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How to Open an Audio File from a Discussion Board Message

To open an audio file from a discussion board message, please follow this procedure:

1. Locate the audio file in the top half of the discussion board message.  The top half, or header, of the discussion board message looks like this:
    

   Current Forum: Technology Issues and Support	Read 3 times
   Date: Thu Oct 9 2003 9:01 am
   Author: Liebhaber, Karen P. <karenl@blackrivertech.edu>
   Attachment: testing_voice.wav (1295614 bytes)
   Subject: Testing Audio Voice Files

   The audio file is located next to the heading "Attachment" and is called "testing_voice.wav."
    

2. Right click on the link to the audio file.  The following menu will appear:
    
    
    
3. Click on "Save Target As..."  The "Save As" window will pop up.  It looks like this:
    
   
    
4. Choose a place on your computer to save the file.  When you have found where you want to save the file, click on "Save."  The file will be saved to the location you identified on your computer.
    
5. Now go to that location on your computer and double-click the file to play. 

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