Folder resource settings: Difference between revisions

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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:
-If you already have a folder of files you would like to display, there are two methods:
+* 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.
-====Quick method====
+[[File:dragdropmessage.png]]
-*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 'Turn editing on' button at the top right of the course page
-*Drag and drop the folder onto the course section where you'd like it to appear:
-[[File:folderdragging.png]]
+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.
-*Click the button of the action you would like to take with the folder (in our case, "Unzip") and click "Upload".
+* From the Activity chooser > Folder. (See [[Folder resource]].
-[[File:folderaction.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
-*If necessary, edit the title of the folder by clicking the pencil icon.
+Alternatively, you can create and upload to a new folder:
-====Longer method====
+* Click the "Create folder" link as below; choose a name for your new folder and then click "Create folder"
-*Click the 'Turn editing on' button at the top right of the course page
+# Click INTO the folder
-*Click 'Add an activity or resource' link, then in the activity chooser; select folder then click the "Add" button (or select file from the "Add a resource" dropdown menu)
+# 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]]
-*Enter a name and a description (which may be required or optional according to the admin settings)
-*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" as below:
-[[File:newfolderupload.png]]
-*Click the original (zipped) folder and click the "Delete" button to delete it if you wish.
+{|
-*Select your chosen [[Common module settings]] and, if enabled, Activity completion settings and click "Save and return to course"
+| [[File:createfolder.png|thumb|4. Creating a folder]]
-Click the button 'Save and return to course' at the bottom of the page
+| [[File:addtofolder.png|thumb|6. Adding files to a folder]]
+|}
-==Creating and uploading to a new folder==
+;Display folder contents
-Use this method if  you want to create a folder on your Moodle course and then upload files into it.
+:Decide here whether to have the folder displayed on a separate page (the default) or inline with or without subfolders expanded or collapsed.
-**Click the 'Turn editing on' button at the top right of the course page
+{|
-*Click 'Add an activity or resource' link, then in the activity chooser; select folder then click the "Add" button (or select folder from the "Add a resource" dropdown menu)
+| [[File:folder1.png|thumb|Folder displayed on separate page]]
-*Enter a name and a description (which may be required or optional according to the admin settings)
+| [[File:folder2.png|thumb|Folder displayed inline]]
-*Click the "Create folder" link as below; choose a name for your new folder and then click "Create folder"
+| [[File:folder3.png|thumb|Folder displayed inline with subfolders expanded]]
+|}
-[[File:createfolder.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.
-*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]]
-[[File:addtofolder.png]]
-*Choose your desired Common module settings and, if enabled,  Activity completion settings
-*Click "Save and return to course".
+==Other settings==
+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]]
 ==Folder capabilities==
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 ==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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