How do I upload a document to display to my students?

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In the Presentation area (in the middle of the Meeting), in the lower left corner, click on the icon that looks like a document with a plus sign on it.

  • Click on the Select File button to select your document
  • Find your document, click on your document, and in the dialog box lower right corner, click on the Save button
  • Click on the Upload button to upload your selected document into Meetings (you'll see a Progress status displayed until your document is uploaded successfully). Remember, save your files as pdf's for the best (and fastest) results.
  • Your document will display. At the bottom of the Presentation area:
    • You can click on the Upload presentation icon to upload another document.
    • Click on the right facing arrow (or later left facing arrow) to transfer to other pages in your document.
    • If your document has more than one page, click on the number icon, to display miniatures of all the pages of your document.
      • You can click on any miniature page to display the page.
      • If you can't see miniatures of all of your document pages, a tiny scroll bar appears below the miniature pages that you can click and drag to move around your miniature document pages.
      • When done, click on the number icon to turn off the display of miniatures.
    • Click on a triangle and drag it to maximize display of your document.
    • Click on an icon with two horizontal arrows to maximize the display of the width of your document.
    • Click on a four headed arrow icon to fit your document in the presentation display area.
  • See the "Whiteboard Features" area below for instructions for using the Whiteboard with your uploaded documents.
  • Will my animations in PowerPoint convert when uploading to BigBlueButton? No. (BigBlueButton)
  • Is there a page limit for uploaded files? 100 pages.