Uploading and downloading files in Manage Files

Manage Files enables you to select and upload files from your computer to Learning Environment. You can upload most file types, but ensure that users have the appropriate software to view these files.

Though you can upload most file types to a content directory in Manage Files, only files with specific extensions can be used as content topics. For a list of unsupported file types and extensions, see Restricted file extensions.

Upload files

  1. On the Manage Files page, navigate to the folder that you want to upload files to.
  2. Click Upload.
  3. Click Browse to locate the file you want to upload.
  4. You can click Add Another File to upload multiple files.
  5. Click Upload.

Note  File names cannot end with a '.' character, and cannot contain: \ / : * ? " < > |

Download files or folders

  1. On the Manage Files page, navigate to the folder you want to download files from.
  2. Select the check boxes beside the files or folders you want to download.
  3. Click the Download icon from the action bar.
  4. From the pop-up window, click on the ZIP file that is created.
  5. Use your browser’s save dialog to save the file to your desired location.

 

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