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- Contributed By: Curriki Team
Curriki strives to enable distribution and use of curricular materials to the widest possible audience. In order to help you contribute resources to the Curriki repository that will be broadly accessible, we’ve come up with the following preferred file formats for each media type. These formats represent the types of files we see most often, and which users seem to have little to no issues retrieving from the repository.
For additional information on file formats and how they are used on Curriki, including common problems and links to download free software you can use, see the File Formats section of the Help Collection.
Please note that MS Office 2007 file types ".docx", ".xlsx", and ".pptx" are NOT listed as preferred formats since most users have not yet upgraded to MS 2007. See the Document Version Compatibility section of the help collection to get ideas about how to share MS Office documents among users with different versions of the MS Office software.
| Media Type | Preferred File Formats | Use | More Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Wiki | Create simple resources on Curriki | All resources created with templates and forms are created as Wiki text, which can be rendered to print properly more easily than HTML or attached files. Also, this file format allows members to edit the content with the WYSIWYG editing toolbar to easily format the content. |
| Text | HTML | Embed outside content in a resource | Wiki is not as compatible with complicated embed code, so HTML is preferred for this type of activity. |
| Attached File | - OpenOffice formats - MS Office formats, 2003 or earlier (.doc .xls & .ppt) | Attach a simple file | OpenOffice is free, open-source software you can use to create and view basic office files. Adobe PDF and Microsoft office formats (prior to 2007 versions) are the most commonly used and recognized formats for attached files. |
| Image | .jpg | ||
| Video | Any format | Files that are .mov or .qt will convert better than .wmv files for playing on Curriki. | |
| Interactive | .swf | SWF files are the only type currently supported in this category. | |
| Archive | .zip | This is the most common type of archive, and also allows additional features to be utilized on the site. |
Please note that MS Office 2007 file types ".docx", ".xlsx", and ".pptx" are NOT listed as preferred formats since most users have not yet upgraded to MS 2007. See the Document Version Compatibility section of the help collection to get ideas about how to share MS Office documents among users with different versions of the MS Office software.
