You can provide spreadsheet and presentation templates as well as document templates. As PowerPoint Show under the file type. Remember that you have many options as to how the Slide Show will run. Read the help files in Powerpoint for specific instructions. Place the .PPS file in your course folder.
Students can run it from the Start Menu.
Remove students' ability to read and scan the contents by un-checking the boxes labeled R and F next to the CRS group for the appropriate class. Duplicate file names are not allowed, so students will not be able to overwrite the work submitted by others, but it is a good idea to establish conventions for file naming to avoid confusion, especially if homework is submitted weekly. Please share other ideas for using course folders by writing to the Palette Discussion List .