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File Management
When you take an online course with Superintendents Academy, you will need to locate folders from your computer and copy them into appropriate folders online, which is called uploading. You may also want to transfer shared files from the course website onto your own computer, which is called downloading. This tutorial explains how to perform both tasks.
The file management process in the Prometheus course management system is quite similar to file management procedures in a Windows and Macintosh operating system.
- In Windows, you can navigate through your file directory using Windows Explorer (on the Start menu, go to Programs, then to Accessories)
- On a Macintosh, choose the Hard Drive icon to navigate through the files and folders stored on your computer.
Uploading a file from your computer
- On the vertical navigation bar at the left of the screen, select
Files. This will take you the File Management screen, which displays
all the file folders that are available to you within the course.
(See figure below.) Clicking the [+] symbol next to a folder will
expand the folder and show its contents, while clicking a [-] symbol
next to a folder will collapse it.
- Select the Post Files link at the top of the File Management window.
This opens the file upload screen, which is shown below. On the file
upload screen, arrow 1 points to the “Title.” Enter the
name you wish to give the file within the Prometheus File Manager.
- Arrow 2 points to the “File.” This asks for the source
from which you want to transfer your file. Clicking the Browse button
opens a “Choose File” window, which lets you navigate
through files on your computer. Use the pull-down menu labeled “Look
in” to locate the folder housing the file you want to upload.
Once you’ve selected the appropriate folder (or the appropriate
drive, if the file is on a floppy disk or CD), choose the desired
file and click Open. Rest assured that uploading the file will merely
copy it to the destination folder without removing the file from its
original location.
- Arrow three points to the file upload screen, use the drop-down
menu to choose your upload destination (the folder where you want
the file to be stored in Prometheus). If you are uploading a file
that you do not want to share with classmates, your destination will
be My Files. If this is a file you want to share with others in the
course, post it in the appropriate course folder.
- Click the Submit button at the bottom of the uploading screen.
You should receive a message confirming that your file has been uploaded.