[ARCHIVED] How do I view the MS Word Metadata on submitted assignments?

[gdardick]

I used to be able to look at metadata on submitted assignments in MS Word.(after downloading)

The metadata seems to be missing now (cleaned).

How do I view the MS Word Metadata on submitted assignments?

[stuart_ryan]

Hi Glenn,

Out of curiosity, does this affect all MS Word uploaded files, for example, if you were to jump in and download an Word file that someone submitted in a previous session/semester/term has the information been stripped from there as well?

I am trying to ascertain whether this might have occurred in the upload or download process to try to pin down if any recent changes might be related.

Look forward to hearing from you!

Stuart

[gdardick]

Last semester was when I first noticed it, but now they (from last semester) seem to download with the metadata. This semester some data is retained and other data is not.

See following example.

[stuart_ryan]

Hmm that is REALLY unusual Glenn, and I must admit I am a little stumped. This might sound crazy, but would it be possible for you to submit (i.e. upload) one of the ones you know has good metadata from a past submission into your current course via a student view account? That would absolutely then point us to the upload process stripping it out (which is where my brain is going).

Looking forward to hearing from you, I like a puzzle and this one is a puzzle, wrapped in an enigma!

Stuart

[rmurchshafer]

Glenn,

I don't think it's Canvas that is stripping out the meta data.  I was investigating an issue about a month ago and most of the submissions had that meta data, but I did find a few which did not.  I don't know why, but a couple of ideas I had were that:

• Students have figure out a way to strip it out
• Students are not actually using Word, but instead are simply saving the file in Word format before submitting.

To me the 2nd option makes the most sense.  I haven't tested this, but if the meta data is Microsoft specific and someone write a paper in Google Docs, or Apple Pages then Saving it in Word format before submitting it does seem logical that the meta data might not be there.  What I was seeing is that with select submissions if I pulled up the data like in your screenshot the fields were just blank.

Rick