---
title: "Adding a Knowledge Base File"
slug: "adding-a-knowledge-base-file"
updated: 2022-06-20T21:07:11Z
published: 2022-06-20T21:07:11Z
canonical: "support.smarteru.com/adding-a-knowledge-base-file"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Adding a Knowledge Base File

To allow users to see the [knowledge base in the learner interface](https://support.smarteru.com/docs/knowledge-base), you must [add a](https://support.smarteru.com/docs/page-main#type) [*Knowledge Base*](https://support.smarteru.com/docs/page-main#type) [type page](https://support.smarteru.com/docs/page-main#type) to the user's [dashboard set](https://support.smarteru.com/docs/dashboard-sets). Users will also need [permission](https://support.smarteru.com/docs/permissions-in-the-knowledge-base) to view the [articles](https://support.smarteru.com/docs/knowledge-bases-articles) and [files](https://support.smarteru.com/docs/knowledge-bases-files) in the [knowledge base folder](https://support.smarteru.com/docs/knowledge-bases-folders).

To add a [file](/v1/docs/knowledge-bases-files) to the knowledge base:

1. From the Admin menu, select **Knowledge Base**.
2. Select the knowledge base to which you'd like to add the file.
3. Do one of the following:

- Click **File**.

![Add File Button](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/adding-a-knowledge-base-file-image-9od845cw.png)

- Right-click the folder to which you would like to add the file and select **New File**.

![Add File from Folder](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/adding-a-knowledge-base-file-image-7lxbe812.png)

A new tab displays the Add/Edit File workscreen.

![Add Edit File](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/adding-a-knowledge-base-file-image-4k0lmlc3.png)

1. Specify the file's settings in the following accordions:

- [File Information](/v1/docs/file-file-information)
- [Tags](/v1/docs/file-tags)
- [Permissions](/v1/docs/file-permissions)

1. Click **Save**.

## Related

- [Editing a Knowledge Base File](/editing-a-knowledge-base-file.md)
- [File: File Information](/file-file-information.md)
- [File: Permissions](/file-permissions.md)
- [File: Tags](/file-tags.md)
- [Moving Knowledge Base Items](/moving-knowledge-base-items.md)
- [Permissions In the Knowledge Base](/permissions-in-the-knowledge-base.md)
- [Settings: Files](/settings-files.md)
- [SmarterU File Uploads](/smarteru-file-uploads-1.md)
- [Supported Knowledge Base File Embed Sources](/supported-knowledge-base-file-embed-sources.md)
- [Viewing Articles and Files](/viewing-articles-and-files.md)