# Distribute to prospective students

[Distribution](/features/nuvolos-basic-concepts/distribution.md) sends teaching material to all current and future instances in your course — this means you can distribute to both existing and prospective students in one step.

The key steps of the process:

1. Navigate to the space containing the course.
2. Navigate to the **Master** instance.
3. Make sure you are in the **Current state**.
4. **Stage the objects you want to distribute** — on the **Files**, **Tables**, or **Applications** screen, select the items and click **STAGE** or **STAGE SELECTED**.
   * Recently used applications are automatically added to the distribution; you can remove them before distributing.
   * Selecting a folder adds the entire file tree recursively. If a sub-folder is selected, the folder structure above it is created so paths match across all instances.
5. On the sidebar, click the share icon to open the **Stage**. Review your staged objects and click **CONTINUE**.
6. **Save a bundle** — optionally save the list of distributed objects as a named bundle for future reference, or create an [assignment](/user-guides/education-guides/setting-assignments.md) from them.
7. **Select the target** — by default, you distribute to all students (every existing instance and every future instance).
8. **Decide on notifications** — optionally send a notification e-mail with a custom message upon completion to let students know new material is available.
9. **Select the** [**distribution strategy**](/features/object-distribution/distribution-strategies.md) — **Overwrite** is the default and almost always the correct choice.
10. **Review and confirm** — check the list of items being shared. Note that distributing large applications can take a while to complete. Click **SHARE OBJECTS**.

For a more detailed guide, see [Object Distribution](/features/object-distribution.md).


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