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Import Documents into Classroom

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You can import existing materials into Classroom and turn them into Lessons easily. These could be PDF teaching materials, documents you have produced in other apps like Word or PowerPoint, or Notebooks you created in Goodnotes.

How to Import a document 

You can import documents as a new item in your library, or straight into an existing Lesson.

Import as a new Workbook

  1. Head to the Documents View or Class Folder in your Library View (depending on whether your want your import to be viewable straight away by your Students)
  2. Select the + icon as if you were creating a new Lesson.
  3. Choose Import.
  4. Navigate through your Files using the pop-up window and then select the file you want to import
  5. Select Open in the top right corner of the window

This method will then import your file as a new Classroom Lesson, ready to be opened and annotated. 

Import into an existing Workbook

  1. In Classroom, open the Lesson that you want to add your imported document to
  2. Find and select the + icon in the top right corner of the Nav Bar
  3. In the pop up window, choose Import at the very bottom
  4. Navigate through your Files using the pop-up window and then select the file you want to import
  5. Select Open in the top right corner of the window

Please note: This method will add all the pages of your selected document after the page you have currently selected. 

What kind of files can I Import?

Classroom allows you to import different types of files that you can mark up and annotate. You can import files from within the app, from an external app, or by using drag and drop.

  • Supported formats
  • PDF
  • Image (.jpg, .png)
  • Word (.doc, .docx) and PowerPoint (.ppt, .pptx) (iPadOS/iOS only) (*)
  • Goodnotes document (.goodnotes)
  • Goodnotes backup (.goodnotes.zip). See Back up and restore your library manually.
  • Comma- or Tab-Separated Values file (.csv, .tsv). The app can import a file in this format to create a study set. See Study with Flashcards.

(*) Classroom can handle these formats directly, but the internal conversion to PDF may not preserve the original layout perfectly. Importing PDF versions of these files can avoid this issue and give you better results.

Troubleshooting

If you are experiencing issues with importing documents into Classroom, read these articles for assistance: