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You can upload files to Moodle by simply dragging them and dropping them on to onto your Moodle course page (you still need to have editing turned on!)

You will be asked to choose between Add media to course page or Create file resource. If you want your file to appear on the course home page, please select 'Add media to course page'.

The file will appear at the bottom of the topic it was dropped into. Large files may take a few seconds to appear on the page.

You can also select multiple files by clicking and dragging across the files, or holding down ctrl or cmd while clicking each file to add it to the selection. You can then drag all of these files to Moodle in one step.

If you drag a zipped folder, Moodle will ask if you want to unzip it and create a folder on the Moodle course homepage. Unzipping it will allow students to view and download individual files. Keeping it as a file resource will allow students to download all the files together (still as a zipped folder) to their computercomputers.

This video shows how to drag and drop files, folders and zipped files onto your course homepage and then move them to the correct position.

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Upload a file to my course homepage manually

1. Go to Select the '+' icon to Add an Activity or Resource and then from the list select File.
2. Add a Name (the text the user will click on).
3. Add a Description, this is compulsory - you can choose to show the Description below the link (Display description on course page)
4. In the contents area you can again drag and drop a file or you can click Add...click 'Add' to go to the file picker.
5. The Moodle File picker appears, offering some possible sources
6. Upload a file at the top is the most common option
7. Under File, Browse... The , The usual Windows (or Mac) file manager appears. Find and click on the file you want then click on 'Open'.
8. You can add details for the Author (usually you) *and Licence (*this is a check to ensure you know the copyrights of any materials you upload, choose what you think is appropriate)
9. Click Click 'Upload this file'.

The other options in the file browser are ways of sharing files across courses:

• Private files provide access to your personal file space.
• Shared Moodle files are the files attached to other courses you have rights to – click on this option if you want to copy files from other courses.
• Recent files are the latest files you have been working with (very useful).
  
  

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If you have several files which you want to present to students in one place, you can avoid displaying them all on your course area's front page, and thereby contributing to clutter. Instead, upload or move them to a folder and create a single link on the front page - as follows:

1. Turn Editing OnU se the  toggle switch to turn 'Edit mode' on.
2. In the Section (or Topic, or Week) where you want to display the link to your Folder, click its Add an Activity or Resource link link.
3. Scroll down the list and select select 'Folder', then the the 'Add button button'; the Editing Folder page loads.
4. Give it a distinctive, concise name, and a description to help your students understand what the files are fo for (the description will be shown above the folder's contents and can provide helpful context).
5. Next, you can add Files to the Folder in ways we have already described above i.e. either dragging them from your personal file space or via the File Picker. You can also add a zipped folder and unzip it – see M03b - Uploading multiple files using zip.
6. When you are ready, remember to Save.
7. If at any point, you need to add files to your new folder, click click 'Edit and ' and repeat the steps above.  If you need to remove any redundant files, click click 'Edit then ' then right-click on the individual files, and click click 'Delete'.

Your folder will display all the files within it, so make sure they are named well so students understand what they are for.

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Add a link or file within a book, page or

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1. Edit the book, page or label text and media area where you want to add a file.
2. Type the text you want to turn in to into a link.
3. Select this text.
4. Click on the first chain icon link in the text editor to "Insertinsert/edit link".

5. To link to a website, paste a web address (e.g. starting with) into the Link URL field.or the Enter a URL field, select 'Open in New Window' and then select 'Create Link'. Or to link to a file, click on the file icon to the right of the Link URL fieldfirst chain icon Link, select 'Browse Repositories' and select your file.
   
   

Caution

The default maximum file size you can upload to Moodle is 160mb160MB. It is possible to change the file size limit up to a maximum of 500mb 500MB in your course. However, you should consider the impact larger files might have on the load time of your course and materials, especially for students with slow internet connections or limited data plans. If you wish to proceed, you must do the following:

1. In your Moodle course, under Course Admin Block, click 'Edit settings'.
2. Under Files and uploads, change Maximum upload size.
3. Click 'Save'.

If you are using Internet Explore you must use IE10 or later for drag-and-drop uploads to work.

Examples and case studies

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Questions & Answers

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