Manage Files

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Upload Files

1

Open the Uploader

Select a Teach lesson, then select Upload beside Files.

Upload sits beside the Files heading in a Teach lesson.

An empty assessment shows Import Questions here instead.

2

Add Your Files

Drag files into the box, or select a source such as your device, Google Drive, Dropbox, or OneDrive. For a web page or video, choose Website or YouTube, paste its link, and select Import. You can add up to 25 files at once.

Drop files in, or pick a source.

Select the pencil beside a file to change its title. Students see this title.

Check each title before you upload.

Supported files

Kind	Formats
Documents	PDF, Word, PowerPoint, EPUB, text, and Markdown
Images	PNG, JPEG, and WebP
Audio and video	Common formats, such as MP3 and MP4
Links	Web pages and YouTube videos

3

Choose the File Type

Keep Auto for most course materials. Choose Problem Set for a document of questions, such as a worksheet. Uflo turns it into practice questions.

Keep Auto unless the file is a set of questions.

To build an assessment from a document, use Import Questions instead.

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Choose Study Tools and Upload

Pick the study tools Uflo creates. A problem set skips this choice.Podcast and Visualization are off by default, so turn them on if you want them.

What each study tool gives students

Tool	What students get
Summary	A short overview of the whole file
Flashcards	Key terms to recall and flip
Notes	Detailed notes for each section of the file
Study Guide	A short overview of each section
Mindmap	A map of how a section’s ideas connect
Questions	Practice questions with hints and answers
Podcast	An audio episode for each section
Visualization	An interactive visual for each section

Select Upload.

Keep the page open until the form closes. Uflo is still sending your files.

Turn on Podcast and Visualization if you want them.

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Follow the Progress

• Success
• Upload Failed

When a file shows Success, it’s ready, with its study tools.

Success means the file is ready.

Select Upload failed. Click to retry. to process the file again. If it fails again, delete the file and upload it again.

Select the message to process the file again.

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Update a File

Right-click a file to open its menu.

A file’s Update form.

• Title: the name students see.
• Visibility: uncheck the box to hide the file.
• Download: uncheck the box so only teachers can download the file.
• Study tools: the tools students get for that file.

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Reorder, Move, Duplicate, and Delete

• Order
• Move
• Duplicate
• Delete
• Copy Link

Select Order, drag files into place, then select Confirm Order.

Drag files into place, then select Confirm Order.

Select Move, then drag the file onto a lesson under Lessons. For a lesson in another chapter, hold the file over that chapter until its lessons open. When you’re done, select Confirm Move. A move to another chapter ends move mode by itself.

Drop a file on a lesson to move it there.

Select Duplicate, then Submit to confirm. The copy appears in the same lesson with the same title, settings, and study tools.

Deleting can’t be undone. It also deletes the file’s study tools and students’ chats about it.

Select Delete, then Submit to confirm.To take a file away from students but keep it, hide it instead.

Select Copy Link to copy the file’s address, then paste it into an email or your LMS. Only people enrolled in the course can open it.

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Common Questions