Character Limitations within Brightspace
Written By: Elaine Jones, Product Manager D2L has been introducing character limitations to various fields within Brightspace over the last few years. While a previous blog post in 2021 introduced these changes, we wanted to provide an update on this work and to give an overview of recent changes. Figure: Example error…
Hi There Can anyone point me in the direction of a D2L resource which outlines the character limitations for the various contexts within Brightspace ?
About Brightspace Editor
Note: When creating or editing Content files with Brightspace Editor or in Manage Files, there is a character limitation of 2.5 million. If the number of characters exceeds the limit, a warning message displays to explain that the number of characters exceeds the allowed amount. The exception to this character limit is uploaded files, but restrictions apply if you edit the uploaded content.
Filename Characters NOT permitted for use in Brightspace by D2L There are certain characters that should never be used when naming files to use with Brightspace by D2L. The presence of just one of these characters in your filenames will cause errors and unexpected problems in the system.
Purdue University Northwest
This guide explains common file upload errors in Brightspace and provides troubleshooting steps for resolving them. It covers restrictions on file names, special characters , file types, and size limits. Additionally, it outlines the file types accepted by Brightspace submission folders, including special considerations for Turnitin-enabled assignments. Students encountering issues should ...
Hello @Teresa.C.621 Thank you for reaching out to D2L through the Brightspace Community. I'm a member of the Product Support team. I quickly ran a test on our test site and was able to submit a text submission with more than 600,000 characters in it. Hope this helps. Should you have any more questions or concners, please do not hesitate to reach out. Best Regards Mohit Bhargav
Brightspace Portfolio Upload Error
Don't make your name ridiculously long! A creative person can be descriptive in 12-18 characters or less. IMPORTANT: There is a 255 (maximum) character limit for filenames. This total includes the total number of characters in the file's path, plus all the characters in the file's name.* This limit applies to: Dropbox Discussions Course Files ...
Note: You can enter longer text in award fields, and Brightspace preserves line breaks when awards are displayed. The following limits apply: Name (256 characters ), Description (1000 characters ), and Criteria (1000 characters ).
Grading Assignments
Annotate submissions with Brightspace inline feedback Brightspace offers built-in Annotations Tools in Assignments to assess submission with inline feedback with free hand drawing, highlighting, text and note annotation. This allows you to assess submissions directly in Assignments, without using external tools or paper.
You can keep your personal settings up to date by changing your Profile, Notifications, Account Settings and preferred language setting in Brightspace . To change personal settings in Brightspace Watch this video to learn how to manage your account notifications in Brightspace . Review the written steps below.