---
title: "Exporting a Course Package"
type: "article"
space: "Blackboard Ultra"
author: "Anh Lam"
created: 2023-01-13T21:50:13Z
updated: 2024-10-27T19:54:08Z
tags: ["blackboard-ultra", "exporting-your-course-package", "setting-up-your-course", "ultra"]
url: "https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/spaces/266/blackboard-ultra/articles/setting-up-your-course/16245/exporting-a-course-package"
---

# Exporting a Course Package

Once you have finished creating your course content, you can export the course to a .zip file for your own records, or to easily re-create the course shell in the future.

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### Exporting A Course Package

1. Select the course you want to export.
2. Select **Content**from the top menu bar. ![](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=1WQotk8Yp%2FSwey2sRBFBwA%3D%3D)
3. Select the **ellipsis**located at the top-right corner. ![](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=OOmXtwgHX1X0XkW9u1%2BnVw%3D%3D)
4. Select **Export Course Package**. The Export/Archive Course panel is displayed.![](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=sRrGR%2FjiwBK%2FafIzu6nh2Q%3D%3D)
5. Select the **export icon**. A dialogue box prompting you to choose if you want to export student data is displayed.
![](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=UFyCQunHbGAHWiqEDXzluA%3D%3D)
6. Complete one of the following tasks:
![](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=cZYdkvyYvNrUuJWUFbwBHg%3D%3D)

    - Select **Yes** to export student data and class content.
    - Select **No**to export only course content.
7. Select the **.zip file** under **Course Export Packages** to download the file. **Note:** Exported packages are automatically deleted from this panel after 30 days of their initial export.
![](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/attachment?file=5HC9hKQ9aTHGLve10D0PKg%3D%3D)

**Note:**Ensure that your browser does not open files on download automatically or else the .zip file will be converted into a folder, making it difficult to import it back into Blackboard later.

You are now ready to import the course package. Visit: [Importing a Course Package](https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/spaces/266/blackboard-ultra/articles/setting-up-your-course/16176/importing-a-course-package "Importing a Course Package") for instructions.

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