Downloading Files

To open or download a file, select the file by clicking in the selection box on the left side of the file name. Then click on the download icon. You will be presented with a dialog box (below) asking what you want to do with the file - open or save it.

Both Open and Save will download the file to your computer. If you click Open, the file will be downloaded to a temporary storage area on your own computer and then opened in an appropriate application (such as Microsoft Word) for viewing or editing purposes.

If you click Save, you will get another dialogue box helping you to decide where to put the file on your computer. You will also be able to change the name of the locally-stored file if required. You can then navigate to the file on your own computer and open it from there.

Adding a file

Files can be added or uploaded to your student data storage via myFiles from any web-connected computer.

To add a file:

1. Navigate in myFiles to the target folder (the folder you wish to hold the new file).
2. Click Browse. This will present you with a dialogue box which will help you to locate the file you intend to add. When found, select it and click Open. The name and location of the file will now be shown in the Upload : field.
   
   
   
   
   
   Also at the lower right hand corner of this field you will get the option for unzipping your "zipped file".
   
   Click Upload File to copy, add or upload the file to your student data storage. (or Cancel to opt out).
   
   
   
   You will be returned to the listing of files in the target folder, and the new file should be sorted alphabetically amongst them.

Creating a folder

Folders help to organise your work and make it easier to save and locate files. A new folder or directory can be created in a similar way to uploading files.

To create a folder:

1. Navigate to the existing folder you wish to contain the new folder.
2. Type in the name of your soon to be created folder in the filed beside the "Create Directory" field.
3. Then click on the "Go" button on the right.
   
   
   
   The new folder will now be visible in the list of folders and files. You will get a message in your "INFO" field. New files can be saved to this folder and existing files can be moved here.
   
   
   
   Usually the folder/directory names are displayed in blue. They change colour if the mouse pointer is hovered over.

File/Folder operations

Just as in Windows, files can be moved, copied, deleted and renamed. Moving, copying and deleting one or more files can be achieved in a single bulk operation using the tick boxes next to each file.

Moving and copying items

You can move or copy any files or folders to any location in myFiles.

To move or copy items:

1. Navigate to the folder containing the files and folders you wish to move or copy.
2. Select the files and folders you want by clicking in the box to the left of each item - a tick will appear.
3. Click the desired operation from the "download dropdown menu" (Move or Copy). A screen summarising the items affected.