Turnitin.com Paper Submission Directions

Submitting a Paper to Turnitin.com

Student users of Turnitin submit papers to a class from the class portfolio page. The class portfolio page is viewed by clicking on the name of the class from the student homepage. The class portfolio page lists assignments created by the instructor for students to submit to.

Submitting a Paper
1. Start at the class portfolio page on the assignment list
2. Click on the “submit” icon to the right of the assignment name
3. Select “file upload” from the “submit a paper” by: pull down menu
4. Click the “Browse” button and select the file to upload. Fill in the “submission title” field with the paper name
5. Click “Submit” to upload the file
6. Review the preview panel. This is a text only version of the paper being upload­ed; pictures and formatting will probably be off. Confirm it is the correct version of the file to send.
7. Click “Submit Paper” at the bottom of the page

Warning: This step must be completed, or the submission is not finished. The paper will not be available to the student or the instructor

Acceptable File Types
Turnitin currently accepts the following file types for upload into an assignment:
· Microsoft Word™•
· Corel WordPerfect®•
· HTML•· Adobe PostScript®•
· Plain text (TXT)•
· Rich Text Format (RTF)•
· Portable Document Format (PDF)•

Note: Some document formats can contain multiple data types. This includes text, images, embedded information from another file, and formatting. Non-text information that is not saved directly within the document will not be included in a file upload. This includes references to a Microsoft Excel® spreadsheet included within a Microsoft Office Word document.

Note: Users whose files are saved in a file type that is not accepted by Turnitin will need to use a word processing program to save the file as one of the accepted types. Rich Text Format and Plain Text file types are nearly universally available in word processing software. Neither file type will support images or non-text data within the file. Plain text format does not support any formatting, and rich text format supports only limited formatting options.

File Size
The file size may not exceed 10.48576 MB. Files of larger size may be reduced in size by removal of non-text content or the instructor may be contacted to request multiple assignments to submit the document in sections.

Note: PDF documents must contain text to be submitted. PDF files containing only images of text will be rejected during the upload attempt. To determine if a document contains actual text, copy and paste a section or all of the text into a plain-text editor such as Microsoft Notepad or Apple TextEdit. If no text is copied over, the selection is not actual text.

Note: After the submission has been completed on step 7 below, a digital receipt is displayed in your browser window. A copy is also sent via e-mail to the address for the user login. It is important to use a valid e-mail address to receive this copy of the digital receipt. Save the receipt and the paper ID it contains, as this is proof of a completed submission.

Warning: If the digital receipt is not shown on screen after submission, return to the class portfolio page and view the assignment to ensure the paper submission completed correctly. Submissions can be checked and viewed by clicking on the title of the paper under the title column to the right of the assignment name.