Hi, Tina! Normally the downloaded module will be a single archive file, which you would have to extract to make a folder.
http://drupal.org/getting-started/install-contrib/modules
It's not clear exactly where the process is going wrong in your case. Could you post what operating system you are using, the exact steps you took and what you saw when you were done?
Thanks!
JT
Tina Williams wrote:
I've downloaded the date module, but it just comes out as one file and not in a folder like other modules, and I've tried copying it into my sites/all/modules folder on it's own and also have made a folder named "dates" and put it here, and nothing makes it so my drupal installation can "see" the dates module so I can activate it.
http://drupal.org/project/date
Thanks,
Tina