Resources/Resource Extension

All-New Evolve All-New Evolve - Questions
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Hello! Is there an equivalent of the resources extension in the new evolve? Or a timeline of when that will be available? We’ve used it before to embed and store resources directly in the course, rather than having to navigate storing them externally in a Google Drive, etc. This is a main/key feature I’ve found that will determine if I build the course I’m working on in the new or legacy version.

Thanks!

2

Hi Karlee,

In the spirit of simplification, things that were under Extensions in Legacy are being incorporated into the flow of work as you build in New Evolve. We don’t as yet have a mechanism for a button to link to an item in the asset library but it has been added to the wishlist for consideration.

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We do now though! As of today the Button element gains two new actions:

  • Download Resource - forces the file to download, even for file types (e.g. PDF) that would normally open in the browser
  • Open Resource - for files such as PDFs that you want to open in the browser; these will always open in a new tab

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You can now upload the following additional file types to Evolve: pdf, docx, xlsx, csv, pptx

And you can also now filter the asset library by:

  • Documents (pdf, docx)
  • Spreadsheets (csv, xlsx)
  • Presentations (pptx)

And you can add localised versions of these files if needed.

Two things to note:

  1. In Evolve Preview the downloaded file will have an ‘asset id’ in the filename - e.g. presentation-GlEkDGFbjiPI.pptx - this only happens in preview; in the published version of the course it will have the original filename.
  2. Unlike in Legacy Evolve, you cannot upload old MS Office formats i.e. .doc, .xls & .ppt