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This page explores in more detail the settings for the Folder resource once you have added it to your course and also covers the Site administration settings.

Adding folders to your course

There are two ways to add folders to your course:

Dragging and dropping. You will know if drag and drop is available to you because you will (briefly) see a message at the top of your screen when the editing is turned on.

To drag and drop a folder, you must first compress/zip it using whichever program your computer has. See the documentation Folder for more information.

From the Activity chooser > Folder. (See Folder resource.

General

Give the folder a name and a description if required, checking the box if you want the description to display on the course page.

For Content, either drag and drop a zipped/compressed folder into the box with an arrow or click the Add button to open the File picker menu in order to choose a file from your computer or a repository.
When the folder thumbnail appears, click on it and select "Unzip":

Click the original (zipped) folder and click the "Delete" button to delete it if you wish

Alternatively, you can create and upload to a new folder:

Click the "Create folder" link as below; choose a name for your new folder and then click "Create folder"

Click INTO the folder
You can then add individual files into the folder either by dragging and dropping into the box (1 below) or clicking the "Add" (2 below) to upload files from the File picker

4. Creating a folder

6. Adding files to a folder

Display folder contents: Decide here whether to have the folder displayed on a separate page (the default) or inline with or without subfolders expanded or collapsed.

Folder displayed on separate page

Folder displayed inline

Folder displayed inline with subfolders expanded

Show download folder button: If this is ticked, then a button will be displayed so students may download as the contents of the folder as a zipped folder for offline viewing.

Other settings

Depending on what is enabled for your site and course, you may also need to explore Common module settings, Restrict access, Activity completion, Tags and Competencies

Folder capabilities

Site administration settings

The administrator can decide whether to show subfolders expanded or not by default site-wide in Site administration > Plugins > Activity modules > Folder. and also the maximum download size if folders are to be downloaded.

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+This page explores in more detail the settings for the Folder resource once you have added it to your course and also covers the Site administration settings.
+==Adding folders to your course==
-==Adding a folder to your course==
+There are two ways to add folders to your course:
-*With the editing turned on, select "Add a resource" in the section you want your folder:
+* Dragging and dropping. You will know if drag and drop is available to you because you will (briefly) see a message at the top of your screen when the editing is turned on.
-[[File:Folder.png]]
+[[File:dragdropmessage.png]]
-*Select the Folder option.
+To drag and drop a folder, you must first compress/zip it using whichever program your computer has. See the documentation [[Folder]] for more information.
-*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===
+* From the Activity chooser > Folder. (See [[Folder resource]].
-*Click "Create folder" and in the box that appears, give the folder a name.
-*Click "OK"
-[[File:Createfolder.png]]
+==General==
+Give the folder a name and a description if required, checking the box if you want the description to display on the course page.
+* For '''Content,''' either drag and drop a zipped/compressed folder into the box with an arrow or click the Add button to open the [[File picker]] menu in order to choose a file from your computer or a repository.
+*When the folder thumbnail appears, click on it and select "Unzip":
+[[File:folderunzip2.png|center]]
+*Click the original (zipped) folder and click the "Delete" button to delete it if you wish
-*Click on the name of the new folder to get inside it.
+Alternatively, you can create and upload to a new folder:
-*Click the "Add" button to upload files into this folder.
-[[File:Addfilestofolder.png]]
+* Click the "Create folder" link as below; choose a name for your new folder and then click "Create folder"
+# Click INTO the folder
+# You can then add individual files into the folder either by dragging and dropping into the box (1 below) or clicking the "Add" (2 below) to upload files from  the [[File picker]]
-*For more information on file uploading, see [[File_picker|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.
+| [[File:createfolder.png|thumb|4. Creating a folder]]
-*Click the "Add" button and upload your zipped folder:
+| [[File:addtofolder.png|thumb|6. Adding files to a folder]]
+|}
-[[File:Addzip.png]]
+;Display folder contents
+:Decide here whether to have the folder displayed on a separate page (the default) or inline with or without subfolders expanded or collapsed.
-* For more information on uploading files and folders see [[File_picker| here]]
+{|
-*Click the icon to the right of the zipped folder.
+| [[File:folder1.png|thumb|Folder displayed on separate page]]
-*Select the "unzip" option.
+| [[File:folder2.png|thumb|Folder displayed inline]]
+| [[File:folder3.png|thumb|Folder displayed inline with subfolders expanded]]
+|}
-[[File:Unzip.png]]
+;Show download folder button
+:If this is ticked, then a button will be displayed so students may download as the contents of the folder as a zipped folder for offline viewing.
-*The folder will appear in its normal state.
+==Other settings==
-*To delete the original zipped folder, click the icon to its right and select the "delete" option.
+Depending on what is enabled for your site and course, you may also need to explore [[Common  module settings]], [[Restrict access| Restrict access]],  [[Activity completion]], [[Tags]] and [[Competencies]]
-[[File:Delete.png]]
+==Folder capabilities==
-*Leave Common module settings at "show" if you wish the folder to be visible.
+*[[Capabilities/mod/folder:view|View folder content]]
-*Click "Save and return to course".
+*[[Capabilities/mod/folder:managefiles|Manage files in folder module]]
+*[[Capabilities/mod/folder:addinstance|Add new folder]]
 ==Site administration settings==
-The folder module has additional settings which may be changed by an administrator in ''Settings > Site administration > Plugins > Activity modules > Folder''.
+The administrator can decide whether to show subfolders expanded or not by default site-wide in ''Site administration > Plugins > Activity modules > Folder''. and also the maximum download size if folders are to be downloaded.
-===Require activity description===
-This setting allows you to turn off the requirement for users to type something into the description box.
+[[de:Verzeichnis konfigurieren]]
+[[es:Configuraciones del recurso carpeta]]

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