There is a problem with special characters… No, not your Uncle Floyd, but those unique characters that you might use in a file name (like # or &, etc.). In Blackboard, some of these special characters are reserved by the system as operator commands and are considered illegal characters for users. If you attempt to submit a file (like an assignment) using one of these illegal characters in the file name, you’ll likely receive an error message and your assignment will not be submitted. The illegal characters you should NOT use include #, &, $, @, /, \, !, ?, %, ^, *… you get the idea (the list is long and includes most special characters).
An example of a bad file name is: My Hard Work Assignments #1&2.doc …Unfortunately, your instructor would never receive it through Blackboard!
Therefore, avoid using special characters in file names that you are submitting to Blackboard. The following are SAFE characters to use in your file names…
Letters A through Z, upper or lower case
Numbers 0 though 9
The Underscore _
The Dash -
Note to Faculty: The “safe character” naming convention should be adhered to when creating assignment files for Blackboard as well. 
