Document center

The Document Center helps you manage your documents and access them from anywhere.

Note: All files in the document center are private. If you want others to access your document, you must first share the document with them.

Features

Using the document center you can:

• Upload documents
• Keep your documents permanently in one place
• Manage your documents with folders
• Create text or HTML documents online
• Create documents linked to other documents on the web
• Access your documents from any computer with web access
• Share your documents with classes, teams, students, groups, etc.
• Send documents via the message center to classes, teams, groups, etc.

Create a document

There are four types of documents. Select the one that matches your need:

Plain Text:

This option allows you to create a plain text document.

1. Enter a title (e.g. coursework name).
2. Enter the content to be saved. You can also copy and paste plain text from another program.
3. Press [save].

Formatted Text:

This option allows you to create a formatted text document using the online editor (requires a compatible browser).

1. Enter a title (e.g. coursework name).
2. Enter the content to be saved. You can also copy and paste formatted text from Microsoft Word.
3. Press [save].

File on my PC:

This option allows you to upload a file from your PC.

1. Enter a title (e.g. coursework name).
2. Click on Browse, select the file to be uploaded and press [open].
3. Press [save].

Link to web page:

This option allows you to link to an external web page.

1. Enter a title (e.g. coursework name).
2. Enter the URL of the web page.
3. Press [save].

FAQ

Delete my files

1. Go to documents by clicking on the file cabinet icon on top of the page.
2. Click on the document to be deleted.
3. Select delete from the popup menu.

Delete images

1. Go to documents by clicking on the file cabinet icon on top of the page.
2. Look for the images you wish to delete under Area 2: Online Editor Uploads.
3. Select delete from the popup menu.

Delete old student submissions

1. Go to documents by clicking on the file cabinet icon on top of the page.
2. Click on the coursework title under Area 3: My Student Submissions.
3. Check the box next to the submitted files you wish to delete.
4. Press Delete selected files.

NOTE: To delete files submitted for old, inactive classes, you must first "activate" your old, inactive classes. Then follow the steps above.

I've put a link to my documents on my website (or ePortfolio), but others can't access it.

You must first share the document with members of your website or ePortfolio.

See also

• Document center
• Document FAQ