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College of Education & Human Development Educational Policy and Administration

Educational Policy and Administration
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Uploading PDF files to WebCT

If you do not know how to convert your files with .DOC, .EXL, and/or .PPT extensions (created by the Word, Excel, and/or PowerPoint Microsoft Office programs) into .PDF format, please read these instructions.

Follow these instructions to upload them to the WebCT site.

  • Open the .PDF file you wish to place on WebCT.
  • Save the file to your desktop: go to <File>, then click <Save As>.  Choose <Desktop>, and then click <Save>. You MUST use a file name with NO spaces in it.
  • Make sure that the file name contains NO spaces.
  • Go to the WebCT site of the course to which you wish to upload the .PDF file.
  • At the top of the window, there is a control panel drop down menu which reads "Select Action".
  • Click <Select Action>, and then click <Manage Files>.
  • On the screen that appears, click the radio button next to the phrase "Upload File".
  • Click <Go> and then - <Browse>.
  • The "File Upload" window opens.
  • Click the <Desktop> button.
  • At the bottom of the window, find the "Type of File:" drop down menu.
  • Choose <All Files (*.*)>.
  • Find and click the .PDF file you wish to upload (remember: file titles MUST NOT have spaces).
  • Click <Open>.
  • The "File Upload" window closes.
  • Click <Upload>. In a few moments your file should be uploaded to the WebCT site destination you had chosen.

Go to step-by-step presentation [PPT file] on uploading files to the WebCT site.

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Last modified on September 30, 2008