Topic Overview

A number of the communication tools (discussion forums, blogs, journals, and wikis) allow instructors and students to upload file attachments, by using either the “Browse My Computer” button, or by using the "Attach File‟ option in the Visual Text Box Editor (VTBE).

Steps

Attaching Files Using the "Browse My Computer" Button

1. Click the Browse My Computer button.
   
2. From the File Upload dialog box, navigate to the location of the desired file. Click once to select the file name, and click Open.
3. The file name will appear within the File Name box. Complete the process by Submitting the page.

Attaching Files Using the Text Box Editor

1. Click the Attach File icon located on the Text Box Editor toolbar.
   
2. On the Insert Content Link screen, click the Browse My Computer button to locate and select the file. Click Open to add the file, change settings as needed and click Submit.
   
3. At this point, the Text Box Editor should contain the link to the file attachment. To complete, click Submit.
   

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