Sakai Tutorials
Uploading Documents and Files

You may add any number of attachments to announcements, assignments, lessons, and other types of materials. These attachments may be any combination of files on your desktop, web sites, and items stored in Resources. To add an attachment, click the Add Attachments button. The CLE displays the Add Attachment screen.

The maximum size of an attachment is set by your system administrator. The default is 20 MB. Faculty may upload larger files by using the WebDAV feature.

Uploading a Local File

The instructions given below generally apply to adding/uploading a file to the Resources tool as well as adding an attachment.

After Sakai displays the Add Attachments screen, you may attach a file from your computer by browsing and selecting a file name. To do so, follow these steps:

1. Click Browse...
   
   Your computer displays its File Upload window. That window may look something like this:
   
   
   
   
2. Click the file you want to upload and click Open. Sakai briefly displays this message:
   
   
   
   
3. When the file has been uploaded, in the “Items to attach” area near the top of the screen, Sakai displays the name of the file with an icon to its left.
   
   
   
   
4. If desired, view the uploaded file by clicking its name. Or, to remove it, click the Remove link.
   After you have selected all items you want to attach, click Continue.

Attaching a URL

After the CLE displays the Add Attachments screen, you may attach a URL. To do so, follow these steps:

1. In the or a URL (link to web site) box, enter the URL.
   
   
   
   
2. Click Add. The CLE displays the URL in the “Items to attach” area near the top of the screen with an icon next to its name.
   
   
   
   
3. Optionally, to view the URL, click the link for it. Or, to remove this attachment, click the Remove link.
   After you have selected all items you want to attach, click Continue.