Community Help

parmana · 2024-05-06

I'm feeling dumb asking this question, but I only ever used this functionality at the end of a course to see a student's last attendance/participation as required for my final grade entries. I used to be able to find (usually with a small amount of s...

AudreyBC · 2024-05-06

Hi, May I please speak with the sales? I would like to buy a license for using Canvas Catalog and will need it asap to sell my course. I've tried many times to contact them, no answer. Thanks, Audrey

KarlijnvanA · 2024-05-06

Is it just me or are more people having problems with the embed button in the RCE? You push the cloud, enter the code, save, and the code will appear in the regular texteditor. After saving you see the code as text, but not the thing I wanted to embe...

LindaTernes · 2024-05-06

How can I view the whole class gradebook? I am not able to scroll down to the last student in the class of 24. I have to zoom out so much that I cannot even read the gradebook.

reneeng75 · 2024-05-05

I have accepted the code of conduct. However my screen does not display any dashboard, theres also no materials uploaded in the modules.

DCadaret · 2024-05-05

In my large (120-ish) 100-level undergraduate class, I assign about 20-25 homework assignments that I set up in Canvas Quizzes.I have set up the quizzes to allow multiple attempts, keeping the highest scores. Indeed, they are not just "open-book," I ...

GuiltlessChaos · 2024-05-05

Hello all, I am a student currently stressing about midterms and final project submissions which was not help by an incompatibility with the Firefox update released just this last week.Multiple pages including "Files" and "Assignments" just won't loa...

gcraig1 · 2024-05-04

How do I assign a quiz to different classes without putting individual names in. I teach 7 different classes, I don't want to have to put in the names in quizes everytime. Thanks

alex_voigt · 2024-05-03

So I've been teaching the same course for several years and I'm beginning to notice that assignments from previous Canvas courses are porting over to my current course without me having imported them in any way. Consequently, students are occasionall...

jonesd4 · 2024-05-03

I came here to suggest a feature (batch edit add ability to set specific dates for all selected tasks at once, not just shift or remove them), and as per the system requests I had a look at similar requests already made. I found my exact idea, articu...

RachelWEARMOUTH · 2024-05-03

When downloading the assignment that a student has uploaded (1 page with images/diagrams) to Assignments. It has the images moved down and the format has changed? Can this be changed or is there a work around to ensure that the downloaded file is in ...

NancyAskar · 2024-05-03

Are there any colleges out there that are using third party event management tools to create and manage groups and events that integrate with the Canvas calendar? We tested creating groups and events with what is available in Canvas, and we discover...

ReinaSC · 2024-05-03

Hello,I have a question regarding self-paced courses. My organization is using Canvas a little differently than a traditional college would. We are leaving self-paced courses open without an end date because we have students taking the courses at dif...

HopeLyon · 2024-05-03

I had students submit an essay using Google Docs through the Google LTI 1.3 external tool. I posted feedback in the "Overall Feedback" box for them to better understand their grade. Some got the feedback in an email, but some of my students can't see...

lloyd_sharon_l · 2024-05-03

On my assignment page, I clicked "Everyone" for who could see the assignment. However, there are a couple of students that have submitted work early for which I graded and gave feedback. They went in, opened up the assignment and then gave answers ...

DanaHarmon · 2024-05-03

I have used the built in tool to change all missing assignments to zero grades, however, the assignments that are made through external tools are not showing as missing and therefore not automatically graded with a zero. Does anyone know how to fix t...

LindseyBradley · 2024-05-03

I have "Automatically apply grade for missing submissions" checked for all my classes. Last night, the missing tag and score of 0 did not automatically enter at end of day for 4/5 of my classes for the assignment we did yesterday. It worked for 1/5 c...

alex_papish · 2024-05-03

Hi! Is it possible to configure by course designer through course settings which specific notifications students can receive? Thank you!

AnnaChernavina · 2024-05-03

The teacher doesn't see the course in her dashboard. I was able to find in in the past enrollments for her. There is a note in the teacher's profile that the course was completed yesterday, I guess that's the reason it moved to the past enrollment an...

glparker · 2024-05-03

A quiz in a course had it's due date changed from Feb 18th to March 30th. The teacher insists that they didn't do it, and what I can see in PageViews corroborates this. There are no other teachers or TA or designers in this course, so I suspect...

LRWC · 2024-05-03

Canvas- is there a way to run a grade report from Canvas? I am interested in seeing which students currently have a 72 or below in any class.

