Notify site participants that content has been added to Resources

Site owners can automatically notify participants via the Notifications feature that an item has been added to Resources. When used, site members receive an email containing details of the file or link that has been added to Resources.

Go to Resources

Select the Resources tool from the Tool Menu of your site.

Add a content item

See any of the following articles for more information on adding items to Resources:

• add a file
• add a URL
• add a text document
• add an HTML page
• add a citation list

When adding an item, select High or Low notification

"Notes:"

• When uploading a file, creating a web link, creating a text file, creating an HTML page or creating a citation, the Email Notification dialog box is displayed before confirming file creation.
• Selecting "High" will result in an email being sent to every site participant
• Selecting "Low" will result in an email being sent to only those participants that have not opted out of "Low" level notifications in their workspace Preferences.

More questions about the Resources tool?

  Add a file from Resources to a Lessons page

  Add a link to a syllabus or other document

  Add a Web Content link to a folder in Resources

  Add a web link or URL to Resources

  Add and display contextual information about a file or folder

  Allow all students to upload content to a selected folder

  Allow group members to upload content to a group Resources folder

  Attach files from my Home Resources to submissions in my other sites

  Copy a file or folder within Resources in the same site

  Copy a Resources file or folder from one site to another site

  Create a citation list in Resources

  Create a group folder in Resources

  Create a text document in Resources

  Create a zip archive file in Resources

  Create an HTML page in Resources

  Create folders

  Hide files and folders in Resources

  Make a file or folder publicly viewable

  Make a link to a Resources folder appear in the Tool Menu

  Move a file or folder within Resources in the same site

  Navigate the Resources tool

  Notify site participants that content has been added to Resources

  Obtain the URL for a file or folder in Resources

  Remove a file or folder in Resources

  Reorder files or folders within Resources

  Restore a removed file or folder in Resources

  Set the display of a Resources item to a specific time period

  Share video in Resources

  The Resources quota

  Unhide files or folders in Resources

  Upload a new version of a file in Resources

  Upload and unpack a zip file to a Resources folder

  Upload files to Resources

  What is the Resources tool?

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This page is adapted from an equivalent Sakai Community help article.

The original Sakai Community help article, unedited, is available at https://sakai.screenstepslive.com/s/sakai_help