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Post PowerPoint Presentation to WebCT
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OVERVIEW
Converting course materials to a web page before posting them in WebCT can be very useful because it allows them to be easily viewed by students within their Internet browser. PowerPoint Presentations should always be converted to a web page before they are posted within WebCT.
CONVERTING TO A WEB PAGE
Visit Convert PowerPoint to a Web Page.
UPLOADING TO WEBCT
In order to utilize conventional methods to upload content to WebCT, the PowerPoint Presentation content must be “zipped” prior to upload and then “unzipped” within the course.
ZIPPING THE FILES
- Close any open files.
- Navigate to the location that the .htm and corresponding folder were saved in the above section.
- Left-click once on the .htm file to select it, hold the <CTRL> keyboard button down and left click once on the folder to add it to the selection (they should both be highlighted).
- Right-click on one of the selected items and choose Send To ► and then Compressed (Zipped) Folder. This will create a new “zipped” folder called “filename”_files.
UPLOAD ZIPPED CONTENT TO WEBCT
- Login to the desired WebCT Course.
- Go to Manage Files on the left-side of the page.
- In the Action menu on the right side, click on the Upload button. This will launch the Upload File menu.
- Click on the Browse button and navigate to the location on your computer that contains the zipped folder.
- Select the single zipped folder (“filename”_files) and click the Open button.
- Click the Upload button.
UNZIP WITHIN WEBCT
- Within the My-Files section of your WebCT files, select the checkbox next to the folder that has been uploaded (“filename”_files.zip).
- Click the Unzip button in the Action menu on the right side. This will launch the Unzip File menu.
- Click on the Unzip button. This will unzip the content of the folder and place the “filename”.html and “filename”_files folder within the My-Files section of WebCT.
POST WITHIN WEBCT
PowerPoint Presentations are commonly posted within the Course Materials section or in a content module within WebCT. The only file that must be linked to is the “filename”.htm. After posting the file, switch to the Student View tab to ensure that it can be viewed properly.
