Brightspace is a learning management system that enables personalized learning, course management, and interactive content delivery for educators and students.
Step 1: Login to Brightspace and access your course
Step 2: Select the COURSE ADMIN tab on the course navigation bar and then select the CONTENT option listed
![Birghtspace "Course Administration" page with the "content" button boxed in](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/499/186/original/e75ed10e-c2fc-4b8d-9efb-8885fcc99435.jpg)
Step 1: Click on SYLLABUS MODULE listed on the menu on the left side of the screen.
![The "Content" section with the "Syllabus Module" button boxed in](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/499/257/original/481dbd6e-68ea-40e8-b03f-57dc709f92c7.jpg)
Step 2: Tell Brightspace you want to upload a file (Can be a Word document or a PDF)
- Click on the UPLOAD/CREATE button
- Select Upload Files from the drop-down menu that appears
![The "Syllabus Module" section with a one next to the "Upload / Create" button and a two next to the "Upload Files" button](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/499/190/original/4941a067-6738-4c9b-a94b-84ebe2ee35d9.jpg)
Step 3: Find the file on your computer (PC example)
Select MY COMPUTER from the list of options
![The "Add a File" screen](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/499/192/original/59e89e03-c3d1-4de5-a169-ed3bd7bf67c7.jpg)
Upload the file by clicking on the gray UPLOAD button
![The "Add a File" button with the "Upload" section visible](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/499/194/original/8866e55c-e3ef-498f-9caa-b3da2d231606.jpg)
Use the File Finder to locate and select the file you want to upload into Brightspace.
Click on OPEN button
Click on the ADD button
![The "Add a File" screen with the example file selected and an arrow pointing at the "add" button](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/499/198/original/606dca6c-57db-4e06-abfc-de7c40b0536c.jpg)
Here is what it looks like once the file is uploaded.
Step 1: Click on the name of the module listed in the menu on the left-hand side of the screen.
![The Table of Contents page with the "Syllabus Module" button boxed in](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/499/202/original/1b00a857-6eb1-4f24-97c5-1281869c13cc.jpg)
Step 2: Click on the words "Add a description"
Step 3: Add text, images and video to the TEXT BOX that appears
Select Update when you have finished adding the description.
![The "Syllabus Module" with an example descritpion put in the "Description" text box](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/499/206/original/5f66a2e3-86b1-4c75-9cd4-ed25ac3edaf8.jpg)
Here is how it would look once you finish.
Add Description to an Uploaded File
Step 1: Inside the Module, scroll to the file to which you want to add a description. And select the drop-down arrow to the right of the file name.
Step 2: Select EDIT PROPERTIES IN PLACE from the list of options in the drop down menu.
Step 3: Click on the words, "Add a Description" under the title of the file.
![The "Add a description" text box boxed in](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/499/214/original/09f63fec-347d-46af-b4bd-eb7a03ebbd47.jpg)
Step 4: Add text, images and videos to describe the uploaded file and why a student might need it. And click the UPDATE button.
![the "Description" text box with an arrow pointing at the "Update" button](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/499/216/original/918e8c51-ad34-4378-9fb4-591fb8bf83db.jpg)
Here is how the Module page looks like with a description added to the module and to the uploaded file.