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How do I compress/zip large files for MyCanvas submission?

When submitting large files to MyCanvas, you may be required to first compress them. This is because MyCanvas only allows submissions with a maximum size of 50 MegaBytes.

Compressing files on Windows

  1. Copy all the required files to be within the same folder
  2. Right-click the folder to be submitted
  3. Hover over send to
  4. Click Compressed (zipped) folder. This will create a compressed folder with ".zip" added to the end of the folder name.

  Guide on compressing files for Windows

Compressing files on Mac

  1. Copy all the required files to be within the same folder
  2. Right-click the folder to be submitted
  3. Click Compress Items. This will create a compressed folder named "Archive.zip" by default.

  Guide on compressing files for Mac