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• Can I use the service to test my paper before sending it to my instructor?
• How can I change the email address that is in the system?
• I can't join my class. My ID number and enrollment key aren't working.

Submitting a Paper

• How do I submit a paper?
• The system won't accept my paper and I got an error message about the number of characters in my document. How do I submit my paper?
• How do I submit my paper with the copy and paste method?
• How do I re-submit my paper?
• How do I get the digital receipt for my paper?

Originality Reports

• How can I view Originality Reports for my submissions?

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• Log in to your account.
• Click the "user info" button at the top of the page.
• Modify necessary information.
• Click the "submit" button to save your changes.

If the enrollment information you have is incorrect, you will need to consult your instructor in order to ensure that you have the correct enrollment information and correct any discrepancies. Please note that passwords are case sensitive.

• Log in to your account and click on the appropriate class.
• Click on the "submit" icon to the right of your assignment title.
• Use the pull-down menu labeled "submit a paper by" to choose your submission method. Complete the form and click "submit" to finish.

Please note that our system will only accept one submission per assignment. Your instructor can decide whether or not you can resubmit.

Upon submission you will receive a confirmation screen. If your paper has been submitted properly, you will be taken to a screen with your digital receipt, which will also be emailed to you. The date of the submission will be shown under the "submitted" column in your portfolio.

• From inside your account, enter the class you wish to submit your paper to.
• Click the submit icon next to the assignment you wish to submit.
• Open the "Submit a paper by:" pull down menu at the top of the submit window.
• Select the "cut & paste" option.
• Fill in the necessary information.
• Cut and paste the text you wish to submit from your document to the "Cut & paste your paper" field.
• Click on "submit" to finalize your submission.

Upon submission you will receive a confirmation screen. If you do not receive this confirmation message it is an indication that your paper has not been submitted properly.

If you wish to re-submit your paper, please consult your instructor. He or she has the ability to delete your submission so that you can make a new submission.

If you encounter an inactive, gray report icon on your portfolio, your Originality Report is still processing and will be available within 24 hours.

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Turnitin: A student guide to submitting an assignment

Reviewed: 11/07/2022

What is Turnitin?

Turnitin is software that is used by the University to help to identify plagiarised work. It allows you to submit your work via your Blackboard course, where an originality report may be generated. This report will highlight text in your submission that matches text from one or more of the following sources:

• other students’ work at the University of Manchester
• students’ work at other institutions
• academic publications
• Internet sources.

These reports are examined as a standard part of the assessment process. When your work is submitted to Turnitin, it will normally be added to an international database of student papers. Your name will not be attached to your paper. Other students’ work will then be compared to your work from that point onwards. If your submission is confidential, your tutor can make sure that it is not added to the database.

File types and sizes

Please note: the file size must be less than 100MB, it must have a minimum of 20 words, be less than 400 pages, and the standard file types allowed are:

• Microsoft Word (.doc/.docx)
• OpenOffice Text (.odt)
• WordPerfect (.wpd)
• PostScript (.ps/.eps)
• Hangul Word Processor (.hwp)
• Rich Text (.rtf)
• Plain text (.txt)
• Google Docs via Google Drive
• Microsoft PowerPoint (.pptx/.ppt/.ppsx/.pps)
• Microsoft Excel (.xls/.xlsx).

Further information on plagiarism

Further information on plagiarism is available from:

• ‘Guidance to Students on plagiarism and other forms of academic malpractice’
• ‘Academic Malpractice – Guidance on the Handling of Cases’

How to submit an assignment

Stage 1: access the assignment submission link.

• Log into your Blackboard course. The assignment submission link will usually be located in the ‘ Assessments ’ area on the left-hand menu.
• Click the link to upload your assignment . You must read and follow any instructions given by your course leader.

• To submit your assignment, click the ‘ Upload Submission ’ button.
• Clicking the question mark  icon will display any extra information provided by your tutor, including feedback release date and assessment criteria (if an assignment rubric has been attached).

Stage 2: Upload your document

• Next, you need to enter a ‘Submission Title’. You must check any instructions given by your tutor. In many schools in the University, it is essential that you enter your 7-digit ID number in the submission title box and that you remove any references to your name in the submission document itself. This is to comply with anonymous marking regulations. Do not use quotation marks in the submission title as this can cause errors. It is also important that you remove any reference to your name from the submission document itself.
• Select ‘Choose file’ and locate the file you wish to upload.
• (Optional) This allows you to upload a cloud submission, e.g. Google Drive, OneDrive or Dropbox document. 

Stage 3: Review your document

This stage allows you to check you have uploaded the correct document. You can ‘ Preview ’, ‘ Cancel Submission ’ or continue to ‘ Submit to Turnitin ‘ .

Stage 4: Complete the submission

Upon submission, you will see this screen:

a) You will see a confirmation that your submission was successful. (If this is not the case, please try and submit again).

b) You may have the option to resubmit your paper if this has been allowed by your tutor. Please note: It can take up to 24 hours for re-uploaded files to be processed; however, the submission time will be marked as the time that the re-upload occurred. If you need to re-upload your work and the resubmit button is not available, then please contact your tutor to discuss arrangements for this, as they will vary from course to course.

c) You have the option to download a copy of the paper you have submitted.

d) You have the option to download a digital receipt for the paper you have submitted. It is very important that you retain your digital receipt as a record of your submission.

Important note for users of Mac systems (MacBook, iMac etc.)

If your assignment document is created on a Mac computer and you intend to include images copied and pasted from a PDF source document, it is essential that you use one of the following methods to bring the images into your assignment document. For any Mac software, including the ‘Preview’ application, do the following:

• Use ‘ Shift + Command + 5 ‘ to open the Screenshot tool. (Alternatively, search for the Screenshot tool from your Launchpad or go to ‘ File > Take Screenshot > From Selection… ‘)
• Select the area of the page you wish to save as an image (the image will automatically be saved to the desktop).
• In Word, use ‘ Insert > Image ’ to import the image.
• Do not use the Select tool in Preview to copy and paste images from the PDF into your assignment document.
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