> Using Drop Boxes

Quick steps:

  1. Click on the drop box link
  2. Use the Browse button to locate the file you wish to upload on your computer.
  3. Type in the file's title
  4. Select the type of the file. "Auto-detect" is default.
  5. Click on the OK button to upload the file to the drop box
  6. You will see the file you uploaded. Continue to upload files until you are done.

Read more:

If the instructor has enabled user review you will see a list of uploaded files, grades given by the instructor and any comments and feedback documents the instructor may have attached to your uploaded file. if the instructor has disabled user review not see anything. In addition, the instructor can enable review of your peer's files for your review. You would see all your classmate's files as well as your own. You will not see classmate's grades or comments, however.

The following table shows document types that may be uploaded and the extensions used.

Extension Program(s) Notes
PDF Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format looks the same no matter where you view it.
PPT MS Powerpoint Slide presentation
JPG/JPEG Internet Explorer Photo File
GIF Internet Explorer Graphic File
XLS/XLT MS Excel Spreadsheet document
DOC Word Word processing document

Last modified 4-20-2007
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