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title: "Uploading Folders 4.1"
canonical: "https://helpcentre.macewan.ca/space/ETS/1812431302/Uploading%20Folders%204.1"
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**AUDIENCE: ****FACULTY**** | ****STAFF**
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Folders containing resources such as spreadsheets or PDF documents are easily shared in your course.
## Setup
Turn **Edit mode **on in the top-right corner of the main course page.
Locate the section where you want to add a Folder and click **+ Add an activity or resource**.
Click on **Folder** to open a new File activity.
## General
Type in a folder **Name**.
To share some information about the file before students open it, add the information in the **Description** text box. Also, select the tick box under the description.
# Content
To add a file to the folder you can either drag and drop the file into the **Files** box, or use the file picker to select a file from a location on your computer.
It is also possible to create subfolders by clicking on the **Create folder** icon. Once the folder (or subfolder) is created, you can drag and drop files into it, or select the check box beside it and then click the file picker to select a file.
It is possible to create subfolders (folders within folders) at least three levels deep.
The final option in the **Content** menu sets how students see the folder(s) you create. The **Inline on a course page** option presents the folder(s) directly on the course page. The **On a separate page** option connects students to a separate, intermediate page before they see the folder(s).
**Note:** folders must be created within your course and then files must be uploaded into those folders. Uploading an existing folder from your computer will not work. It is possible, however, to select and drag and drop several files from the computer into a folder simultaneously.
## Reordering files within folders
Once files are uploaded, you can choose to sort them from **Name**, **Last modified**, **Size**, or **Type**.
To choose the order to display the files, open the folder in Edit mode, then click on the middle icon to show file details.
Click on **Name**, **Last modified**, **Size**, or **Type** to sort the folders.
To sort the files in a different order, change the file names by numbering them. Start by clicking on the name of the file to change. Add a number before the file name in the dialogue box that appears. This will allow the files to be sorted in any order. For numbers below 10, start with a leading zero. The files are now ordered according to the numbers at the beginning of the file names.
## Appearance
The Display will control how the students click on the file.
In the case of a PDF:
**Embed**,** Automatic**, and** Open** – the file opens in readable form directly within mêskanâs
**In pop-up** – the file opens in a new window; this is not recommended as many students have pop-up blockers in their browsers.
**Force download** – the file does not open within mêskanâs; instead, it downloads directly to students’ computers
> ℹ️ Please note that, for accessibility reasons, it is best practice to upload files in PDF format whenever possible. A Word document will download to students’ computers instead of opening, regardless of the selection in the Display menu; and formatting may change from one instance of Word to another, depending on settings.
## Common Module Settings
The only option to consider is the **Common module settings** is **Availability**, which can also be set on the main course page.
# Restrict Access
**Restrict access **can be to the folder resource, if needed. For example, if wanting students to complete an activity before they gain access to the items in a folder.
## Activity Completion
The **Activity completion** options can be applied.
## Tags
The normal **Tags** options can be applied.
When finished, click on **Save and display** at the bottom of the page.
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