This is suggested to prevent permanent loss of the original formatting or image content of a file due to it being overwritten. When converting a file to a new file format, users should rename their file with a name other than that of the original file. Users can adjust the way the file looks by editing the page setup and print area settings for the file prior to saving it and submitting it to Turnitin. We highly recommend that users pay attention to the image preview provided in the single file submission to verify that the file is presented in an acceptable manner. The version of the file that can be viewed in the Document Viewer will look the same as it would if the Excel file had been saved as a PDF and submitted to Turnitin. PPT extension does not work with integrations. Text with visual effects is not supported, and it is recommended that any visual effects such as shadows and 3D be removed prior to submitting to Turnitin. Turnitin converts the PowerPoint slide deck into a static PDF, leaving all text and images in their original format but leaving out features such as presenter notes, embedded video, and animations.

It is possible to submit PowerPoint files through, , LTI integrations, Moodle Plagiarism Plugin, Moodle Direct V2, and D2L V2. If no text is copied over, the selection is not actual text. 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. a scanned file - usually an image), documents containing multiple files or files created with software other than Adobe Acrobat. Turnitin will not accept PDF image files, forms, or portfolios, files that do not contain highlightable text (e.g. Do not upload Google Doc (.gdoc) files directly as the file does not store the document, but contains a reference to it online, in Google Docs. Note that Google Drive functionality is not supported in IE8 or below. If submitting with Google Drive, third-party cookies must be allowed in your browser, otherwise, any attempts to sign into Google to upload from Google Drive will fail.

Plain text format does not support any formatting, and rich text format supports only limited formatting options. Neither file type will support images or non-text data within the file. Rich Text Format and Plain Text file types are nearly universally available in word processing software.

Users whose text files are saved in a file type that is not accepted by Turnitin when the assignment is set to Allow only file types that Turnitin can check for similarity will need to use a word processing program to save the file as one of the accepted types.

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