- Supported File Types in Brightspace
- Unsupported File Types in Brightspace
- File types supported by the annotation tool in Assignments:
- FAQ
Files that are uploaded to D2L Brightspace must have a supported file extension in order for students to access your course content. Supported file types include .pdf, .doc, and .html files. For a full list of supported file extensions in Brightspace, see the table below. For security purposes, certain files extensions are blocked by Brightspace and cannot be uploaded into your course.
| TIP: D2L recommends uploading all non-HTML documents as PDF files, since PDF files do not go through the conversion process. When learners download documents, they are saved in their native file formats. |
Related Support Pages:
Supported File Types in Brightspace
Brightspace allows for a range of accepted file types. You can view the full list of accepted file types on the Brightspace Community Site: “What kinds of files can I use for course content?”
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Extension |
File Type |
Notes |
|---|---|---|
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HTM, HTML, MHT, MHTML |
Web document |
Brightspace Learning Environment strips the |
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RTF, PPT, PPS, PDF, DOC, DOCX, PPTX, XML, XLS, TXT, WPD, XLSX, XLS |
Text document |
When embedded in Content, PowerPoint presentations that contain animations do not play; however, downloading the PowerPoint presentations saves them in their native file format, allowing the animations to play |
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JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIF, TIFF |
Image |
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SWF, MPG, MPEG, RM, MP3, MP4, M4V, M4A, AVI, WAV, RAM, ASF, MOV, RA |
Media |
The extensions MP4, M4V, and M4A allow users to drag entire albums, video podcasts, and movies from iTunes |
Unsupported File Types in Brightspace
- Active Server Pages (.asp, .aspx, .asa, .asax, .ascx, .ashx, .asmx, .axd, .webinfo)
- batch files (.bat)
- Blackberry encrypted data files (.rem)
- configuration files (.config)
- DISCO Dynamic Discovery Document files (.vsdisco)
- Dynamic-link Libraries (.dll)
- executable programs (.com, .exe)
- HTML server side include files (.shtm, .shtml)
- initialization files (.ini)
- Internet database connector files (.idc)
- Microsoft Installer files (.msi, .msp)
- Microsoft Visual Basic files (.vb, .vbproj)
- Microsoft Visual C# Project files (.csproj)
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro files (.cdx)
- Microsoft Visual J# files (.vjsproj)
- Microsoft Visual Studio files (.jsl, .licx, .resources, .resx)
- Microsoft Windows screen saver files (.scr)
- script files (.scr, .sct, .wsc, .wsf, .vbe, .vbs)
- Simple Object Access Protocol files (.soap)
- X.509 certificates (.cer)
File types supported by the annotation tool in Assignments:
- .doc
- .docx
NOTE: .doc and .docx file types may display inaccurate formatting. For best results, download these assignments if formatting is a particular grading concern - .rtf
- .odt
- .ppt
- .pps
- .pptx
- .ppsx
- .odp
- .xls
- .xlsx
- .txt
- .jpg
- .jpeg
- .png
- .tif
- .tiff
- .gif (once converted to PDF, only the first frame of the .gif displays)
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