Problem
When attempting to submit a file for an assignment the user may receive this error: " Your submitted files do not meet the file restrictions for this assignment. Please make sure your file is less than 100 MB and is one of the following file types: html, doc, docx, hwp, odt, rtf, wpd, txt, ps, pdf, pptx, ppt, ppsx, pps, xls, xlsx, gdoc."
Environment
D2L
Resolution
To work around the issue, try converting your file(s) to a pdf. If it is an image, copy and paste it into a Word document and the submit the Word file.
We recommend reaching out to your instructor to let them know what you had to do to submit the file, in case the instructor wants to make a change to the assignment.
Cause
Turnitin is only able to scan certain file types to check for similarity/plagiarism. This error is returned when the assignment has Turnitin enabled and the file does not meet its restrictions.