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By default, your Drop Box has one folder in it containing your name. To add a subfolder:
Add
menu, choose
Create Folders
.
Add details for this
item
.
Add Another Folder
.
Note: To remove a file from the list of files to
add, click the red X
next to it.
Create Folders Now
.
When you add a new Drop Box item, you may have the option of sending an email notification. This option can be enabled or disabled by the site instructor/owner.
Instructors will see an orange star highlighting Drop Box folders that have recently been updated.
Follow the instructions below for the type of item you want to add.
To upload an existing document or other file from your computer:
Add
menu, select Upload Files
.
Browse
, select a file
to upload, and then click Open
.
Note: Filenames that include certain characters cannot be accepted. For a list of unsupported characters, see Unsupported characters.
Add details for this item
, which will
allow you to enter a description, choose a copyright status and add
copyright information, and add detailed descriptors by clicking
Optional properties
(see the Optional
properties section below for more information).
Add Another File
.
You can add any number of files at once, as long as the total file size does not exceed 100 MB.
Note: To remove a file from the list of files to
add, click the red X
next to it.
Upload Files Now
to finish.
To specify a URL to a web site as the Drop Box item:
Add
menu, select Add Web Links (URLs)
.
http://
prefix.)
Add details for this item
, which will
allow you to enter a description and add detailed descriptors by clicking
Optional properties
(see the Optional
properties section below for more information).
Add Another Web Link
.
Note: To remove a URL from the list of URLs to
add, click the red X
next to it.
Add Web Links Now
to finish.
To create and display an HTML document:
Add
menu, select Create HTML Page
.
Continue
.
Optional properties
.
See the Optional properties section below for
more information.
Finish
to add your HTML page to Drop Box.
To create and display a plain text document:
Add
menu, select Create Text Document
.
Continue
.
Optional properties
.
See the Optional properties section below for
more information.
Finish
to add your text document to Drop Box.
To edit the name, description, or copyright status, choose Actions
,
and then click Edit Details
. Make your changes, and then
click Update
to save them.
To update the content of most items, choose
Actions
, and then click Edit Content
. Make your
changes, and then click Continue
. For a file, you will have to
make the changes and save them on your computer, and then upload a new version.
From the Actions
menu, select Upload New Version
.
To delete an item from Drop Box:
Actions
, and
then click Remove
. To remove several items at a time, mark
their corresponding checkboxes, and then, above the list of items,
click Remove
.
Remove
. Or, to cancel, click Cancel
.
To add detailed descriptors, click Optional properties
. You
can then add information to the following fields: