Text Documents

Most assignments will ask you to write a response, document, or essay. These can be done in Microsoft Word (or WordPad on Windows and TextEdit on Mac devices).

Once you’ve completed the document, save it in an easy-to-remember location by going to File → Save As. You can save it as a Word Document (.docx file) or a PDF Document (.pdf file), unless your instructor requires one or the other. We recommend submitting a PDF Document whenever the option is available. PDF Documents cannot be easily edited or modified and have a greater range of compatibility.

In Microsoft Word, to save the document as a PDF, press Ctrl+P (or click on File → Print in the top ribbon). Select Microsoft Print to PDF then select Print.

Save the file(s) to an easy-to-remember location.

Once you’ve saved the file, follow Submitting Assignments to learn how to submit it to an Assignment in Brightspace.