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Archive for May, 2008

Tuesday Tip: preparing for Blackboard 8.0

Posted by Jay Savage on 15th May 2008

Over the Summer, Fordham will be upgrading to Blackboard Learning System 8.0. you can get a leg up on the new system–including the enhanced grade book–by taking a look at the Faculty Release Notes: https://behind.blackboard.com/s/sysadminas/refcenter/docs/details.BbDocumentID=3226&pid=100&rid=5759&dt=

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Participate in a PDF review…without Acrobat professional

Posted by Jay Savage on 7th May 2008

A common misconception we encounter in the FTC is that one needs Acrobat Professional to comment on or review a PDF. That is simply not the case. If someone sends you a PDF that has been properly review-enabled, you can add your comments and edits using any recent version (7 or 8) of the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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