File Uploads
You can add a file to your course by uploading a file. You can also import files using the course import tool in Course Settings.
As an instructor, you can drag and drop files from your personal files into course files.
Notes:
- Canvas does not support file uploads larger than 5 GB.
- Video and audio uploads to Canvas through the media tool can be up to 500 MB in size.
You can add a file to your course by uploading a file. You can also import files using the course import tool in Course Settings.
As an instructor, you can drag and drop files from your personal files into course files.
Notes:
- Canvas does not support file uploads larger than 5 GB.
- Video and audio uploads to Canvas through the media tool can be up to 500 MB in size.
1. In Course Navigation, click the Files link.
2. Click the Upload button.
3. Select the title of the file you want to upload and click the Open button.
Some web browsers contain a unique feature that allows the user to add to files by simply dragging and dropping the files from a file window directly into the Canvas file repository. Click the title of the file you wish to add and drag the file to your open browser. Your file will automatically upload.
Replace Duplicate File
If a file with the same name already exists in the folder where you are uploading your file, you will be asked if you want to replace or rename it.
To rename the file, click Change Name button [1]. This option will create a duplicate copy of the file with a different name.
To replace the file, click the Replace button [2].
A progress bar will appear at the top of screen tracking the progress of your file upload.
View your new file in the course.
If you have a lot of files to add to your course, you can bulk upload them.
Notes:
- You can also bulk upload files by dragging and dropping the files into Canvas from your computer. However, sometimes too many files can cause problems. If you have more than 50 files, try zipping the files and uploading the ZIP file into your course.
- If you are using Usage Rights, you must set the file usage rights before the files can be published.
- Canvas does not support file uploads larger than 5 GB.
1. In Course Navigation, click the Files link.
2. Click the Upload button.
3. Select the files you want to upload to your course [1].
To select a group of files, hold down the Shift key on your keyboard and click the first and last files in the group.
To select multiple files, hold down the Control (Windows) or Command (Mac) key on your keyboard and click each file.
Click the Open button [2].
View the progress bars for each file upload.
You can import ZIP files to Canvas through Files or Course Settings.
Through Course Settings, you must upload the ZIP file to an existing folder in Files. You cannot create new folders through the Course Import Tool.
ZIP files containing internal folder structure retain that folder structure upon upload.
If you do not know how to create a ZIP file, please consult your computer operating system's user guide.
Notes:
- Canvas does not support file uploads larger than 5 GB.
1. You can import a ZIP file directly in Files. In Course Navigation, click the Files link.
2. Click the Upload button.
3. Click the title of the ZIP file you want to import and click the Open button.
4. If you want to expand all the contents of the ZIP file, click the Expand It button [1]. If you want to upload the ZIP file intact, click the Upload It button [2].
You can track the progression of the upload by monitoring the progress bar.