Add a folder to a CLE course to display a number of related files inside one page, reducing scrolling on the course page. There are two options to upload a folder to a CLE Course - drag and drop files or add files through the file picker.
Add a Folder resource
- Go to the CLE course page, from the Gear icon at the top-right click Turn editing on.
- In the section where you would like the file to be added, click Add an activity or resource.
- In the window that appears, select the Folder resource type. This will take you to the settings page for the new Folder.
Option 1: Drag and drop files
- Locate the files you would like to upload on your computer (separate files or a .zip file).
- Drag and drop the files to the dashed-box in your course page.
- (Optional)enter a description for the folder and allow display description on the course page.
- Click the Save and return to course button.
Option 2: Add files from the file picker
- Add a Name and an optional Description.
- In the select file section, click the File icon to open the file picker page.
- Under the file picker page, click upload file and select the designated file from your computer.
- Click Upload this file
- Repeat steps 6 and 7 as many times as needed to select the files for the folder.
- Click the Save and return to course button.
Display Folder Settings
You can choose various different ways to present the information in the folder by configuring the settings below:
- Display folder contents
- Choose on a separate page to create a link to the folder and files within
- Choose inline on a course page to add the folder directly to the section where the folder resource was added
- Check Show subfolders expanded to set subfolders to display their contents by default
- Check Show download folder button to allow students to download folder content
- Check Force download of files to force folder contents to be downloaded rather than displayed in the browser