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The file manager consists of files, indicated by the icon and folders . A file is a single document whereas a folder is a "container" of files and other folders. Before we examine these options, we will summarize some suggestions for naming files and folders that are important for both technical and organizational reasons.

• File and folder names in WebCT can include letters, numbers, spaces, commas, periods, and any of the following characters: _, &, ( ), -, and ~; however, file and folder names cannot begin with a dash (-), tilde (~), or space, nor can they end with a period or space. Note: Although WebCT supports spaces within file and folder names, some Web servers do not, so it is recommended that you don't use spaces in file and folder names. For maximum portability of your pages, use an underscore ( _ ) in lieu of a space and to minimize broken link instances caused by the use of mixed cases in names, use either all upper case or all lower case characters.
• The file extension (after the period) in file names should be a maximum of 3 characters. A notable exception is .html, which has four characters.
• Develop a naming convention that will help you remember what each file contains and/or where it fits into the structure of your course.
• Create a folder structure that corresponds to the topic structure of your course and that makes it easy to locate files.

To operate on a file, you select an option from the File Options and to operate on a folder, you select one of the options from the Folder Options.

Options: Files [Create file] - Create new text (.txt) and HTML (.htm or .html) files in the folder of your choice. [Edit] - Make changes to the text and codes in your .txt and .html files. [Delete] - Delete the selected file [Copy] - Copy one or more files from the current folder to another folder. [Move] - Move one or more files from their current folder to another folder. [Rename] - Rename the file's current name. [Zip] - Compresses several files into one file. [Unzip] - Unzip the contents of a zipped (compressed) file. [Upload] - Tranfers a file from your local computer to the remote server hosting your WebCT course. [Download] - Transfer a file from the remote server hosting your WebCT course to your local computer. Note: [Create folder], [Delete], [Rename], and [Zip] are also actions that may be performed on folders.

More on Uploading Files

Uploading a file involves transferring it from your personal, local computer to the remote server hosting your WebCT course.  It includes the following steps:

1. Click on the [Upload] button under Options: Files. The following Upload Files window will appear.
   
   
2. Click on [Browse] which brings up the directory of your local computer.
3. Select the file you want to upload and click on [Open], which will insert the name of the file in the Filename text box in the Upload File window.
4. Select the Destination folder where you want to place the uploaded file.
5. Click on [Upload]. Note that you can only upload one file at a time.