You can upload various documents, images, and video file types to use for course content. Students can view the files inline. To display documents inline, the Document Conversion Service converts documents uploaded to the Content tool into PDFs. The documents are converted during upload instead of during student access, which reduces wait times when rendering the documents.
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Note: For best performance, D2L recommends uploading all non-HTML documents as PDF files, since PDF files do not go through the conversion process. Students can download or print files if they have the correct permissions. When students download documents, they are saved in their native file formats. For more information about the permissions required to download or print files, contact your administrator. |
The following table displays the file extensions and file types that you can use for course content.
File extensions and types that you can use for course content.
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File Extension
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File Type
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Notes
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HTM, HTML, MHT, MHTML
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Web document
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Brightspace strips the <title> tag and text within the tag from user created web documents
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RTF, PPT, PPS, PDF, DOC, DOCX, PPTX, XML, XLS, TXT, WPD, XLSX, XLS
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Text document
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When embedded in Content, PowerPoint presentations that contain animations do not play; however, downloading the PowerPoint presentations saves them in their native file format, allowing the animations to play
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JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIF, TIFF
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Image
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SWF, MPG, MPEG, RM, MP3, MP4, M4V, M4A, AVI, WAV, RAM, ASF, MOV, RA
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Media
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The extensions MP4, M4V, and M4A allow users to drag entire albums, video podcasts, and movies from iTunes
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