Download files

Files in Author-it Cloud

The download option allows you to move a copy of a file from Files and work on it locally. When you have completed your changes, upload the file again.

Tips for downloading:

  • Move or copy files to a specific folder on your Author-it Cloud directory, and download the folder as a zip file to your local drive.
  • When you have the file selected, you can:
    1. Use the Download icon on the Control bar.

      Files - Control bar download file

      2. Or you can Download from the right-click menu.

      Files - right click menu

To download multiple files:

  1. To multi-select the files in the same folder, press and hold the CTRL key while selecting the files you want to download.
  2. Right-click and select Download. Files will download as a ZIP file.

Files has a file limit size of 999 files for making .zip files.

To create a .zip of more than 999 files

  • Go to Publishing on your Primary navigation
  • Select the files you wish to download
  • Select 'Download' to get a copy of the published outputs.