{"id":10683,"date":"2026-01-13T17:41:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T22:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/digital-scholarship\/moodle\/uploading-a-file-to-your-site\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T15:08:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T19:08:36","slug":"uploading-a-file-to-your-site","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/digital-scholarship\/moodle\/uploading-a-file-to-your-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Uploading a file to your site"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To add a file, such as a Word document (.doc), pdf <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12307 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/06\/editing-on-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"186\" height=\"68\" \/>document, audio, or video file, enter your course and &#8220;Turn edit mode on&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Choose the section that you are interested in, and then click on &#8220;+Add an activity or resource&#8221; in the bottom right corner of the section. \u00a0 Within the pop-up window, scroll down to Resources, click on the File option button, and then click on &#8220;Add&#8221; at the bottom of the window. <strong>Important note:<\/strong> we discourage the use of long file names or special characters in the file name, as this can lead to download errors.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-12311 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/06\/addresources-2-300x208.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"539\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/06\/addresources-2-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/06\/addresources-2-768x533.png 768w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/06\/addresources-2.png 799w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-12313 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/06\/addfile-300x78.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/06\/addfile-300x78.png 300w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/06\/addfile-768x201.png 768w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/06\/addfile.png 919w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The new file setup page will appear, so start by entering the name of the file (this will appear as a link) and optionally a brief description. \u00a0Within the Content section, you can drag and drop files to upload them, as shown to the left. \u00a0Alternatively, you can click on the &#8216;Add&#8217; icon in the upper left (highlighted with the red box above). \u00a0This opens up the File Picker pop-up window, where you can browse your computer for the desired file and then click &#8220;Upload this file&#8221; to upload it to Moodle. \u00a0Note that Moodle also allows you to browse and select previously loaded files under Course Files, Private Files, and Recent Files. 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