Instructors have the options of attaching files to many different areas of a Course Web site, such as Content Areas, Assessments and Assignments. When a file is attached, a link to the file will be displayed to users. The following information explains what types of files may be uploaded and how these files are treated by Eduspace.
To attach a file, users may enter the file path or click Browse to locate a file on their local system. When the file is attached it is saved to the Course Web site. If users remove the file from the local machine, the attachment in the Course Web site will not be affected.
The characters a-z, 0-9, period ‘.’ and underscore ‘_’ are acceptable in file names. All standard ISO 8859 characters (not foreign characters or symbols) are also supported. All spaces will be converted to underscores ‘_’ in the name of the uploaded file. Special characters are not supported in file names.
The Content Attachments area of the page includes options to create a link, display a media file, or unpackage a file. If Display a media file within the page is selected, the attached file must be a format recognizable by Eduspace. If it is not, Eduspace will automatically create a link to the file.
The following file types are recognized by Eduspace. Users may upload any of these types of files to their course Web site.
|
Extension |
File Type |
Programs associates with the file type |
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.aam |
Multimedia |
Macromedia® Authorware® plug-in. Note that the .aam file is the starting point for a series of files that must be enclosed in a .ZIP file. |
|
.aiff |
Audio |
Audio program |
|
.asf |
Multimedia |
Microsoft® .NET™ Show |
|
.au |
Audio |
Real Audio Player™ |
|
.avi |
Video |
Video player (not Macintosh® compatible) |
|
.doc |
Text |
Microsoft® Word® or other word processor |
|
.exe |
Executable |
|
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.gif |
Image |
Graphics program or Web browser |
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.html, .htm |
Web page |
HTML editor or Web browser |
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.jpg, .jpeg |
Image |
Graphics program or Web browser |
|
.jif |
Image |
Graphics program or Web browser |
|
.mpe |
Audio/Video |
|
|
.mpg, .mpeg |
Image |
Graphics program or Web browser |
|
.moov |
Movie |
|
|
.mov |
Video |
Movie or media player |
|
|
Text |
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® |
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.ppt, .pps |
Slide show |
Microsoft® PowerPoint® and PowerPoint Player® |
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.qt |
Movie |
QuickTime® |
|
.ra |
Audio |
Real Audio Player™ |
|
.ram |
Video |
Real Audio Movie™ |
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.swa |
Audio |
Macromedia® Shockwave® plug-in |
|
.swf |
Multimedia |
Macromedia® Shockwave® plug-in |
|
.tiff |
Image |
Graphics program or Web browser |
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.txt |
Text |
Text or HTML editor, word processor |
|
.wav |
Audio |
Audio program |
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.wma |
Audio |
|
|
.wmf |
Graphic |
Microsoft® Windows® |
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.wmv |
Media/Audio |
Microsoft® Windows® |
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.wpd |
Text |
WordPerfect® or other word processor |
|
.xls |
Spreadsheet |
Microsoft® Excel® |
Note: Eduspace can recognize additional file types and associated applications if a MIME extension is added to an XML file in the file system. Contact Eduspace Support for more information about adding MIME extensions.
The Text Box editor enables users to add many different types of files to Eduspace. The table below explains which button in the Third Row of the Text Box Editor is used to add different file types. See the Text Box Editor topic for additional information.
|
Extension |
File Type |
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.doc |
Attach File |
|
.exe |
Attach File |
|
.html, .htm |
Attach File |
|
|
Attach File |
|
.ppt. .pps |
Attach File |
|
.txt |
Attach File |
|
.wpd |
Attach File |
|
.xls |
Attach File |
|
.zip |
Attach File |
|
.gif |
Attach Image |
|
.jif |
Attach Image |
|
.jpg, jpeg |
Attach Image |
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.tiff |
Attach Image |
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.wmf |
Attach Image |
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.avi |
Add MPEG/AVI Content |
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.mpg, .mpeg |
Add MPEG/AVI Content |
|
.qt |
Add MPEG/AVI Content |
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.aiff |
Add Audio Content |
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.asf |
Add Audio Content |
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.au |
Add Audio Content |
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.moov |
Add Audio Content |
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.mov |
Add Audio Content |
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.mpe |
Add Audio Content |
|
.ra |
Add Audio Content |
|
.ram |
Add Audio Content |
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.wav |
Add Audio Content |
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.wma |
Add Audio Content |
|
.wmv |
Add Audio Content |
|
.swa |
Add Flash/Shockwave Content |
|
.swf |
Add Flash/Shockwave Content |