Open edX® Tutorial: How to upload files to the course database.
When you build courses in Open edX Studio, you might be wondering where to upload your files, images, documents, etc., in order to use them to build your course. Open edX provides a convenient Files & Uploads page to do this. It acts like a course database for your content. Let’s navigate to the Files & Uploads page to start.
Note: This tutorial explains how to upload assets to the Files & Uploads page. It does NOT cover how to use the uploaded files in your course once they have been uploaded to your Files & Uploads page. If you want to learn how to link the Files & Uploads assets into your course then you can view the following tutorials: How to Add Images to Your Course in Open edX Studio or How to Add PDFs to Your Course in Open edX Studio.
Note: If you already know how to navigate to the course Files & Uploads page, you can go directly to Step 2 below.
Step 1: Navigate to the course Outline from inside Studio.
In order to access the Files & Uploads page, you first need to sign into Studio. From the Studio Home where all your courses are listed, click the course name of the course you want to enter. In the below image the course name is indicated as “Demonstration Course”, just click that to go inside the course to the course Outline.
Image: A screenshot of the Open edX Studio Home page.
When you click the course name, you will immediately be taken to the course Outline, as shown in the below image.
Image: A screenshot of the course Outline in Studio.
Step 2: From the course Outline, navigate to the Files & Uploads page.
Click the menu item named Content which will reveal a dropdown menu. As highlighted in blue in the below image, click on the fourth option named Files & Uploads. This will take you to the Files & Uploads page/database.
Image: A screenshot of the Files & Uploads menu option under the Content dropdown menu.
Step 3: Add your file to the Files & Uploads page.
On the Files & Uploads page you can either drag and drop your file, or browse your computer for the file. Let’s take a closer look at the part of the page where you can do this. As shown in the below image, you can upload several types of file formats, including audio, code, document, image or other. There is a maximum files size of 10MB, so if your file is larges than 10MB you should try make your files smaller (10MB or less) before you try upload it. If you drag and drop the files then aim for the rectangular area with the dotted border as per the below image.
Image: A screenshot of the specific upload area on the Files & Uploads page.
Image: A screenshot of the entire Files & Uploads page.
Step 4: Drag a file into the Files & Uploads database.
When you upload a file successfully, you will get a success message as shown in the below image.
Image: A screenshot of the newly created Subsection.
Your file is now available to be used in your course, it will appear as follows, with a name, type, date added, buttons to help you copy the URL of the asset you’ve uploaded, and delete and lock options. In order to use your file in a course, you can click the Studio or Web buttons to copy the URL of that file.
Note: This tutorial explains how to upload assets to the Files & Uploads page. It does NOT cover how to use the uploaded files in your course once they have been uploaded to your Files & Uploads page. If you want to learn how to link the Files & Uploads assets into your course then you can view the following tutorials: How to Add Images to Your Course in Open edX Studio or How to Add PDFs to Your Course in Open edX Studio.