The documents and links tool
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This tool provides a comprehensive mechanism for organising files and links that a teacher would like to make available to the students. It is possible to make many directories, and to have directories within directories to enable grouping of files.
It is also possible to :
- Create a document/directory
- Delete it
- Move it
- Rename it
- Add a comment
- Stop students seeing files
- Add web links
- Create HTML page
- Search a document
- Download a current directory
- Upload a file
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Administering documents
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To upload files into a directory
- Click on the directory's name (where you wish to upload the file).
- Click on the
Upload File link.
- Click on the Browse button to open the file chooser box.
- In the file chooser box, navigate to the local file that you wish to upload and Choose the file.
- You can add a comment (it's optionnal).
- Click on Upload button.
- The upload procedure should complete, and you will be able to see the uploaded file.
Notes : * To upload several files, you can create an archive (zip file) and upload it. To extract the files, check uncompress zipped (.zip) file on the server when you upload the file. * There are two size restrictions. Files must be smaller than 10MB to be uploaded, and the total amount of files is not allowed to exceed a quota of 30MB (administrator of your institution may have modified these default values).
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To add a link
- Click on
Create Hyperlink.
- Fill the Name and URL fields.
- Click on the button Ok.
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Link a document
You can add a link to a document in other tools of Claroline.
- Click on the document to load it.
- Copy the address indicated in the address bar from your browser.
- Paste it in another document or anywhere else in an input area.
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To create a directory
- Click on the
Create a directory link.
- Enter the name of the directory into the highlighted box.
- Click on Ok button to create the directory.
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To rename files
- Click on the pencil (
) icon in the column Modify in the same row as the file that you wish to rename.
- Edit the name in the box that appears.
- Click Ok to change the name.
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To add/modify a comment
- Click on the pencil ( ) icon in the column Modify in the same row as the file to which you wish to add a comment
- Add the comment in the field comment.
- Click Ok to add the comment.
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To hide the file from users of the system
- Click on the open eye icon in the Visible/Invisible column that is in the same row as the file to hide.
- The icon should change to a closed eye (
)
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To show a hidden file to users of the system
- Click on the closed eye icon in the Visible/Invisible column that is in the same row as the file to hide
- The icon should change to an open eye (
)
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To move a file/directory
- Click on the move icon (
) in the Move column that is in the same row as the file that you wish to move.
- In the dropdown menu that appears select the directory where you wish the selected file to be moved to.
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To delete a file/directory from the server
- Click on the red 'X' icon (
) in the Delete column that is in the same row as the file that you wish to delete.
- N.B. Currently no confirmation is requested, so delete with care
- Future upgrades will request confirmation before the file is deleted.
Tips : click on the Thumbnails option (in the upper right corner of the documents list) to display your images as thumbnails. Click on File list to get back to the documents list.
