Teaching Online at UTAS

This document covers moving content like files, modules(folders) etc in the Content tool of MyLO.

Each item in the content area, be it a single file, URL or a whole module – has an icon to the left of it that looks like this:

In the screenshot below I’ve highlighted some instances of this icon to show that it appears both in the Content Viewer (the right side of the content area) and the Left Side Menu.

This icon indicated this item can be ‘dragged’ to somewhere else. To ‘drag’ any content item click the left mouse button and hold (or touch and hold if using a mobile device) until you see a ghosted version of the item appear as shown in the example below. You may also see your cursor change shape (example icon shown below is the default on my PC).

As you move your item you will see a line appear – this line indicates where the will end up if you release the mouse button/touch.

The exception to this is an empty folder – if you drag an item over an empty folder an area inside of it will turn ‘blue’ indicating the item will end up there.

You can Drag an item/module from somewhere in the Content area (on the right) to anywhere else in the content area. You can also Drag an item from anywhere in the Left Side Menu to somewhere else in the Left Side Menu. Keep an eye on where the ‘line’ is to ensure it is ‘dropped’ into the correct location.

You can also drag an item from the Content Viewer (on the right) over to the Left Side Menu (on the left) by moving the icon over to the left. You will see either a Line that indicates where the item will be placed between modules as it’s own module [Shown Below]

OR you will see a module(folder) highlighted indicating the item will end up Inside that module [Shown Below].

You can’t drag an item from the Left Side Menu over to the ‘content’ area. If you need to put one module INSIDE of another, you will need to do this by dragging it from somewhere in the Left Side Menu to somewhere else in the Left Side Menu then going into that module/folder to further move if necessary. Any item/module can be drag/dropped as many times as you need.

Lost something? Click each of the folders in your Left Side Menu and check the content viewer on the right – once you find your lost item, drag/drop to the correct location. Note some movements may require a couple of steps.