Adding, editing, or removing a Drop Box
item
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Adding an item
If you have the correct permissions, you can add an item (a file on
your computer, a URL, a text document, or an
HTML document) to a Drop Box or to a folder within a Drop
Box. To do so, click Add
next to the title of the Drop Box or
existing folder. Then follow the appropriate steps:
File upload
- On the Add Item(s) page, from the "Add Item Type" drop-down
list, select
File Upload
.
- Use the drop-down list to select the number of files to upload. If
you choose to add multiple files, repeat the following steps for
each.
- Under "File Upload", click
Browse...
to find and select
the file you want to upload.
- Under "Properties", type a title and description for your file in
the appropriate fields.
- From the "Copyright Status" drop-down list, choose one of the
following:
Material is in public domain.
I hold copyright.
Material is subject to fair use exception.
I have obtained permission to use this material.
Copyright status is not yet determined.
Use copyright below.
- Use the checkbox to select whether or not to display the copyright
alert and require acknowledgment of the copyright when others access
the file.
- Click
Add
.
URL
- On the Add Item(s) page, from the "Add Item Type" drop-down list,
select
URL (link to website)
. Select the number of URLs to
create.
- In the "URL" field, type the URL for the website to
which you're linking.
- Under "Properties", type a title and description for your link in
the appropriate fields.
- Click
Add
.
HTML document
- On the Add Item(s) page, from the "Add Item Type" drop-down
list, select
HTML Page
.
- Under "HTML Page", in the provided text field, type the
HTML code for your page. You can use the the
WYSIWYG editor to help format your page.
- Under "Properties", type a title and description for the page
you're adding in the appropriate fields.
- From the "Copyright Status" drop-down list, choose one of the
following:
Material is in public domain.
I hold copyright.
Material is subject to fair use exception.
I have obtained permission to use this material.
Copyright status is not yet determined.
Use copyright below.
- Use the checkbox to select whether or not to display the copyright
alert and require acknowledgment of the copyright when others access
the file.
- Click
Add
.
Text document
- On the Add Item(s) page, from the "Add Item Type" drop-down
list, select
Simple Text Document
.
- In the provided text field, type the text you wish to
display.
- Under "Properties", type a title and description for your document in the appropriate fields.
- From the "Copyright Status" drop-down list, choose one of the
following:
Material is in public domain.
I hold copyright.
Material is subject to fair use exception.
I have obtained permission to use this material.
Copyright status is not yet determined.
Use copyright below.
- Use the checkbox to select whether or not to display the copyright
alert and require acknowledgment of the copyright when others access
the file.
- Click
Add
.
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Editing an item
To edit an item in a Drop Box or Drop Box folder, click Edit
properties
next to the item's title, then do the following
(depending on the type of item):
- Uploaded files: You can click
Browse...
to find and select a replacement file. You may also edit the
"Description" field, select another copyright status, choose whether
or not to display the copyright alert, and change the file type. When
you're finished, click Update
.
- URL: You may edit the "Title" and "Description"
fields, and enter a replacement URL. When you're finished, click
Update
.
- HTML or text document: From the "Content:"
drop-down list, choose
Revise document contents below
, and
then type your revisions in the provided text box, or choose
Replace with document from my computer
to choose a
replacement file (see "Uploaded files" above). You may also edit the
"Description" field, select another copyright status, choose whether
or not to display the copyright alert, and change the file type. When
you're finished, click Update
.
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Removing an item
To remove an item in a Drop Box or Drop Box folder, select the
checkbox next to the item's title, and then click Remove
Checked
. On the confirmation page, click Remove
.
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