How do I move and organize files?

You can move and organize the files you have access to by dragging and dropping files or using the Move options for each file. Files are always organized in alphabetical order, so you are not able to rearrange the organizational structure of files, but to locate a file you can always sort files by column.

Learn how to view your user files, group files, and course files.

00:07: How do I move and organize files? 00:10: In user or group files locate the file you want to move? Click 00:14: the line item for the file. To move the file via the 00:18: toolbar click the move button. 00:21: To move the file via file settings. Click the options icon then 00:25: click the move link. 00:27: Select the folder where you want to move the file and click the move button. 00:32: You can also manage your files using a basic click and drag method. 00:36: Click the file name and drag the file to the desired folder. 00:39: Once you see the folder highlighted release your mouse, the file has been 00:43: moved. You can also move a file from the right pane to 00:47: the left pane. 00:50: To select multiple files, press the command key Mac or 00:54: the control key Windows while clicking the line for each file. 00:57: You want to select? To select all files click 01:02: the command + a keys Mac or the control plus a keys 01:06: windows. To select a range of files click the 01:10: first file you want to select hold down the shift key and then click the 01:14: last file you want to select. All files between the first and the last 01:18: file will be selected. 01:21: This guide covered how to move and organize files.

Open Files

Open Files

In Course Navigation, click the Files link.

Move File via Move Button or Options Icon

Move File via Move Button or Settings Icon

Locate the file you want to move. Click the line item for the file [1].

To move the file via the toolbar, click the Move button [2].

To move the file via file settings, click the Options icon [3], then click the Move link [4].

Choose New File Location

Select the folder where you want to move the file [1] and click the Move button [2].

Move File via Drag and Drop

Move Files via Drag and Drop

You can also manage your files using a basic click-and-drag method. Click the file name and drag the file to the desired folder. Once you see the folder highlighted, release your mouse. The file has been moved.

Move File Left

You can also move a file from the right pane to the left pane.

Notes:

  • Instructors can drag and drop files from their personal user files into course files.
  • You can only move a file within the right pane or from the right pane to the left pane.
  • Files are organized in alphabetical order. While you can still move files into folders, you cannot rearrange the alphabetized structure of the files and folders.

Move Multiple Files

Move Multiple Files

To select multiple files, press the Command key (Mac) or the Control key (Windows) while clicking the line of each file you want to select.

To select all files, press the Command + A keys (Mac) or the Control + A keys (Windows).

To select a range of files, click the first file you want to select, press and hold down the Shift key, and then click the last file you want to select. All files between the first and the last file will be selected.

Note: You can also use the same key command to deselect a file.