It is possible to download a portfolio made in Blackboard, so you’ll be able to save a local version on your computer. This is done by clicking the arrow besides the name of the concerning portfolio and to choose for ‘Download’:

Blackboard shows a download pop-up screen, with information about the next steps to fulfill:

Every page that relates to the concerning portfolio is now compressed and added to a ‘zip-file’. Click the icon to download the zip-file and indicate the destination of the file on your computer. Once downloaded, the zip-file can be decompressed by accessing the file via the explorer, clicking on it with the right mouse-button and choose ‘Extract All’.