If you encounter error messages when copying and pasting from Word into Blackboard content areas, such as Journals, Assignments, Blogs, etc, it may be because Blackboard is having difficulty with the document formatting. To avoid the formatting issues, you can remove the formatting and reformat it with the options in the editor.
To remove the Word formatting after you paste the text in the editor, select all the text and select the Remove Formatting icon. Only use this option if you understand that all formatting will be removed. All bullets, numbered lists, indentations, line spacing, centered text, and font formatting and sizing will be removed.
Or, before you add your text in the editor, you can paste it into an offline simple text editor, such as Notepad or TextEdit, and clear the formatting. Then, you can paste the text into the editor and format it as you want.
For additional information, see the following Blackboard Help article for Formatting Text Within Blackboard.