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The Dropbox tool enables you to submit assignments through Waterloo LEARN. Simply upload your assignment to the appropriate folder.

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Uploading and submitting a file to a Dropbox folder

Before you begin:

  • Ensure that the name of your file does not include special characters such as symbols or punctuation (e.g., \ / : * ‘, ? " < > |). Such characters may cause problems when uploading your file.

  • Review the list of recommended file types:

    • Text Document - PDF, DOC/DOCX, PPT/PPTX, PPS, XLS/XLSX, TXT, RTF

    • Web Document - HTM, HTML

    • Image - BMP, GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, TIF

Submitting a file

  1. Select Submit from the course navbar and click Dropbox.

  2. In the table of Dropbox folder, select the folder you want to submit your assignment to.

  3. Click the Add a File button.

    Add a File button highlighted.
  4. If there is a popup dialogue box select My Computer.

    My Computer option highlighted.
  5. Click the Upload button to browse and select the file(s) you would like to add. Alternatively, you can drag and drop the file from your computer to the upload area. The drag and drop feature is not available in all browsers.

    Upload field highlighted.
  6. After your file has been uploaded, click the Add button.

    Arrow pointing at file submission and Add button highlighted.
  7. Ensure that your file(s) appear under Files to submit and enter any comments you want to submit with the file

  8. Click the Submit button to complete the submission process.

    Arrow pointing at File under Files to submit. Submit button highlighted.

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