edit from the dropdown next to the title

• In the text editor, select the Source Code Icon <>.

• Paste the Embed Code into the Source Code Menu then select Save

• You can now resize the Word Doc in the editor using the blue squares in the corners

• Select Submit and you will see the image of the Word Doc.

• If you open the Word Doc, you can select Edit from the Upper right-hand corner and start editing in real-time or open it in your Word desktop app.

Sources and Relevant Links

Sample: http://its.syr.edu