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How do I add documents to a course?

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You are able to structure your course and add new course material (like documents) to your course below Content. You can add said material to a (sub)module and every new document will become a topic within this (sub)module.

  • Go to Content in the navbar of your course.
  1. Go to the (sub)module to which you want to add a new document/some new documents.
  2. Click Upload/Create.
  3. Click Upload Files.
  • Click on My Computer to add documents from your computer.
  • If you have previously added files to your Manage Files than you will be able to find them by clicking on Course Offering Files.  
  1. You can add files from your computer by clicking Upload and selecting the files you want to upload. You can also drag the selected files to Drag files here.
  2. It is also possible to change the destination to which the files will be uploaded in the file folder of your course. It is possible to create a folder structure in your Manage Files which is a great way to structure and order all the files you want to use in your course.
  3. Click Add. The documents will now be placed in the (sub)module.

Note: you can upload files in Brightspace up to a maximum of 1GB. When uploading the document pay attention tocopyright. More information about copyright can be found here.

If you want to learn how to edit the properties of a topic or move a topic you can read the article: How do I edit the properties of a topic and how do I move a topic?

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