FACULTY: Disable ALLY for items in Blackboard

Summary

How to disable or enable alternate formats (Ally) download features from items in Blackboard Ultra

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ALLY is built into Ultra on an institution wide level.

To disable ALLY:

  1. Click the ALLY icon next to any item you want to switch-off. 

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  1. The Download alternative formats box will appear. Click the drop-down arrow near the top.
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  2. Select ‘"disable alternative formats for this file."
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  3. The ALLY window will now change, and alternative formats are now disabled.
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  4. If you want to turn ALLY back on for documents, click the ALLY logo next to them an de-select "enable for this item."
     

Additional Resources:

  • To learn more about using ALLY in Blackboard, check out this Blackboard Help article.

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Article ID: 152696
Created
Fri 6/30/23 5:06 PM
Modified
Thu 4/17/25 12:24 PM