{"id":4029,"date":"2022-04-27T12:27:37","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T11:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-students\/?p=4029"},"modified":"2026-09-28T11:06:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T10:06:26","slug":"turnitin-lti-preparing-for-online-submission-turnitin-assignment-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-students\/turnitin-lti-preparing-for-online-submission-turnitin-assignment-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"Turnitin Preparing for online submission – Turnitin Assignment Checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You are advised to read this guidance if you are preparing to submit your work via a Turnitin Assignment<\/strong> link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You will often be provided with the opportunity to submit a draft, and then resubmit the final version of your assignment before the Due Date. If you are provided with this opportunity, take advantage of it and make a practice submission, to test the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember<\/strong>: There is a 24 hour delay in the generation of the similarity report if you re-submit<\/strong> your work more than three times<\/strong> to the same assignment over any period of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To check the settings for your Turnitin Assignment, after clicking the submission point title link, click on the chevron icon next to the title of the assignment in the Assignment Dashboard:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The vast majority of students will have no problems at all in submitting work online. But the fact that the occasional technical issues<\/strong> might arise should be a compelling reason for you to submit your work in plenty of time<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make sure the file you are submitting will be accepted by Turnitin by being aware of the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. File size<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The maximum file size is 100Mb<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have lots of images in your document, you may need to compress them \u2013 you\u2019ll find help with doing this in this guide: Student guide to reducing file size for e-submission<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. File type<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

See the help article: What file types can I submit?<\/a><\/strong> for details on acceptable file types and exceptions, including tips on formatting documents before uploading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quick Tip<\/strong>: Save your file as a PDF and upload this to Turnitin, if you use advanced formatting in Word or tables in your document. This will ensure that any complex formatting shows correctly once uploaded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. File name<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Follow any instructions your lecturer has given you about how to name your file. You may need to follow a specific file naming convention and include particular details to ensure your work can be marked and returned to you.
Avoid<\/strong> unnecessarily long file names<\/strong>, and avoid non-standard characters<\/strong> (such as punctuation marks and ;:,.”!$%&?\/) when naming your files – these can sometimes cause problems, so are best avoided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Correct file<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Check that you have submitted the correct version<\/strong> of your assignment and the file is not corrupted<\/strong>. Open up your submitted work in the ‘Turnitin Document Viewer’ to make sure that the file you submitted displays correctly – if you can’t view the submitted paper on screen, then staff marking your work won’t be able to view it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. One file only<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Remember that you can submit one file only<\/strong> as your submission – for example, you can\u2019t upload appendices as separate files and will need to combine the different files into one<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Microsoft support page<\/strong>: Merge documents<\/a> <\/strong>shows you how to do this in a Word document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Other considerations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n