Content: Upload Files

Content files are stored in the File Manager, where they can be organized or made visible in a course at a later time.

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To Access the File Manager:

1. Log in to Carmen and go to your Course Home page.

2. Click on Edit Course on the right-hand side of the Navigation Bar.

3. Choose the option labeled Files.

To Upload Individual Files:

1. Within the File Manager window, click Upload.

2. In the pop-up window, click Browse and locate the file to upload.

3. Select the file and click Open.

4. Click Upload.

Your file should now appear in the File Manager window within Carmen. To view an uploaded file, click on its name.

To Upload Multiple Files:

1. First, create an archive on your computer of the files to be uploaded.

Mac Users:
Copy (or drag) all files to be uploaded into one main folder. Once all files and folders are gathered together, CTRL-Click on the folder icon, and select "Create Archive of (folder name)". This starts the archiving utility built into the computer. Once completed, a file with the same name as the main folder will appear, with the extension ".zip". The files are now ready for uploading.

PC Users:
Copy (or drag) all files to be uploaded into one main folder. Once all files and folders are gathered together, right-click on the main folder icon, and select "send to > compressed (zipped) folder". This starts the archiving utility built into the computer. Once completed, a file with the same name as the main folder will appear, with the extension ".zip" (Note: depending on your computer's settings, the .zip extension may not appear). The files are now ready for uploading.

2. Within the File Manager window, click Upload.

3. In the pop-up window, click Browse and locate your zipped file.

4. Select the file and click Open.

5. Click Upload.

6. To expand the newly uploaded archive file, find the file name within the Manage Files window; click on Unzip File to the right of the folder. You may move the archived file into a folder (see Using the File Manager) before expanding it.

7. In the confirmation box, click OK to expand the file.

The File Manager in Carmen now contains the files contained in your zipped file in the organizational structure you had on your drive (i.e., files in subfolders will remain in those subfolders).

You may now delete the compressed (zipped) file from the file manager. To rezip your files, simply check the items you wish to be included (they will become highlighted), and choose Zip files.

Create Topics in Bulk

From the File Manager, you can quickly create topics in your Content Manager.

1. Check the files you wish to be made into content topics (they will become highlighted).

2. Select Create topics located in the upper right of the window. A new browser window should appear.

3. To finish creating your topics, you may:

1. Select a Parent Module under which your topics will be placed. Note, you also may create a parent module at this time.

2. Deselect any file you mistakenly selected in the file manager by unchecking the item.

3. Rename the Topic Title (this will be the word(s) displayed in the content manager).

4. Add a Topic Short Title which will appear along the left column of the Content Manager.

When you have finished creating any desired modules and organizing the names and locations of your topics, simply press Add in the upper or lower right of the window. When the File Manager closes, you will notice a red next to the items you recently selected representing the files being associated with a topic in the Content Manager.

To view the Content Manager, simply click on Content in the navigation bar.

See Using the File Manager for information about organizing files into folders or to moving, renaming, or deleting them.