How to replace files in Brightspace
Brightspace provides the option to replace any existing file within the course. Course materials posted in Content such as documents, images, media files, URL links, and existing course activities can be changed to new ones.
This article will explain how to:
Replacing an existing File
Navigate to your course, in the green navigation bar,
1. Click on Content
This action will open the Content homepage, then
2. Click on the (sub)module where the document needs to be replaced
3. Click on the downward arrow next to the file that needs changing, a drop-down menu will appear
4. Click on Change File
This action will open the Change File page, where the document can be edited and replaced
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Upload and select the files from your computer files
OR
Drag and drop the files within the dashed line box
This action will open the pop-up window, Add a File, choose one of the following options,
- Course Offering Files - to add an already existing file from Manage Files
- My Locker - to add a file from personal Locker
- Group Locker - to add a file from Group Locker, if Group Lockers had previously been created
- One Drive Files - to add documents from OneDrive
- Video Note Search - to add a video note, if there are already created in the content
Once the file has been replaced,
5. (Optional) Tick the box to notify students that the content has changed, an email will be sent to the Classlist
6. Click on Update
The file will be replaced by another. However, the previous file will be kept in Manage Files (Course Tools > Manage Files)
After this action, toy will be redirected to the Content homepage,
The file was successfully replaced to the (sub)module
You now know how to replace a file in Brightspace!
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