Create content guide

You can quickly add multiple files to your module as long as they are saved within the same folder on your computer. Alternatively if you want to display the files in a Folder on your module, review the Create Folder guidance.

Drag and Drop multiple resources to your module

1. Turn Edit mode on.
2. Open the section where you want to display your files.
3. On your computer, open the folder where your files are saved.
4. Resize the folder window, so that your Moodle module and the folder are visible.
5. On a Windows computer you can select multiple files by selecting a file holding the shift key and using the up and down arrow keys to select other files you want to upload. In a large folder where you don’t want to add all of the files, select the first file you want to add by selecting it and then hold the CTRL key and select all the other files that you want to add.
6. Once files are selected drag and drop the files into the relevant section of your module.
7. You can now change the order of the files in the topic or between topics. Hover your mouse in the white space around the file until your cursor changes to a four way arrow. Use your mouse to drag the file to the appropriate location on the module. Drop the file when it is in the right position by releasing the mouse button.

Please note that the new version of the file needs to have the same name as the file you are updating.

1. Turn Edit mode on.
2. Open the three dots menu alongside the file. Choose Edit Settings.
3. Add some information in the Description input field to indicate that the file has been changed.
4. Check to Display description on module page.
5. Select the plus icon on the left of the Select files area.

   

6. Select Browse...
7. Navigate to the folder on your computer where you have saved your file.
8. Choose the updated file and select Open.
9. Select Upload this file.
10. A dialog box will display with the information that the file exists. Select Overwrite. The dialog box will close.
11. Select Save and display.
12. Select the file to open it and confirm it has updated.

You can reuse a file between different modules and set a master file. If you overwrite the master file the changes are reflected in any linked files.

Drag and drop the presentation onto the module a. homepage.

1. Give your file a unique and meaningful name. (You will need this to search for and locate the file).
2. Turn Edit mode on.
3. Open the section where you want to display the file.
4. On your computer open the folder where your file is saved.
5. Resize the folder window, so that your Moodle module and folder are visible
6. Click on the relevant file that you want to upload to Moodle and drag it into the relevant topic in your module. Please note you can only drag and drop a file at the bottom of a section.
7. Drop the file when it is in the right position by releasing the mouse button.

Link to the presentation file in module b

1. Turn Edit mode on.
2. Open the section where you want to display your file.
3. Select the plus symbol at the end of the section, select Activity or resource. The Activity chooser opens. Select File from the Resources tab.
   • To add the file between existing content, hover your mouse until the plus symbol displays. Select Activity or resource and choose the resource from the Activity chooser
4. Provide a meaningful Name.
5. Add a Description to provide some information about the file if required. Check the box to Display description on module page.
6. In the Select files area, select the plus icon on the left. 
7. Select Module files (which opens up all the files in your module). Type the unique and meaningful name into the Search field and hit return on the keyboard.

   

8. Select the relevant file.
9. A dialog box opens. Check the box alongside Link to the file.

    

10. Select this file.
11. The dialog box closes. Scroll to the bottom of the page and select Save and display.

If you can't find the file by searching for it, you can search for the module in which the file is located and then navigate to the file. Follow to step 7 as above and then:

1. Select System to view all modules.
2. Select module a from the list of modules.
3. Files in Moodle are associated with the place where they are used. So the file you dragged and dropped will be contained within a folder with the name of the file. Select the folder to open it and select the file.
4. A dialog box opens. Check the box alongside Link to the file. This means that if you update the file in module a then all the updates will automatically come through to module b.
5. The dialog box closes. Select this file.
6. Scroll to the bottom of the page and select Save and return to module.