Add Existing

Add content or course objects you've already created

Use the "Add Existing" button to upload documents and link to activities you've set up in Brightspace

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Let's look at how to add existing documents, links, videos, and other course objects to the Content area in Brightspace.

Note: You'll need to create Units to hold your materials before you can add them. If you don't know how to create a Unit please review the Structure section first and then watch this video.

How to add existing content in Brightspace

1. Select the Unit, Lesson, or Folder on the left of the screen where you would like to place your item

2. Click "Add Existing" (or "Create New" if it's a weblink) from the upper right of the screen

3. Choose what you would like to add from the menu

4. After you have selected or uploaded your materials the item will be nested beneath the Unit, Lesson, or Folder

How do you add....?

A document from your computer (e.g., a PDF, Word, Excel or Powerpoint file)

• Click "Add Existing"

• Either drag and drop your file into the box at the bottom of the pop-up window or click "Browse" to upload the file from your computer

• Pro Tip: It's also possible to simply drag and drop files from your computer directly into the Units that display on the navigation panel on the left of your screen

A quiz or assignment you've already created in Brightspace

• Click "Add Existing"

• Select Quiz or Assignment from the menu and choose the existing item you'd like to add

A web link or a YouTube video

• This is done via the "Create New" button (you can find more details in the next tutorial).

Something from Google Drive

• Click "Add Existing"

• Login to your Drive if prompted and select the item you'd like to add

• Make sure the option "Change permissions so that anyone with a link can view" is checked

A video you have in NYU Stream

• Click "Add Existing"

• Select the NYU Stream option from the menu

• Find your video and click "Embed"