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How do I attach files from my Home Resources to submissions in my other sites?

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You can attach items from My Resources in your Home site to any location in another site where you have permission to add attachments.  For example, you may attach a file stored in My Resources to an assignment or forum post in one of your course sites.

Upload item(s) to My Resources.

For information on accessing and uploading files to My Resources, see What are My Resources in Home? and How do I upload files?

Attach a My Resources file to work in another site.

Open the Tool where the attachment will be added.

Select the tool within the site where the the attachment will be added. In this example, an attachment will be added in the Assignments tool.

Go to the item where you want to attach the file.

Go to the item where you want to attach the file.

Select Edit beneath the item where you want to attach the file.

Under Attachments, select Add Attachments.

Under Attachments, select Add Attachments.

In the Attachments section of the Edit Details page and select Add Attachments.

Choose the Select from resources tab.

Choose the Select from resources tab.

On the Add attachments page, choose the Select from resources tab.

Under Select from resources, scroll down and select Show other sites.

Select Show other sites.

Select Show other sites.

Select the Home folder from your list of other sites, and then select Attach a copy.

Select the Home folder from your list of other sites, and then select Attach a copy.
  1. Select the Home folder from the list of other sites.
  2. Select Attach a copy.

Confirm attaching selected file(s).

Confirm attaching selected file(s), and select Continue.

The name of your selected file will display under Items to attach at the top of the page.

When you have finished selecting the files you want to attach, select Continue.

The file is attached.

The file is attached.

A link to your file will be displayed under Attachments .

View the Attachments.

View the Attachments.

Select the title of the assignment to view the attachment(s) under Additional resources for assignment.

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