# File upload questions

> Students hand in documents or photos: PDF, Word, text or images, up to 15 MB each. Choose how many files each student may send, then mark them.

URL: https://learnworkly.com/help/question-types/file-upload · Updated 2026-11-11

A **File upload** question lets students hand in work as files. Use it for essays and plans written elsewhere, lab reports, projects, or photos of a poster or model.

## Add a File upload question

1. **Choose the type** In the editor, click **Add a question or content** and choose **File upload**.
2. **Write the task** Type it in **Type your question…**, and say what you expect, for example "Upload your essay plan (a photo or a document)".
3. **Choose the number of files** Under **Files per student**, pick 1, 2, 3 or 5. New questions allow 3.
4. **Set the points** Type the points, or add a **Rubric** with up to 10 criteria.

*[Screenshot: The File upload editor with the question "Upload your essay plan (a photo or a document)" and the Files per student choices 1, 2, 3 and 5]*

## What students see

Students see an **Add files** area with a counter of files added out of the maximum. They can pick several files at once. Accepted files are PDF, Word (.docx), text and images, up to 15 MB each. Each file they add appears in a list, and they can remove one while the work is still open.

*[Screenshot: A student’s screen with the question "Upload your essay plan (a photo or a document)", one uploaded file in the list and the Add files area below it]*

## How it is marked

You mark files yourself. Open the answer in the live view: each file is listed with its name and size, and opens in a new tab when you click it. Type a **Score** and click **Save**, click **Full marks**, or score each rubric criterion. Add a comment or a voice note to explain the mark.

## Ideas for your lessons

> **Ideas for your lessons:** For writing tasks, ask for the plan as one file and the final draft in a second question, so you can comment on the plan first. In science, ask for a photo of the experiment set-up next to the written results.

## Frequently asked questions

**Can students upload slides or spreadsheets?**
No. Only PDF, Word (.docx), text files and images are accepted. Students can save other work as PDF first.

**Is a photo of handwritten work better as File upload or Free response?**
Either works. Free response and Drawing also take photos from a phone by QR code, while File upload accepts documents too.