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Moodle Aid & Support

This refers to Moodle three.ten from August 2021 onwards

Here are some pointers to help yous decide whether to upload a file individually or use a folder.

• Folders in Moodle are simply alphabetical lists of file names
• With files in a folder yous get no option how y'all would like them displayed, with individual resource you tin can choose to embed, open or download
• Alphabetical file lodge in a folder means you cannot deliver the files in an appropriate society within a folder as yous can if they are resources in a section
• You lot can't mix files in folders with labels for scaffolding of learning
• You lot can't runway completion of individual files in folders or make them provisional on something else or used to make something else announced conditionally. This is possible with resources.
• If you have a lot of files which need no further explanation, a folder tin be a handy way to group them and uploading is possible in one get using the drag and drop tool.

Footstep by Pace: creating a folder

1. Navigate to your module and click on the 'Turn editing on'  button (top correct)
2. In the department where yous want to create your folder click on the Add an activity or resources hyperlink

3. From the list of resources and activities click on the word 'Folder' and get directly to the 'Adding a new Folder' screen

4. You will then exist taken to the Folder set upward page. Add details within the "Name" and "Description" sections.

5. Within theContentsection you tin can add items to go within the folder. Y'all tin can either drag and drop items you wish to upload (y'all will demand IE10 or above or Chrome/Firefox browsers). Just take the files you wish to upload select them and drag them onto the area that states 'Drop files her to upload'. Selecting multiple files and dragging and dropping them will also piece of work.

ALTERNATIVELY: The other method is to upload past clicking the top left 'Add...' icon. A pop up titled ' File Picker' will announced withUpload a file highlighted. Click on the 'Cull File' button. Select your file and so clickOpen. Click on theUpload this file push. Your file volition at present announced inside the "Content"section.

ALTERNATIVELY: You can also create a folder within a folder should yous wish. You lot tin do this by clicking on the 'Create folder' icon.

Yous will exist prompted to enter a name for the folder. One time that is washed click theCreate binder push button.

If you want to add items into the new created folder and so double click within the folder icon and and so move in the items you want.

6. Inside the "Display folder contents" section, there are two options:

a) If On a split page is selected then the folder items will load upward on a separate page when the folder is clicked.

b) If Inline on a module page is selected and so the files within the binder can be accessed at the acme level. This is done past pressing the triangle icon next to the folder. When this triangle icon is pressed the contents of the folder will open out and can be accessed by clicking on a particularly item. This is particularly useful if wanting to reduce the number of clicks required to access a specific resource.

7. If you have used subfolders and you want them expanded and then tick the box for the "Show subfolders expanded" checkbox.

eight. I f yous desire to enable users to exist able to download all the files in the folder into a cypher file then tick the checkbox for "Show download binder push"

9. Press 'Save and return to module' or ' Relieve and display'

10. When you lot accept finished, click on the'Plow editing off' button which is on the top-right corner of your Moodle folio

How to upload multiple files as a zip file

1. Create a nothing file containing the items you want uploading.
2. With editing turned on click on the 'Add together an activeness or resources' hyperlink
3. Select 'Folder' from the listing of activities.
4. Inside the folder fix page add a "Name" and a "Clarification" for your folder.
5. Nether "Content" section either elevate and drop your Null file or upload by clicking the top left icon within theFiles section (follow guidance above if unclear).

    six. The Zip file will be announced as an icon within the "Content" section. Click on the icon which volition bring up a pop up window. Within this pop up window printing the 'Unzip' push.

    7. The contents will now unzip and the icons of the items will announced inside the 'Content' section. Click the' Save and return to module' button.

    viii. When you lot have finished, click on the'Turn editing off' button  which is on the top-correct corner of your Moodle page

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Queries, comments or questions?

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