Overview
Microsoft OneDrive is a cloud storage service (integrating with Microsoft 365) that allows you to store, access, and share files (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc...) - Learn how to use Microsoft OneDrive.
Microsoft OneDrive & Brightspace (Students)
As a student, when you are submitting an Assignment, Quiz, or Discussion Board in Brightspace, you can copy a document from your OneDrive (Microsoft 365) account and submit it.
IMPORTANT:
- When you follow the steps below, it will create a COPY of the document that you linked from your OneDrive account.
- If you make changes to the original version in your OneDrive account, it will not be reflected in the version your instructor has access to in the Brightspace Assignment/Quiz/Discussion Board submission.
- Once you submit to the Assignment/Quiz/Discussion Board, you will not be able edit the OneDrive Document submitted to the Assignment/Quiz/Discussion Board.
Instructions
- Goto to your Assignment, Quiz, or Discussion Board in Brightspace.
- On the submission screen, on the text editor toolbar, click on the Insert Quicklink button (it is the link symbol).
- In the pop-up window, click on "Microsoft 365 Document."
A pop-up window appears prompting you to log in to OneDrive. Click "Sign In" and enter your Villanova UserID and password.
- Select the file you want to link into Brightspace by click to the left of the file name. Then, click "Link".
Depending if you are submitting an Assignment, Quiz, or discussion Board, click "Submit" or finish the Quiz.
NOTE: For some Assignments, your instructor might require that you attach a file to submission even though you have linked to your OneDrive document. If this is the case for your assignment, please submit a blank document to the Assignment submission (in addition to the following the steps above).
