Updating browsers

It is strongly recommended that you use the latest browser version available.  For a list of the most up-to-date browser versions and where you can download them, see the list here.

It is best to check the browser's official website for  updates and downloads, which can be found here:
Firefox
Chrome
Internet Explorer
Safari


To find out if you are using the latest version of your browser, follow the instructions below:
(Please note that the most up-to-date versions are not represented in these images)


Internet Explorer

Click on "Help" from the top menu and choose "About Internet Explorer". The pop-up will display the browser version and additional information.

Firefox

Pick "About Mozilla Firefox" from the "Help" menu to bring up a pop-up with the version information.

Google Chrome

Google Chrome is minimalistic. The absence of the top menu is apparent. To check the Chrome browser version, click on the "wrench" icon and choose "About Google Chrome". You'll now come to know the browser version... and the program even tells you if it's the latest.

Apple Safari

The Safari browser version can be found by choosing "About Safari" from the "Help" menu. The small pop-up window will display the required information.

Opera

From the "Help" menu choose the "About Opera" option. This loads a really long page in the same browser window. You don't need to hunt for the version information because it's right at the top.

-Images taken from WebDevelopersNotes

File Size Limitations in D2L

While there is no actual "limit" to the file size that can be uploaded to the dropbox or locker in D2L, there are several practical limitations to consider, including the kind of internet connection being used (wireless/hardwire, dialup/dsl/cable/campus) and the possibility that a large file might upload fine but be too large to subsequently download.

For this reason, we recommend keeping files smaller than about 10-15 MB, to avoid running into problems.

There is also a new known issue (click on the link to read the details) related to cumulative size of all dropbox submissions -https://atjira.doit.wisc.edu/KnownIssuesList/RequestController?issueId=21649&stylesheet=knownissues.css

Sorting Dropbox Submissions by Submission Date

quoting our friends at the Learn@UW hosting utility:

Sorting Dropbox Submissions by Submission Date

In the Dropbox tool, on the 'Users' tabbed page on the 'Folder Submissions' page, attempts to sort by Submission Date (either up or down) do not have the desired effect. In fact, the submissions are sorted by the user's First Name instead. However, on the 'Files' tabbed page, sorting by Submission Date works.

D2L has informed us that the sort functions on the 2 tabs (Users and Files) work slightly differently from one another. On the Users tab, the sort is set up based on user, then the files they have submitted. The date sort function would be used if a student had uploaded 2 files on 2 different dates, but the list will still be sorted by student. For the *Users* tabbed page, the Date Submitted is a SECONDARY key whereas the PRIMARY key is always the user name. The Files tab, as it suggests, is by the individual file and not by who submitted it.