RichC · 2024-05-03

Is there a way to work out the total file size of a course including any videos that have been added through Studio? This doesn't need to include any files uploaded by students. I can get the 'files uploaded to course' size but this doesn't include ...

AudreyBC · 2024-05-03

Hi, I would like to sell my course on Canvas Catalog. May I please have more information about it and knowing more about the price? I've tried to reach the sale's team, but no answer. Thank you very much, Audrey

dmacdonald85 · 2024-05-02

Hi everyone,I am trying to solve the following problem. Say I have created a random variable x, which I display to the student using [x] in the Canvas formula question. I know how to do this. How can I then display to the student the value x+5? If I ...

abvarch02 · 2024-05-02

Hi, I have been checking the settings if there is a way to enable or disable the Student Interaction Report option when accessed through 'People' in a course as it is not showing on my end. Please see attached screenshot below. I am able to access...

SeanDuffy1 · 2024-05-02

 Calling All Current and Former Students Using Canvas LMS! Whether you’re actively using Canvas or you navigated it during your studies, we want to hear from you! We’re keen to understand how students have used Canvas and what features have signifi...

CoryHoward · 2024-05-02

Please add an option in our grade book to make the total collum a whole number. I would rather an 89.5 display as a 90. I have realized that a lot of my college students don't understand basic rounding rules.

cechristensen · 2024-05-02

I attached a writable assignment in Canvas and the first time the students logged in they had access to the assignment. Now half of them have access and the other half it says they need a join code in order to see assignments. On the Writable Help pa...

sdoscher · 2024-05-02

Hello! I want to export the certificates earned by ALL 30 of my students in a Canvas course. I do not want to have to download each one at a time. Is there a way to do this?Thank you!

Chelseyst · 2024-05-02

I am trying to find a tutorial for tutor.com via canvas that my instructor is telling us to use. We have to submit our essays through it and then resubmit to him when we receive the comments and changes we can make. I am not seeing this anywhere and ...

zachp · 2024-04-30

The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education is no longer a distant prospect – it's our present reality. At Instructure, we believe that this technology offers immense potential to revolutionize teaching and learning when it is implemented wi...

MPioRoda · 2024-04-22

Latest updates in New Quizzes for Quarter 1 2024, January to March.

RaviKoll · 2024-04-04

We're thrilled to give you an update on our progress and share insights into our timeline adjustments. Here's an exclusive sneak peek at the ongoing progress of our rubric redesign initiative.

AllisonHowell · 2024-03-25

Yes, it’s coming!

BobODell · 2024-03-20

Data Access Platform (DAP) CLI and Client Library v1.1.0 is now available. Version 1.1.0 is a fast follow to our GA release to address some community identified issues with a new feature enhancement to prepare us for future updates.

shirenv · 2024-03-19

The last ideas voting round didn’t go as planned. We want to respond and evolve.

AlexisNast · 2024-03-18

We know that the most powerful aspect of Canvas LMS is its flexibility and extensibility. With our 900+ integration partners, Canvas LMS offers educators the power to seamlessly leverage tools that are right for their students, teachers, and administ...

SamGarza1 · 2024-03-13

Today, we're reaching out with an update on the anticipated release of our new feature, Discussion Checkpoints.

KevinMeredith · 2024-03-06

After customer feedback and collaboration with Google, we have decided NOT to deprecate Google Apps LTI tool as planned in 2024, but we still encourage you to transition to Google Assignments LTI 1.3 to take advantage of the newest technology and ...

SamGarza1 · 2024-03-04

We've got some fantastic news to share – we've just finished a brand new video resource that provides an overview of the Discussion Redesign in Canvas!

BobODell · 2024-02-28

Data Access Platform CLI & Client Library is now GA

jperkins · 2024-02-27

We are updating jQuery in Canvas and your custom JavaScript might break if you leverage jQuery in it

MPioRoda · 2024-02-01

Q4 Achievements Share Item Banks on Course CopyAnonymous Grading of New Quizzes - UpdatesMigrate practice quiz to New Quizzes as a zero point quizMigrated quizzes appear in same moduleItem Analysis - updates

TamasBalogh · 2024-01-15

In September, we introduced the new Quiz and Item Analysis report, focusing on improving its speed. I am delighted to announce that the 24-hour report generation time has now been reduced to an average of under a minute. While the report has seen sig...

KenzHughes · 2024-01-08

Beginning today, Community members will only be able to comment on Product Blogs published in the last six months.

AllisonHowell · 2023-12-18

Read on to see what's coming for content next year!

BobODell · 2023-12-12

As the end of 2023 is approaching, we offer you a brief retrospective of what’s new with Canvas Data, an important reminder about migrating data to Canvas Data 2 as Canvas Data 1 reaches end-of-life this year, and references to useful resources for c...

KevinMeredith · 2023-12-08

Over the past few years, our Product teams have been constantly innovating. We’ve put together an engrossing scroll-through trip down memory lane to showcase improvements to Canvas from 2021 through 2023.

MPioRoda · 2023-11-30

The ability to duplicate item banks in New Quizzes was released to production environments on November 18. With this functionality, it is possible to duplicate an entire item bank so that any future edits would not affect the original item bank.

RyanNorton · 2023-11-22

Mark your calendars! We’ve made a few changes to our Canvas deploy schedule.

RaviKoll · 2023-11-22

The Rubrics functionality within Canvas LMS has been a conversation close to our hearts, stirred by your valuable insights. Delighted to announce that we are currently making progress on a transformative endeavor, reimagining the rubric experience.

jpoulos · 2023-11-20

We have designed and implemented an entirely new enrollment workflow called “Temporary Enrollment Pairing”. We recognize that Canvas is the hub of teaching and learning, and giving easier access to the learning environment for temporary instruction h...

TamasBalogh · 2023-11-14

We'd like to hear about your opinion on introducing JSON format to the downloadable Quiz and Item Analysis report in CSV file. Please read the post and comment any questions, concerns or thoughts!

DoraJekkel · 2023-11-13

Exciting news alert! Credentials just got a boost – Group end dates can now stretch up to 6 years! But wait, there's more in the pipeline. Click to uncover the details and stay at the forefront of Credentials!

SamGarza1 · 2023-11-08

We are excited to introduce a new feature in the Discussions Redesign - Edit History.

carlycurran · 2023-11-06

In the November 8th Canvas deploy, Admin Analytics will release a new navigation.

SamGarza1 · 2023-10-31

We've been working tirelessly to enhance the Canvas experience, and we're delighted to announce that a long-anticipated Discussions Redesign will be enforced on July 20, 2024!

KataKeri · 2023-10-31

Shape Our Future Together!  Take our Catalog/Canvas Course Flow User Experience Survey and make your voice heard. Your insights can lead to an even better cross-product experience. Your feedback matters!

KenzHughes · 2023-10-16

15 Themes - 9 for Canvas and 6 for Impact - are officially in “Open for Voting” to the Community from today, October 16th to November 15th, 2023. For more details on contributing during this phase of the Ideas & Themes process, please consult the How...

MPioRoda · 2023-10-13

Q3 Achievements In Q3, we saw several big features released to production environments: Build on Last AttemptNew Quiz Content Export by QTINew Quizzes in Outcome Alignment SummaryItem AnalysisItem Bank EnhancementsItem Bank Search Results in a Table ...

Published: 04-26-2024

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in t...

Published: 04-17-2024

Upcoming Canvas Changes 2024-06-10 Enforcement of LTI Deep Linking Line Items on Assignment Edit Page Feature Option 2024-06-15 Restricting future use of the submission_type_selection LTI PlacementAGS Score submitedAt is removed. 2024-07-20 Enforc...

Published: 04-12-2024

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in t...

Published: 03-29-2024

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in t...

Published: 03-20-2024

Upcoming Canvas Changes 2024-06-10 Enforcement of LTI Deep Linking Line Items on Assignment Edit Page Feature Option 2024-06-15 Enforcement of restricting future use of the submission_type_selection LTI Placement For more information, please see Up...

Published: 03-15-2024

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in t...

Published: 03-01-2024

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in t...

Published: 02-20-2024

In this Canvas release (16 March), admins can search and sort Account Developer Keys. Within the Gradebook, instructors have the option to select multiple filter choices for each filter type. SpeedGrader's media recorder includes screen capture and a...

Published: 02-16-2024

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in t...

Published: 02-02-2024

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in t...

Published: 01-19-2024

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in t...

Published: 01-15-2024

In this Canvas release (17 February), observers can sign up for appointment groups when enabled by an institution and the instructor. Classic Quizzes' practice quizzes are migrated to New Quizzes with zero-point quiz settings enabled. The CSV format ...

Published: 01-05-2024

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in t...

Published: 12-21-2023