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Managing folders in your Content Library

How to create folders, add or edit properties, and give permission for teachers to access those lesson materials in class

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Written by Wilim Abrook
Updated over a week ago

Folders allow you to organise your files efficiently. Each teacher has their own folder*. Any files uploaded in the classroom will be added to this folder.

*note: new teachers' folders won't appear on the list until they have logged into their account at least once.


Table of contents


Creating content library folders

To create a new folder:

  • Click on the "Add folder" button on the top right of your Library Admin.

    add folders in LearnCube's lesson materials Content Library

  • You will be asked to give your folder a name and description. The folder will be assigned to you.

    add a folder in LearnCube's lesson materials Content Libraryv

  • To create the folder, click on the "Add Folder" button.

    add a folder in LearnCube's lesson materials Content Library

  • Your folder will now appear in the Library Admin, and you can start adding files.


Updating folder properties

You can view and edit a folder's name and description by clicking on the "Folder Info" button.

edit file or folder properties in LearnCube's lesson materials Content Library

This will open a properties panel where you can see the folder's information.
You can edit these properties by clicking on the "Edit" button on the bottom of the properties panel.


Sharing folders with teachers & students

If you are using LearnCube's Online School or Online School, you will have the ability to share folders with other users.

Only the folder owner/creator can edit the folder’s contents. This means that to share files with another user, you will need to create a folder and share the contents with them. In some cases, you may want to copy files into it from another folder.

If you want to share a whole folder with a student or teacher, simply click on the "Share Folder" button.

share files and folders with students or teachers in LearnCube's lesson materials Content Library

This will open the edit properties window.

  • You can see which users can access this folder in the "Permissions" list (1.)

  • To remove a user, click on the "-" button (2.)

  • To add a user, click on the "+" button in the sharing panel (3.)

  • You can search for users by typing their names into the search bar (4.)


Moving lesson materials between folders

Moving a file from one folder to another is now a simple task:

  • First, select the file by ticking the box on the left-hand side.

    move files in bulk in LearnCube's lesson materials Content Library

  • Next, click on the "Actions" dropdown menu and select "Move."

  • Finally, choose the folder you want to move the file(s) to and click on "Move."

    move files in LearnCube's lesson materials Content Library


Copying lesson materials to multiple folders

You can easily copy files from one folder to another with just one click.

  • First, select the file (or files) by ticking the box on the left-hand side of each of them.

    copy files in bulk in LearnCube's lesson materials Content Library

  • Next, click on the "Actions" dropdown menu and select "Copy."

    copy files in LearnCube's lesson materials Content Library

  • Finally, choose the folder you want to copy the file(s) to and click on "Copy."

    copy a file in LearnCube's lesson materials Content Library

And you're done!


Deleting a folder

To delete a folder in the content library, click on the "Folder Info" button and then click the trash can button at the bottom of the folder properties panel.

delete a folder in LearnCube's lesson materials Content Library
delete a file or folder in LearnCube's lesson materials Content Library

This video will give you an overview of Content Library folders:

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