Uploading a new file

You can

  • upload one or more files
  • view details about your files
  • preview files
  • publish and  unpublish files
  • define usage permissions, and
  • limit file access.

Although it may be tempting to simply import all of your files into this area, you can use the Folders to ensure that the Files are categorized in a way that helps students identify the files they need to download and study for that week or topic. This guide will address the following :

  • Uploading a New File
  • Uploading a Duplicate / New Version of a File
  • Confirming Upload and View of a File

Step-by-step instructions are provided below.

Step 1: Click "Files" under the Course Navigation.

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Step 2: Click the "Upload" button in the top-right corner.

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Step 3: Click the title of the file you wish to upload in the window that pops up to search your computer's files, then click the "Open" button.

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Step 4: You may also add items to your Canvas "Files" area by dragging and dropping them directly from a file window (such as your desktop or downloads drive) into the Canvas repository. Drag the file to your open browser. Your file will be uploaded automatically.

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Audio and video files occupy space. They can exhaust your course's 1 GB storage allowance (Canvas Default Quotas). You will wish to keep to this quota so you can efficiently distribute and transmit your media course resources. If you're running out of space on your Canvas site or have distinct file storage requirements , take a look at the following file storage options.

  1. Media files (video and audio files) are best kept in the Videos (Panopto) and you use the video links in your Canvas course. In Panopto you can upload an unlimited amount of media content. This tool is hosted by Panopto, and integrated into Canvas. Read the article, "How to Use Panopto with Canvas for Instructors" for more information.
  2. External storage solutions often have higher storage quotas and, if the sharing permissions on your externally housed files and folders are set up appropriately, you can avoid the process of moving files to your new course site each semester.  Faculty-created assets (Microsoft Word and PDF documents, presentation materials, photos, and so on) can be saved outside of Canvas and subsequently shared with students in Canvas via a URL link or embedded page. External storage can be especially beneficial for huge files like PowerPoint presentations with a lot of high-resolution photographs included in the slides. See Canvas Instructor Guide: CollaborationsLinks to an external site. for further details. 

Read the following articles for more information on external storage integration in CANVAS.

Uploading a Duplicate / New Version of a File

Step 1: Click the "Change Name" button to make a duplicate of the file with the same name. This option will replicate the file and give it a new name.

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Click the "Replace" option to upload the files as a new version of an existing file. This replaces the old file with the new one. You do not have to worry about the link you may have shared to this file. The same link will direct to the new version of the existing file.

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Confirming Upload and View of a File

Step 1: The progress of your file upload will be tracked by a progress bar at the top of the screen.

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Step 2: You can view the file after the upload is complete by clicking on the file name.

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Let's take a look at creating folders in your course 'Files" area on the next page. To continue learning, click "Next".