Adding Files

myitlab allows you to upload files into Content Library or My Course. After a file has been uploaded, it can be added to a course as an assignment (for example, with a PowerPoint presentation) or used as part of a question or other item (for example, a graphic might be uploaded for use in a multiple choice question or HTML page).

Adding a File

To add a file to the Content Library or My Course, complete the following steps:

1. Navigate to the location where you want to upload the file. To upload a file to a specific folder, for example, you first must navigate into that folder before uploading the file.

2. Click the Add Content button. On the Add Content menu, click Add File. The Add File window opens.

3. Click Browse and then choose the file to upload.

4. Type the Title and Description in the appropriate text boxes.

5. Type the optimal time to complete the file in the Time to complete text boxes in hh:mm format. Note: this time is an estimate only and does not impact time available to students; actual completion times for students are set when the item is schedule.

6. From the drop-down list, select a Character set. If you aren't sure if you need to change the character set, leave it as the default 7-bit ISO 2022.

7. Click Add. The file will be added and will appear in Content Library or Course Content.

Note: The maximum file size you can upload is 10MB.

Adding Multiple Files

To add multiple files to the Content Library or My Course, complete the following steps:

1. Navigate to the location where you want to upload the file. To upload a file to a specific folder, for example, you first must navigate into that folder before uploading the file.

2. Click the Add Content button. On the Add Content menu, click Add Multiple Files. The Add Multiple Files window opens.

3. Click Browse files and then choose the file(s) to upload. You can add a maximum of 50 non-image files at a time; each file must not exceed 10 MB. You can add up to 300 image files to a folder at one time. If you want to remove a file, select that file and then click the Remove button; click the Clear List button to clear all files from the list.

4. Type the optimal time to complete the file in the Time to complete text boxes in hh:mm format. Note: this time is an estimate only and does not impact time available to students; actual completion times for students are set when the item is schedule.

5. From the drop-down list, select a Character set. If you aren't sure if you need to change the character set, leave it as the default 7-bit ISO 2022.

6. Click Add. The file will be added and will appear in Content Library or Course Content.

Supported File Types / Formats

In myitlab, you can upload a wide range of Web-compatible file types, including HTML, Microsoft Office Documents, Flash™ , and more. myitlab supports the following file types / formats for file uploads:

• Image formats: JPEG, JPG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, PNG, EMF, ICO, WMF.

• Audio formats: MID, MIDI, WAV, RAM, MP3, WMA.

• Video formats: WMV, MPEG, MPG, MPE, WM, AVI, ASF, MOV.

• Application formats: DOC, XLS, PPT, PPS, PDF, RM, SWF, CLASS, EXE, RTF, and CAB.

• Text formats: TXT, HTML, and HTM. [Note: If an uploaded HTML files include relatives or absolute path based links or references, those links will not work after the file is uploaded.]

Note: You cannot upload any files larger than 10MB to myitlab. If you need to include larger files in your course, consider posting them to a Web site and adding links in your course to point to those files.

Note: You cannot upload images that exceed a maximum width of 500 pixels and a maximum height of 325 pixels.