Create and edit folders

Updated 19 Feb 2024

Folders help you organize your instructor resources. When you add folders, plan to organize them logically so you can easily find resources when you need them.

Courses can include two types of folders: course material folders and question folders. As long as the folder is checked as a question folder, the folder can contain both course materials and questions.

When adding course materials or questions to folders, it is a good practice to keep related course material and question assets in the same folder if you plan to use them together. For example, keep material and question assets together in one folder if you plan to use them to create new readiness check or study plan tests and study materials. This way, you can more easily locate the study materials you want to include in your readiness check or study plan.

If a folder contains both questions and course materials, you can view the questions only when you view the folder in the Question Bank.

  1. Click Course Materials > Add from Library and then click Add Course Materials above the Course Materials Library or click Course Materials > Manage Course Materials.
  2. Click Add Folder.
  3. Enter a folder name of up to 255 characters in Name and a description of up to 1200 characters in Description.

    When you finish creating the folder, you and students can see the full folder name and the complete description on the Get Information page, and the first 54 characters of the folder name on all other course pages. Students can also see the first 100 characters of the folder description on the View All Content page.

  4. If you add the folder to the Course Materials Library on the Course Materials > Add from Library page, select Question folder as the folder type. Question folders can contain both course materials and any questions you create that pertain to those materials. If you clear this option, the resulting folder can contain course materials but not questions. If you create a new folder in the Question Bank, the Question folder option is selected by default.
  5. If you add a folder to the MyTest testbank view, select Display this folder in testbank view of MyTest. The folder appears in the testbank and any testing questions in the folder appear in the testbank view. Test questions are questions used on tests and other assessments. If your folder does not contain test questions, clear this option to avoid blank folders in the testbank view of MyTest.

    The Display this folder in testbank view of MyTest option is available when you select Question Folder.

  6. If you define custom asset icons on the Preferences > Course Materials page and select Allow override at item level, you can enter a custom icon URL for both icon sizes (16 x 16 and 32 x 32) for this specific folder. All other folders continue to display the custom icon you defined on the Preferences > Course Materials page.
  7. Click Create.

Although the Display this folder in testbank view of MyTest option appears, it isn't used in MyLab IT.

  1. Click Course Materials > Add from Library or Course Materials > Manage Course Materials.
  2. Click Add Course Materials on the top-left of the Course Materials list.
  3. Click Add Folder on the top-left of the Course Materials list.
  4. On the Create New Folder page, type a folder name of up to 255 characters and a description of up to 1200 characters. Note that on course pages, the folder name displays only its first 54 characters, even though you can enter more.
  5. Click Create.

Although the Display this folder in testbank view of MyTest option appears, it isn't used in MyLab IT.

  1. Locate the folder you want to edit.
  2. Open the folder's options menu.
  3. Select Edit.
  4. Make the appropriate changes.
  5. Click Save.
  1. Locate the folder you want to edit.
  2. Open the folder's options menu.
  3. Select Edit.
  4. Make the appropriate changes.
  5. Click Save.

Add, Edit, or Delete folder notes

You can add folder notes to provide students with information about course materials in that folder. Students can read the notes when they open folders on their Course Materials > View All Course Materials or Course Materials > Manage Course Materials page. Some MyLab Languages courses include folder notes provided by Pearson.

  1. Click the Edit link on the right side of the Notes window.
  2. Use the content editor to compose or edit your note. To delete the note, remove all the text.
  3. Click Save.

Click Hide Note in the top-right corner of the page to close the Noteswindow. When the window is closed, click View Note to reopen it.

Delete folders for course materials

  1. Locate the folder you want to delete in the My Course list.
  2. Open the folder's options menu.
  3. Select Remove.
  4. Click OK at the confirmation prompt.

You cannot delete a folder from the Course Materials Library.

If you delete a folder that you created, any course materials that you created in the deleted folder are also deleted.