Resubmission-Update Guidelines

Donna Reiss


Resubmissions or Updated Submissions

If you ever need to submit a revised or updated version of an email or Blackboard submission or document file attachment, you must distinguish it clearly from previous versions. Otherwise, I will not be able to tell which version is the one you intend for me to review.

Resubmit the entire message and any attachments together.

  1. Update the Subject line.
    • Update the subject line by adding a hyphen and an update number at the end of the designated subject.
    • For example, Pat Smart's email subject line originally named Eng214 Research Paper Smart would be renamed Engl214 Research Paper Smart P-update1.
  2. Update the message body.
    • Include all the information that had been included in the previous version and any other required or appropriate information.
    • Include an explanation of why you are resubmitting.
  3. Rename the attached file.
    • Open the file and save the file again by adding a hyphen and an update number at the end of the file name.
    • For example, an update of a file name for an attachment from Pat Smart originally named Eng214 Research Paper Smart would be renamed Engl214 Research Paper Smart P-update1.

If you need to resubmit again, update both file name and subject to -update2 and so on.

Tip: To ensure you are using the exact designated pattern for subjects and attachment file names, you can copy-paste the model pattern given for an assignment and then substitute your own name instead of Pat Smart's.

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developed and copyright ©2001 by D. Reiss
modified and copyright ©2 July 2005 by D. Reiss