How do I upload a SoftChalk lesson to my course in Canvas?
You will learn how to upload a zip package of a lesson, such a SoftChalk lesson, Captivate, or Camtasia to your course in Canvas.
A zipped SoftChalk lesson will be used in this example.
Keep in mind this zip package is for a student to interact with the instructional content but will not report a score to the gradebook.
1. Enter your course.
![course modules page](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/431/389/original/481228ec-8b84-4841-b658-349fbe67f8c4.png)
2. Click on the Files navigation item.
![Files is selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/431/391/original/ce6d677c-a8bd-49ec-b492-3684b1ebc28e.png)
3. Click on +Folder.
It is not necessary to add a folder, it is being done for file management. If you plan to upload more than one zip package, it can be helpful to have them organized by folders.
![+Folder is selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/431/393/original/94f8606b-9506-4327-adbb-209ad9c4411a.png)
4. Type a name for the new folder.
![Name field selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/431/466/original/ddbec16f-37a5-4c06-8cdb-0075214a00c1.png)
5. Click on the Check mark.
![Checkmark selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/431/468/original/e6dd176c-50be-49e0-b6ae-53180f266b4f.png)
6. Click on the folder.
![folder link selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/431/470/original/0d4f0fd1-f463-46ed-be37-1515a53a1ed8.png)
7. Drag the zip folder to the upload area.
![file upload area selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/431/472/original/b5ac5a44-b889-4293-b446-5ea12f217b07.png)
8. Click on Expand It button.
![Expand It button selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/431/474/original/77a8ee3f-81c2-4d16-936d-fb872d6085c7.png)
9. Allow the zip to upload and unpack.
![upload in progress](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/431/477/original/42e72b1a-edb6-4cee-8de5-a8ffa90b8d5d.png)
There are two ways to link to this lesson.
1. Locate the entry file for your lesson.
The starting page is different for different programs. For SoftChalk Create it is "index.html". For Camtasia, it is the name of the project .html.
![Index.html file located](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/435/029/original/4d1d3d0e-1110-4cbe-95eb-48c95b048d53.png)
2. Right mouse click and select Copy Link.
![Copy Link is selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/435/031/original/77c041c8-aea8-4c08-8d4e-d9947df4ba73.png)
3. Click on Modules.
![Modules selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/431/479/original/dfb49a2f-15d1-4aae-84b2-43e6ebdc950a.png)
4. Click on +.
![+ is selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/431/481/original/55622c68-2521-4698-afa7-a62bb0032c4b.png)
5. Select the type of item you want to create.
You can place this type of content within any Rich Content Editor (textbox). In this example, Discussion has been chosen.
![Discussion is selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/431/514/original/d99239b1-a5b8-4eec-bbe6-27919c78c7a1.png)
6. Select [New Topic].
![[New Topic] is selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/431/516/original/60117445-5281-49e9-85eb-c48aca25ab3f.png)
7. Type a name for this discussion.
![Topic Name field is selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/431/518/original/971ef324-e58a-4e4f-9545-80a205a3ef10.png)
8. Click on Add Item.
![Add Item button selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/431/522/original/bd2fbea8-35f6-4f13-8f38-e7c921a80c14.png)
9. Click on the discussion link.
![discussion link selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/431/524/original/69de8f00-5ee2-48c1-a70b-ec4bb5f121b9.png)
10. Click on Edit.
![Edit button selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/435/033/original/7147f93b-091d-43fb-a567-32351b090158.png)
11. Add text, images, etc to the textbox.
![Textbox is selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/435/035/original/361319ca-e2eb-4a35-98a9-29c581ddb23c.png)
12. Select some text or an image.
You can use text or an image to link to your lesson.
![text is selected for the link](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/435/037/original/e3dcc6da-5516-47f9-821b-370d08768b0f.png)
13. Click on the Links icon.
![Links menu icon selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/435/039/original/83131d51-835e-440b-ad29-2a314a74eff1.png)
14. Select External Links.
![External L:inks selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/435/041/original/19b9e738-9347-4db9-be69-64f769ff5055.png)
15. Paste the link you had previously copied.
![Link field selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/435/043/original/75c85f64-d63a-465a-ba1b-12294ad52f9a.png)
16. Click on on Done.
![Done button selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/435/045/original/d1b456d7-76d0-4240-b373-aad7450fc98d.png)
17. Save.
![Save button selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/435/047/original/de321b63-a8d1-4be4-b7e1-237cb9d8ef55.png)
18. Click on the link.
![text link selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/435/049/original/768b174e-6bc4-45a6-a33b-68e71ccace23.png)
19. The lesson displays in a new tab.
![The lesson opens in a new tab](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/435/051/original/25185c78-201f-4749-83d9-6f6f1b573c1f.png)
20. When the discussion is all set up, click on Publish.
![Publish button is selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/435/059/original/aa5bb24b-a3c9-4d1c-ba46-f83b57b7a7a4.png)
21. Click to publish the module.
![Publish is selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/435/061/original/c4b3072e-8c70-4ceb-8d76-98c8f570dd13.png)
Article Summary
You have now learned how to add a zip packaged lesson to a textbox.
1. Click on Modules.
![Modules is selected (3)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/435/318/original/6ba82ad4-8ac9-4b34-a943-d7da78d1f14c.png)
2. Click on +.
![+ button selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/435/320/original/22da7206-b06c-45f5-9e7b-feebdd0ad817.png)
3. Click on the dropdown menu to select File.
![Add File is selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/435/322/original/c5e87ec6-06bc-43aa-9b7f-23bfe076e3ce.png)
4. Scroll down to the index.html file.
![index.html file selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/435/324/original/322f12cd-948b-4fa9-8acb-43845da8ab53.png)
5. Click on Add Item.
![Add Item button selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/435/326/original/d68556d0-2d4e-4749-9b6f-18cd5ab1cebd.png)
6. Click on the three dots menu item.
![Three dots menu](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/435/328/original/c6cbc2ea-d66f-45af-b41a-c0f3ea58d38e.png)
7. Select Edit.
![Edit selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/435/330/original/eaabe45d-4767-4ad1-a2d6-a6a1d48f4e78.png)
8. Type a new title.
![Title field selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/435/332/original/385bfe21-e9c8-40fe-a023-1a7322825bce.png)
9. Click on Update.
![Update button selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/435/334/original/77cbf79c-8839-4f10-8792-cb07f1b13ab3.png)
10. Click on the link to verify that it works.
![link to lesson selected](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/435/336/original/653f7113-6ce4-47cb-9fd3-fa17a846c804.png)
11. The lesson opens in the same window.
![lesson opens embedded in page](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/435/338/original/a9ed9a14-70c5-42c2-aea9-54505afffbd1.png)
Article Summary
You have now learned how to link to a zip-packaged lesson embedded in the same window.