1. Open Respondus 4.0 on your computer.
![Respondus 4.0 icon Respondus 4.0 icon](https://educationaldevelopment.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/57/2023/05/Publishing_Respondus_Files_to_Blackboard-5-01.jpeg)
2. On the Respondus home page, Blackboard should be displayed in the Current Personality drop-down box.
![On Respondus Start page the current Presonality should display Backboard On Respondus Start page the current Presonality should display Backboard](https://educationaldevelopment.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/57/2023/05/Publishing_Respondus_Files_to_Blackboard-6-02.jpeg)
3. Click the Open button to open a Respondus file.
![On the Start page select the Open button. On the Start page select the Open button.](https://educationaldevelopment.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/57/2023/05/Publishing_Respondus_Files_to_Blackboard-7-03.jpeg)
4. Select the desired file and click Open.
![Select the desired file and click Open. Select the desired file and click Open.](https://educationaldevelopment.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/57/2023/05/Publishing_Respondus_Files_to_Blackboard-8-04.jpeg)
5. The Edit page displays. Click the Preview + Publish tab.
![Go to Preview + Publish Tab Go to Preview + Publish Tab](https://educationaldevelopment.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/57/2023/05/Publishing_Respondus_Files_to_Blackboard-14-05.jpeg)
6. On the Preview + Publish tab, make sure Preview is selected on the left-hand menu, then click Preview the File.
![Select Preview and use the Preview the file button. Select Preview and use the Preview the file button.](https://educationaldevelopment.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/57/2023/05/Publishing_Respondus_Files_to_Blackboard-15-06.jpeg)
7. Each question will preview. Click Modify Item to edit or click Close.
![Preview questions. Use Modify Item or Close. Preview questions. Use Modify Item or Close.](https://educationaldevelopment.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/57/2023/05/Publishing_Respondus_Files_to_Blackboard-16-07.jpeg)
8. On the Preview + Publish tab, make sure Publish to Blackboard is selected on the left-hand menu, then click Publish Wizard.
![On the Publish to Blackboard option use Publish Wizard button. On the Publish to Blackboard option use Publish Wizard button.](https://educationaldevelopment.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/57/2023/05/Publishing_Respondus_Files_to_Blackboard-17-08.jpeg)
9. In the Publish Wizard window, select to publish to a single course or multiple courses.
Choose the server you added when you set up Respondus to publish to Blackboard. Refer to the related step-by-step if needed.
Click the Next button to connect to server.
![On the Publish Wizard select a server and click Next. On the Publish Wizard select a server and click Next.](https://educationaldevelopment.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/57/2023/05/Publishing_Respondus_Files_to_Blackboard-27-09.jpeg)
10. Click OK to login to Blackboard.
![Click OK on the Log into Blackboard window. Click OK on the Log into Blackboard window.](https://educationaldevelopment.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/57/2023/05/Publishing_Respondus_Files_to_Blackboard-28-10.jpeg)
11. Use the red button to log in. After you logged in, close the window by using Close After Login.
![Use the red button to log in and Close after login. Use the red button to log in and Close after login.](https://educationaldevelopment.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/57/2023/05/Publishing_Respondus_Files_to_Blackboard-33-11.jpeg)
Note: You need to be enrolled as an instructor in the course. Edit mode must be ON in your Blackboard course.
12. From the Choose Course to publish to drop-down menu, select the destination course.
![Choose a course to publish. Choose a course to publish.](https://educationaldevelopment.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/57/2023/05/Publishing_Respondus_Files_to_Blackboard-34-12.jpeg)
13. Select the option to either Create or Replace Exam/Survey or Pool. Select the additional options and click the Next button.
![Use Create pool option and click Next. Use Create pool option and click Next.](https://educationaldevelopment.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/57/2023/05/Publishing_Respondus_Files_to_Blackboard-35-13.jpeg)
14. The status will update until a Completed successfully message is displayed. Click Finish. Check for the newly uploaded materials in your Blackboard course under Course Management > Course Tools > Tests, Surveys, and Pools.
![Click Finish when the process is complete. Click Finish when the process is complete.](https://educationaldevelopment.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/57/2023/05/Publishing_Respondus_Files_to_Blackboard-38-14.jpeg)