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Note: To complete the procedures in this document, you must be assigned a role having the necessary permissions. To determine your role, follow the directions in Participant roles. For a basic understanding of roles and permissions, see Permissions and roles: Overview.
Note: The following instructions are for uploading new files to the Resources tool. To replace an existing file with a new version, see Updating a file's contents below.
To upload files using Resources, in your site's menubar, click
Resources
, and then follow these steps:
Add
, and click Upload Files
.
Browse
to find the appropriate file on your
computer or network, and then click Open
.
Note: Filenames that include certain characters cannot be accepted. For a list of unsupported characters, see Unsupported characters.
Note: When you use WebDAV to access your item, you'll see only the filename, not the display name.
Add details for this
item
, and then select from the following options:Use copyright below
, a text box will appear
in which you can add information about the copyright.
more
info
.
Display copyright alert and require
acknowledgment when accessed by others
. This option will require
users to agree to the copyright terms to view the resource. To see the
alert, click what's this?
. You cannot edit this alert.
Only members
of this site can see this folder and its contents.
This folder and its contents are publicly
viewable.
(This option is not available if the folder to which
you're adding the file is publicly viewable.)
Display
this folder and its contents to selected groups only.
, and then
select the group(s) that should have access to the file. For more
information on groups, see Managing groups.
Add Another File
.
You can add any number of files at once, as long as the total file size does not exceed the limit set by your system administrators. This limit will vary depending on your institution's policies, and is displayed at the bottom of the file upload screen.
Note: To remove a file from the list of files to
add, click the red X
next to it.
Upload Files Now
to finish.
Note: You can also use WebDAV to drag and drop files from your computer to your Resources area. For instructions, see Uploading files to Resources using WebDAV with Windows XP or Vista or Uploading files to Resources using WebDAV with Mac OS X.
Back to topTo edit the name, description, or availability and access settings
for a file, mouse over Actions
, and then click Revise
Details
. Make your changes, and then click Update
to
save them.
Whenever you open a file from Resources, such as a Word document, your computer creates a temporary copy and displays it, while the original file stays on the server. If you make any changes to the temporary copy, they are not saved automatically to the original. If you want to change the contents of the original, you will need to open it, make and save your changes, and then replace the original version with your updated version.
To replace a Resources file with an updated version from your
computer, mouse over Actions
, and then click Upload New
Version
. Click Browse
to select the updated file from
your computer, and then click Upload New Version Now
.