Access the ‘Recorded Sessions’ area of your Blackboard course (use the guide “How do I access the Panopto area of my Blackboard course” if you aren’t sure how to do this).
Select the ‘Create’ button from the top left menu bar on the Panopto page.
![Showing a Blackboard courses page with Panopto 'Recorded Sessions' area showing. It has some videos in a list showing with the top 'Create' button highlighted.](https://elearn.soton.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/436/2022/09/Panoptoupload22-1024x571.png)
From the list that appears, select ‘Upload media’.
![A focused view of the Panopto create options, from top to bottom: Record for Windows. Panopto Capture. Upload media. Webcast. Build a session. Playlist.](https://elearn.soton.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/436/2022/06/panoptocreate3.png)
Either:
Drag a video or audio file into the dashed area.
![A view of a Blackboard course showing the courses Panopto area. There is a file being dragged over to the Panopto area where it shows a message of: "Drag video or audio files here".](https://elearn.southampton.ac.uk/wp-content/blogs.dir/sites/64/2019/07/Panopto.drag_.file_.upload-1024x708.png)
Or
Select within the dotted area with the words ‘Drag video or audio files here’.
![A highlighted view of the Panopto area on a course for uploading content, with the page saying: "Drag video or audio files here".](https://elearn.southampton.ac.uk/wp-content/blogs.dir/sites/64/2019/07/Panopto.open_.file_.uploader-1024x302.png)
From the window that appears navigate to the video file.
Select the video file and press ‘Open’.
![A Windows file explorer window is showing a selected media file. To the bottom right is the option to 'Open' the file.](https://elearn.southampton.ac.uk/wp-content/blogs.dir/sites/64/2019/07/Panopto.open_.file_.upload2.png)
Your video will now upload. Depending on the length of the media file, it may take a few minutes to a few hours for the video to process. You may also edit the name of the media file while it is uploading.
Important note: You must not close the window until the page says ‘Upload complete. You can close this window now.’
![A highlighted view of the Panopto area on a course for uploading content, showing that a file has been uploaded.](https://elearn.southampton.ac.uk/wp-content/blogs.dir/sites/64/2019/07/Panopto.upload.complete.png)