A student presentation is prepared in two steps: first, you create the presentation as a set of linked HTML files; and then you upload it to Manage Files.

Notes:

• Name the homepage for your presentation index.html. This page contains the links to the other group documents. These documents should be linked back to the index.html file.
• When naming a files, use single-word filenames or insert an underscore between words. WebCT does not recognize filenames with spaces or characters that are not numbers or letters.
• You can make changes to your presentation after you have uploaded it, but be aware that each member of your group can edit your presentation pages. Your group should establish a protocol for making changes to your presentation, so that you don't overwrite changes that someone else has made.
• Save all files with an .html extension

Uploading a Student Presentation

1. To upload a presentation, click Student Presentations. The Student Presentations screen appears, with a list of all the groups in the class. An Edit Files link appears beside the name of your group.
2. Click Edit Files. The Manage Files screen appears.
3. Under File Options, select Upload a file and click Go. The Upload File screen appears.
4. To locate your presentation files, click Browse. Your computer's file manager appears.
5. Locate and select one file, and click Open. The Upload File screen appears, with the name of your file in the Filename text box. Note: You will have to upload your presentation one file at a time. If you want to upload multiple files at once, zip them first using WinZip (PC), ZipIt (Mac), or another file compression application and then upload the .zip file.
6. Click Upload. The Manage Files screen appears, and the uploaded file shows as a link under your group folder. To view the contents of a folder, click the folder name. To view the file, click the file name.
7. For each presentation file that needs to be uploaded, repeat steps 3 to 7.

Downloading Files

You can download a file from the server hosting your WebCT course to your personal computer. Note: If you want to download multiple files at once, zip them first and then download the .zip file.

1. From the Student Presentations screen, click the Edit Files link. The Manage Files screen appears.
2. Under Folders and Files, select the check box next to the file that you want to download.
3. From the drop-down list next to File Options, select Download.
4. Click Go. The Download File screen appears.
5. Click Download. A dialog box appears.
6. Follow the instructions in the dialog box to save the file on your computer.

Editing Files

Occasionally, you may want to edit files in WebCT. The Edit option allows you to make changes to the text and codes in your .txt and .html files in File Manager.

1. From the Student Presentations screen, click the Edit Files link. The Manage Files screen appears.
2. Under Folders and Files, select the check box next to the file that you want to edit.
3. From the drop-down list next to File Options, select Edit.
4. Click Go. The Edit File screen appears.
5. To change the name, type in the Filename text box. Note: The filename cannot contain any of the following characters:
• spaces, tabs, line feeds, carriage returns
• : ~ [ ] ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) + ` } } | \ < > , ? / ; ' "
6. In the File Content text box, edit the content of the file. For easier viewing, you can resize this text box by selecting the width and height and then clicking Resize. Adjusting the size of the text box has no effect on the file's content.
7. When you have finished editing file content, click Save.

Copying Files

The Copy option allows you to copy one or more files from the current folder to another folder. Copies of the file will then exist in two folders.

1. From the Student Presentations screen, click the Edit Files link. The Manage Files screen appears.
2. Under Folders and Files, select the check box(es) next to the file(s) that you want to copy.
3. From the drop-down list next to File Options, select Copy.
4. Click Go. The Copy Files screen appears. The file(s) that you selected to copy appear on the left side of the screen. If you decide not to copy a file, clear its check box.
5. From the drop-down list, select a destination folder.
6. Click Copy. The Manage Files screen appears. The files have been copied.

Moving Files

The Move option allows one or more files to be moved from the current folder to another folder. When a file is moved, it will no longer exist in the original folder. If you want to leave a copy of the file in its original folder, use the Copy feature.

1. From the Student Presentations screen, click the Edit Files link. The Manage Files screen appears.
2. Under Folders and Files, select the check box(es) next to the file(s) that you want to move.
3. From the drop-down list next to File Options, select Move.
4. Click Go. The Move Files screen appears. The file(s) that you selected appear on the left side of the screen. If you decide not to move a file, clear its check box.
5. From the drop-down list, select a destination folder.
6. Click Move. The Manage Files screen appears. The files have been moved.

Renaming a File

1. From the Student Presentations screen, click the Edit Files link. The Manage Files screen appears.
2. Under Folders and Files, select the check box next to the file that you want to rename.
3. From the drop-down list next to File Options, select Rename.
4. Click Go. The Rename File screen appears.
5. In the New name text box, type a new name for the file. Note: The filename cannot contain any of the following characters:
• spaces, tabs, line feeds, carriage returns
• : ~ [ ] ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) + ` } } | \ < > , ? / ; ' "
6. Click Rename. The Manage Files screen appears. The file has been renamed.

Deleting a File

The Delete option allows you to delete one or more files.

1. From the Student Presentations screen, click the Edit Files link. The Manage Files screen appears.
2. Under Folders and Files, select the check box(es) next to the file(s) that you want to delete.
3. From the drop-down list next to File Options, select Delete.
4. Click Go. The Delete Files screen appears. The file(s) that you selected appear(s) on the left side of the screen. If you decide not to delete a file, clear its check box.
5. Click Delete. The Manage Files screen appears. The files have been deleted.

Zipping Files

The Zip feature compresses several files into one file. This feature is particularly useful if you want to download more than one file at a time.

1. From the Student Presentations screen, click the Edit Files link. The Manage Files screen appears.
2. Under Folders and Files, select the check boxes next to the files that you want to zip.
3. From the drop-down list next to File Options, select Zip.
4. Click Go. The Zip Files screen appears.The files that you selected appear on the left side of the screen. If you decide not to zip a file, clear its check box.
5. From the drop-down list, select a destination folder.
6. In the Filename text box, type a name for the zip file. Note: The filename cannot contain any of the following characters:
• spaces, tabs, line feeds, carriage returns
• : ~ [ ] ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) + ` } } | \ < > , ? / ; ' "
7. Click Zip. The Manage Files screen appears. The files have been zipped.
8. After you download the zip file to your computer, you can unzip the file with WinZip (PC), ZipIt (Mac), or another file compression application.

Unzipping Files

This operation allows you to unzip the contents of a zipped (compressed) file. A zipped file can be identified by the .zip extension.

1. From the Student Presentations screen, click the Edit Files link. The Manage Files screen appears.
2. Under Folders and Files, select the check box next to the file that you want to unzip.
3. From the drop-down list next to File Options, select Unzip.
4. Click Go. The Unzip File screen appears.
5. From the drop-down list, select a destination folder for the unzipped files.
6. Click Unzip. The Manage Files screen appears. The files have been unzipped.

Changing File Name Case

WebCT enables you to change the case of many file names at once with the Upper Case and Lower Case features.

1. From the Student Presentations screen, click the Edit Files link. The Manage Files screen appears.
2. Under Folders and Files, select the check box(es) next to the file(s) that you want to convert.
3. From the drop-down list next to File Options, select Upper Case or Lower Case.
4. Click Go. The Upper/Lower Case screen appears. The files that you selected appear on the left side of the screen. If you decide not to convert a filename, clear its check box.
5. Click Convert. The Manage Files screen appears. The case has been converted.