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bSpace How-To Library

Add a Plain Text or HTML Document to the Resources Tool

This document will demonstrate how to add a plain text or HTML document to a site's Resources tool.

Before you begin, make sure:

Steps for Creating Text or HTML Documents

  1. Click Resources in the left toolbar.

  2. Click the Add dropdown that can be found on the same line and to the right of the folder you wish to work with.

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  3. From the Add dropdown menu there are two ways to add text resources to your site.
    • Choosing Create Text Document allows you to create a plain text document with no formatting.
    • Choosing Create HTML Page allows you to create a text document and format it.

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  4. Enter the document's contents in the text field under Create Text Document and click Continue.

  5. Now, enter the title in the "Name" field and a description of the document. It is recommended that you make the document's name as descriptive as possible. Descriptions do not appear on the main Resource page, and thus will not be seen by members of your bSpace site without clicking an additional “Properties” link next to the document.

  6. Choose the content's copyright status from the dropdown menu in the Copyright Status field.

    Tip: To learn more about copyright and fair use, visit: http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/copyright/welcome.html

  7. (Optional). Click the checkbox to display a copyright alert.

  8. (Optional). To make the material accessible to anyone accessing bSpace, click the checkbox in front of "This file is publicly viewable". You can also choose to "Hide" the file or "Specify Dates".

    Tip: Public access is not limited to bSpace members. Anyone accessing http://bspace.berkeley.edu/ can search public worksites and view their contents.

  9. You can choose whether to have members of your site emailed automatically when the new material is posted. Use the Email Notification dropdown to do so.

  10. When you are done, click the Finish button.

The title of the material now appears in the list of Resources. The document icon to the left of the document name indicates that it is a plain text file.