File Storage

Students, assistants, and instructors can access a personal file management tool using the File Storage area, if enabled for a course. Workspaces can be selected for storing files, their presence depending on one's access rights:

• Course Files - The default workspace. Managed by the instructor, or assistants with file storage privileges, course resource files are made available for download by course members.
• My Files - Private files only the user can access and manage.
• Groups - Shared files managed by group members, and accessible to instructors and assistants with group privileges.
• Assignments - Students can submit assignments from these workspaces, and instructors or assistants with assignment privileges can manage submissions from the File Storage utiilty. To submit an assignment, upload a file to MyFiles, or to a group workspace, then select the file you wish to hand in and press the Handin button to view a list is assignments. Choose the assignment for which you are hinding in the file, then press Submit

Create Folders and Adding Files

To organize files, folders can be created using the Create Folder feature at the top right of the file area. To upload a new file, with an optional description of its contents, use the New File feature at the top left. The file will be uploaded to the currently opened directory.

Managing Files

It is also possible to Download files to your hard drive, Hand In a file for an assignment, Edit file details and rename folders, Move files around within a workspace, as well as Delete files and folders. Depending on the type of workspace, the buttons that appear will vary.

File Revisions

If enabled, file revisions can be kept, so a history of the document or file is available. Uploading a file of the same name as one that exists, will create a second version of the file, and so on. With each revision comments can be added, to summarize the changes from authors, and to perhaps collect feedback from reviewers.