How to Submit an Assignment in Moodle

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Click on the assignment that you would like to submit work for.

Moodle course page for “Assignments.” A purple banner across the top says “Assignments: Your Stepping Stones to Success.” Instructions explain that assignments are areas for students to submit coursework such as essays or projects, typically uploaded as documents. At the bottom of the page, a pink circle highlights the link labeled “Practice Assignment.”

Click "Add submission".

Click on the plus button to add a file.

Moodle “Practice Assignment” submission page. The section “Add submission” is open with a file submissions area. A dashed box shows where files can be dragged and dropped. A pink circle highlights the first icon in the file upload area, indicating the button to select a file from the file picker.

Click "Chose File".

Moodle “File picker” window open. Options on the left include “Server files,” “Recent files,” and “Upload a file.” The “Upload a file” tab is selected. The attachment field is empty with the label “No file chosen.” A pink circle highlights the “Choose File” button to select a file from the computer.

Locate the file you want to upload, and click "Upload this file".

Moodle “File picker” window showing a file ready to upload. The file “Example Syllabus (1).docx” is listed in the attachment field. The author field is filled with “Taylor Johnson,” and the license dropdown is set to “All rights reserved.” A pink circle highlights the “Upload this file” button at the bottom of the window.

Click "Save changes".

Moodle “Practice Assignment” submission page with a file uploaded. The file “Example Syllabus.docx” appears under file submissions with a document icon. Below, the buttons “Save changes” and “Cancel” are shown. A pink circle highlights the blue “Save changes” button to confirm the upload.

The page should appear like this if your submission was successful.

Moodle “Practice Assignment” page showing submission confirmation. The “Submission status” box displays “Submitted for grading” in green. The grading status is “Not graded.” The file submission list shows “Example Syllabus (1).docx” uploaded on 22 September 2025 at 12:14 PM.

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