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BLLACKBOA
ARD COLLLABORA
ATE LAU
UNCHER About th
he Blackboard Collabo
orate Launccher The Blackboard Collaborate Launcher is a utility for Windowss and Mac thaat provides a convenient and reliable w
way for you to
o launch your Blackboard C
Collaborate w
web conferenccing sessions and recordin
ngs. When you
u click a sessio
on or recording link, Blackkboard Collabborate checks to see if you have the launcher iinstalled. If yo
ou don't have
e the launche
er installed, yoou shall be prrompted to download it.
Section A: Install th
he Window
ws Launcherr Use the fo
ollowing steps to download and install the Blackboaard Collaboraate Launcher: 1. Log in
nto Blackboarrd and access your course. 2. In the
e course menu, click “Toolss”. Then clickk Blackboard CCollaborate to begin installing the Blackboard Collab
borate launch
her. 3. Click ““Join Room”.. Academic Computingg Center ‐ Blackboard Su
upport 1
eady installed
d the launche
er continue foollowing thesee instructionss. 4. If you have not alre
If you
u have already installed th
he Blackboard
d Collaboratee Launcher, skip the next ssteps in Sectiion A and ggo to Section B. 5.
A po
op‐up window
w reminds you
u to install the
e launcher. C lick “Downlo
oad Launcher”” 6. The fo
ollowing dialo
og box will ap
ppear on yourr screen. Clickk “Save”. pen the .colla b file, do nott do so until yyou have instaalled Note: If your browsser also prompts you to op
uncher. the lau
 Firefox promp
F
pts you to savve the Windo
ows installer B
Blackboard Co
ollaborate Laauncher‐Win..msi Save the file. S
The default ssave location is your browsser's Downloaads library. O
Open the Downloads lib
D
brary and, wh
hen the down
nload is compplete, open th
he file to startt the Blackboaard Collaborate s
C
etup wizard. Academicc Computing C
Center ‐ Blackkboard Suppo
ort 2

Chrome prom
C
mpts you to saave the Windows installer Blackboard C
Collaborate LLauncher‐Win
n.msi Save the file. S
The default ssave location is your Downnloads folder.. In the bottom‐left cornerr of your browser
y
r window, Chrrome shows yyou the progrress of the do
ownload. Wheen the download is complete, cclick the down
nloaded file tto start the Bllackboard Collaborate setu
up wizard. 
Internet Explo
orer prompts you to run or save the Wiindows installler Blackboard Collaboratte Launcher‐Win
L
n.msi. Click R
Run to start th
he Blackboardd Collaboratee setup wizard
d. 7. In the
e next screen,, click “OK” to
o run the installer. ollowing wind
dow will appe
ear on your sccreen. Click “O
OK” to open the “meetingg.collab” file with 8. The fo
the Bllackboard Co
ollaborate Lau
uncher. Academicc Computing C
Center ‐ Blackkboard Suppo
ort 3
Blackboard Co
ollaborate Launcher Setup
p Wizard will appear 9. The B
Section B: Already installed th
he Launche
er? 1. If the B
Blackboard Co
ollaborate Laauncher‐Win..msi has alreaady been dow
wnloaded, Collaborate willl automatically run w
when joining aa Collaborate meeting. 2. Click th
he button “Jo
oin Room” 3. A file n
named “meetting.collab” should downlo
oad to your c omputer. Selecting or run
nning this file will automatically start the Blackboard Collaboratte Launcher aand connect yyou to the meeeting. ‐ Firefoxx prompts you
u to open the
e “meeting.co
ollab” file. Clicck OK. Academicc Computing C
Center ‐ Blackkboard Suppo
ort 4
et Explorer prrompts you to
o run or save the “meetingg.collab” file. Click Open. ‐ Interne
he Blackboard Collaborate
e Launcher Se
etup Wizard w
will appear 4. Th
Note: App
parent first tiime user: Eve
en if you alreaady installed the launcher, you may bee treated as aa "first time
e user" and b
be prompted to download
d the launcheer. This can haappen if you cleared yourr cache and
d cookies lastt time you exxited your bro
owser, use seecure or privaate browsing,, or use a different browser. Different browsers handle this scen
nario differen
ntly and the b
behavior of eeach browserr may vary dependin
ng on how you
u configured your browse
er settings. Academicc Computing C
Center ‐ Blackkboard Suppo
ort 5