Downloading the Grade Center for each class will let you save a record of grades when the Blackboard classes are deleted.  Blackboard is a course management system, not a storage area for grades.  It’s wise to download your Grade Center prior to dropping students, at midterm and finally at the end of each semester.  To download your grade center:

1. Scroll to the right of your Grade Center and click on Work Offline then Download



2. This will open a page where you’ll make some choices.  You can download the Full Grade Center for a permanent record of your class, or you can download Selected Columns, or download User Information Only.
   
3. Under Options, the default Delimiter Type is Tab, which works with Excel.  You can leave the default.  Include Hidden Information will download columns and users you have hidden from view.
   
4. The Save Location area allows you to designate where you want the file to be saved.  You can save it to My Computer, or to your Content Collection.
5. Click Submit to open the next screen which contains a DOWNLOAD button
6. Click the DOWNLOAD button, choose where you want your files saved, click SAVE
7. You should now be able to open the .xls Grade Center file using Excel

To download this tutorial, click here: BB91 GC Downloading Grades!