Folder module settings

Adding a folder to your course

• With the editing turned on, select "Add a resource" in the section you want your folder:

• Select the Folder option.
• In the next screen, give your folder a name. (This will appear as the name on the course page.)
• Add a description if desired. (Note: By default, descriptions are required but they can be turned off by admin - see below.)
• Now decide if you are uploading a pre-made folder from your computer or creating an empty folder to fill later.

Creating and uploading to a new folder

• Click "Create folder" and in the box that appears, give the folder a name.
• Click "OK"

• Click on the name of the new folder to get inside it.
• Click the "Add" button to upload files into this folder.

• For more information on file uploading, see here
• For each new file you wish to add to the folder, click the "Add button"
• Leave Common Module settings at "show" if you wish the folder to be visible.
• Click "Save and return to course".

Uploading a folder you have on your computer

• Note: Folders you wish to upload to Moodle have to be "zipped" or "compressed" first. The way you do this depends on your computer and operating system.
• Click the "Add" button and upload your zipped folder:

• For more information on uploading files and folders see here
• Click the icon to the right of the zipped folder.
• Select the "unzip" option.

• The folder will appear in its normal state.
• To delete the original zipped folder, click the icon to its right and select the "delete" option.

• Leave Common module settings at "show" if you wish the folder to be visible.
• Click "Save and return to course".

Site administration settings

The folder module has additional settings which may be changed by an administrator in Settings > Site administration > Plugins > Activity modules > Folder.

Require activity description

This setting allows you to turn off the requirement for users to type something into the description box.