Turnitin File types

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These file types

can be uploaded

into a Turnitin

assignment.

• Microsoft Word™ (DOC and DOCX)

• Corel WordPerfect®

• HTML

• Adobe PostScript®

• Plain text (TXT)

• Rich Text Format (RTF)

• Portable Document Format (PDF)

• Microsoft PowerPoint (PPT, PPTX,

and PPS)

• Hangul (HWP)

Image file types

are allowed if

Turnitin settings

are changed to

“Accept any file

type”

• JPEG

• GIF

• PNG

• TIFF

• BMP

• PICT

Image file types

may not be

displayed in the

document viewer.

• JPEG

• GIF

• PNG

• TIFF

• BMP

• PICT

Original file can

still be

downloaded.

• JPEG

• GIF

• PNG

• TIFF

• BMP

• PICT

File size (e.g. docx) may not exceed 20 MB

Text files (e.g. txt) may not exceed 2 MB

Must contain text.

Images of text will

be rejected during

upload.

How can you tell?

Can you copy

and paste text

from the

document?

No? – image text

Yes? – OK

Unacceptable files can easily be saved and

uploaded as RTF files – a universal format.

Rename your new file – keep the original!

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