Uploading files

Files in Author-it Cloud

You can upload your files using Microsoft Edge, Mozilla's Firefox, or Google's Chrome. Use the New option on the Files Control bar to upload files into a personal or company folder.

Upload the files using New>File Upload

  1. Open Files on the Primary navigation.
  2. On the Files screen, ensure you have selected a folder to upload your files into. Files will upload into the folder you have selected.
  3. Click on the New button on your Control bar.
  4. Click File Upload and browse to the the files you want to upload.
  5. Click Upload to start the uploading process.

Files - Control bar NEW menu open

Upload the files using drag-and-drop

  1. Open Files on the Primary navigation.
  2. On the Files screen, ensure you have selected a folder to upload your files into. Files will upload into the folder you have selected.
  3. Open Windows Explorer on your computer
  4. Select the file you wish to upload
  5. Drag and drop the file into your Author-it Files folder selected in 2.
  6. The file is now in your Files folder.

Upload capabilities and limitations:

  • If a file has already been uploaded, you can upload it again to overwrite with the newer version. Both files must have the same name.
  • Uploading a file to the Cloud may be impacted by:
    • The size of the file.
    • The capacity of the link used for the upload.
  • If an upload times out due to a poor connection you may see a 504 error. Try reconnecting or using a different browser.

Upload tips:

  • If you cannot upload a file to a company shared folder, try uploading the file to your personal folder and then moving the file to the company folder.
  • You can ZIP multiple files on your local drive before uploading the ZIP file.
  • For large files, (for example, 2GB or larger), we recommend using your zip application to split and zip your file. Using this method, you'll upload two or more smaller files instead of one large zip file. However, if one of the files does not upload then you'll need to restart the upload process for that file. This is required because Files does not offer a "resume function" for interrupted uploads.