Add a document to a course

You can add documents to a course by uploading a file from your computer, pasting a web link, or embedding content from an external platform. You can also reuse a document that has already been uploaded to the platform.

To add a video to a course, see Add a video to a course →

Upload a document from your computer

The size limit for document uploads is 6 GB. We recommend keeping individual files below a few hundred MB, depending on your network connection and computer performance.

1. At the top of the homepage, click Courses.
2. On the right of a course, click Edit.
3. In the left sidebar, below the list of activities, click + Add activity → Add a document.
4. Click OR SELECT A FILE.
5. Choose a file from your computer.

By default, the title of the activity will match the filename. Click on it to rename it.

Supported formats

We recommend .png or .jpg for images. See Image sizes and ratios →

Some documents are automatically converted to PDF when uploaded. See Document-to-PDF conversion →

If your file is in a format not listed below, compress it as a .zip before uploading.

Audio files cannot be played directly in a course. Learners can download them to play on their device. Alternatively, host the file on an audio platform (SoundCloud, Google Drive, Genially, etc.) and add it using an embed code, or convert the audio to video first.

• • Audio: .mp3, .m4a, .wav, .ogg, .aac, .opus
  • AutoCAD: .dwg
  • Archives: .zip, .rar, .7z, .rbz, .a
  • CAO: .stl
  • Calendar: .ics
  • Barcode: .btw
  • Ebook: .azw3, .epub
  • Excel: .xlsx, .xls, .xlsm, .ods, .csv, numbers, .xlsb, .gsheet, .xlt, .xltx
  • Flash: .swf, .f4v
  • Illustrations: .ai, .svg, .skp, .odg, .emf, .wmf, .vsdx, .jpe, .ps, .mcd, .psd, .xcf
  • Images: .jpg, .png, .heic, .gif, .jfif, .webp, .ico, .jpeg, .tif, .tiff, .bmp, .wdp, .jxr, .pdn, .jp2
  • JSON: .json
  • Keynote license: .key
  • Mail: .msg, .eml
  • Mathematica: .mm
  • Microsoft Power BI Report: .pbix
  • Mindmap: .xmind, .mvdx
  • Modeling: .rfa, .ifc
  • Music: .enc
  • Network report: .pkt
  • One Note: .one
  • PDF: .pdf, .xps
  • Project: .gan
  • Publisher: .pub
  • Question: .quiz
  • Table: .twb
  • Text: .log
  • Plain text: .txt, .md
  • Slideshow: .pptx, .ppt, .ppsx, .odp, .pptm, .ppsm, .pps, gslides, flipchart, .ppta
  • Vault: .dvs
  • Video: .wmv, .vob, .mts, .mpg, .mpeg, .mkv, .m2ts, .flv, .3gp, .mp4, .webm, .mov, .m4v, .3gpp, .m2t, .avi
  • Word: .docx, .doc, .odt, .pages, .rtf, .story, .dotx, .dot, .wps, .sdoc

Add a web document via a link

Some web documents (such as public YouTube, Vimeo, or Dailymotion videos) can be added using their direct URL.

1. At the top of the homepage, click Courses.
2. On the right of the course row, click Edit.
3. In the left sidebar, below the list of activities, click + Add activity → Add a document.
4. In the section Paste a web link, paste the document link.

Add a document via an embed code

Documents that cannot be added via a direct link must be added using an embed code (in the format <iframe>...</iframe> or <embed>...</embed>).

Note that embedded content is hosted on the third-party platform, not on 360Learning. Its accessibility depends on that platform's sharing settings, not yours. Do not embed content containing sensitive or confidential information unless access is properly restricted at the source.

1. Get the embed code of the document. See Get the embed code of a document →
2. At the top of the homepage, click Courses.
3. On the right of the course row, click Edit.
4. In the left sidebar, below the list of activities, click + Add activity → Add a document.
5. In the section Paste an embed code, paste the code.

Reuse an existing document from the platform

1. At the top of the homepage, click Courses.
2. On the right of the course row, click Edit.
3. In the left sidebar, below the list of activities, click + Add activity → Add a document.
4. At the top, click the Reuse tab.
5. Click on the document.

Make a document downloadable by learners

Only documents in .ppt, .pdf, .doc, or .xls format can be downloaded by learners.

1. At the top of the homepage, click Courses.
2. On the right of the course row, click Edit.
3. On the top right of the document (not the top bar of the screen), click Settings.
4. Select The document can be downloaded checkbox**.**

Learners will then be able to download the document by clicking Download on the top right of the activity when playing it.

Images can be saved by right-clicking Save as.... See Download a document →

This setting applies to Office and PDF-type documents only. For uploaded videos, the download option is configured at import time: learners download the video from their profile page, not from inside the course. See Allow learners to download a video →

Customize the thumbnail of an embedded document

You can upload a custom thumbnail for any document added via a web link or embed code. This is not available for documents uploaded directly from your computer.

1. At the top of the homepage, click Courses.
2. On the right of the course row, click Edit.
3. In the left sidebar, click on a document activity.
4. At the top right of the document, click Settings.
5. Below Thumbnail, click Edit.
6. Click OR SELECT A FILE and upload the new thumbnail image.
7. On the bottom right, click Save.

The custom thumbnail will be displayed in the following places:

• In the text editor of a cheat sheet or course description (when inserting the document with the option Insert a document, in the toolbar
• In the list of documents shown in a user’s personal profile.
• In the Reuse tab.

In all other places (such as the document activity itself), the default thumbnail is displayed and cannot be changed.

View documents added to the platform

See "Documents" tab in the personal settings →

Edit a document in a course

See Edit a document →

Delete a document

If the document is used in a course, remove the activity from the course before deleting the document.

To delete an existing document from the platform:

1. At the bottom right of the homepage, click on the text field to publish a post.
2. On the bottom right of the text area, click Attachments.
   
3. On the top, click Reuse.
4. On the right of the document, click Delete.