Add Item

Adding an Item will place the content directly inside the Content Area. When the student clicks on this Content Area, any text typed into the text box will be readable right away. If you are using Internet Explorer, you will see a WYSIWYG editor which you can use to format the text and add links to any kind of file such as a PDF document, PowerPoint presentation, Word document or even an audio or video file. You can also choose when to make this content available to your students.

If you want to simply post a file

1. Control Panel > [Name of destination Content Area] (from Content Areas pane)
2. Add Item.
3. Give your item a title.
4. You can do one of two things:
   • If you're using Microsoft Internet Explorer...
   1. Place your cursor in the large white text editing box, and click.
   2. Click on the attach file button, first button on the third row of the editing tool bar.
   3. When you see a pop-up window, click on Browse.
   4. Locate and choose your intended file from your computer, double click it.
   5. In section 2 of this window, give the link a name - this will be the text that the students see as a hyperlink to the file.
   6. Choose whether or not to open this file in a new window.
   7. Click Submit, then Submit again on the confirmation page.
   8. You should see your new file link in the text editing white box.
   • If you're NOT using Microsoft Internet Explorer...
   1. Skip down to section 2 of the Add Item form.
   2. Click on Browse.
   3. Locate and choose your intended file from your computer, double click it.
   4. Give the link a name - this will be the text that the students see as a hyperlink to the file.
5. In section 3, choose dates of availability if this is necessary.
6. Click Submit.

If you want to paste text from another application

1. Control Panel > [Name of destination Content Area] (from Content Areas pane)
2. Add Item.
3. Give your item a title.
4. Place your cursor in the large white text editing box, and click.
5. Either type content using the keyboard or copy formatted text from another application (e.g. MS Word, Wordperfect, Email).
6. If you're using Microsoft Internet Explorer, use the Paste button, fifth button on the second row of the editing tool bar.
7. If you're NOT using Microsoft Internet Explorer, you can use CONTROL-V on the keyboard to Paste.