The Manage Files tool is the file management system for your course. It is
recommended that you organize your files into folders, create a folder for each module
of content, and store all your files and folders in the Manage Files area. From this area,
you can organize and upload files associated with your course offering. The functions
that can be performed in Manage Files can be divided into two categories:

1. Organizing and Managing Files and Folders. Perform basic tasks such as
   creating, deleting, copying, and moving files and folders, and more advanced tasks
   such as changing file and folder properties, and zipping and unzipping files.
2. Creating Topics from your Files. Create topics once you have created your course
   content structure.
    

   Naming Web Files and Folders

   1. The ONLY acceptable characters that can be used in file and folder names are:

   • The 26 lower case letters, "a" to "z"
   • The 10 numeric digits, "0" to "9"  -- to preserve order use 01, 02 etc
   • Hyphen, "-"
   • Underscore, "_"
   • Period, "."

   2. Never use space, accented or and avoid capital letters or any other punctuation marks or symbols.

Uploading Zip files to D2L

The upload file icon ( ) within the Manage Files area allows you to select and upload
a file, such as a Word or PowerPoint document, from your computer to the D2L server.
You can upload most file types, but keep in mind that course participants must have the
correct software to view these files.
Though most file types can be uploaded to a content directory in Manage Files, only files
with specific extensions can be used as content topics. Refer to the Course File section
below for a list of accepted files types and extensions.

1. Select the folder you want to upload the file into.
2. Select the Upload icon from the top menu.
3. Click Browse and locate the file.
4. Click the Upload button. The directory is listed below the file.

Zip Files

1. Click the Zip icon () to compress selected files into a zip file which you can then download.
   Select the checkboxes next to the files/folders you want to compress.

2. Save to your desktop, your LAN drive, or burn to CD

Unzip Files
The Unzip icon will uncompress selected .zip files on the server. This is the best way to
upload multiple files at once.

1. Upload your zip folder (refer to the previous Upload File instructions).
2. Select the Unzip icon ( ), which will appear beside the zipped files.