How to make PDF submission appear in SpeedGrader?

[kmgonzales1]

I am a math teacher and there is only one "question" in most of my assignments and quizzes - which is the "question" where students submit PDFs of their solutions in one file.

Sometimes, the PDF shows up in SpeedGrader and I can annotate it right there and then. Sometimes, Canvas displays the download link of the PDF file, so I have to download it first and annotate using a PDF reader. I am unable to predict this behavior of Canvas.

How do I make sure that in an assignment or quiz where only one PDF submission is required, the PDF file itself i.e., its preview, shows up in SpeedGrader?

(This is the webpage SpeedGrader by the way, not the mobile version.)

[gnoack · Accepted solution]

Hi @kmgonzales1 

The preview submissions does vary by type of activity.  I suspect you are able to view PDFs in the preview pane for assignments but not quizzes. This is expected behaviour, unfortunately. 

"Depending on the assignment and submission type, the SpeedGrader preview window may vary. For example, a website URL submission type will appear in the main body of SpeedGrader with the option to open the URL in a new tab. Some website URL submissions cannot be viewed in Canvas and must be viewed in a new tab. Media submissions may display as an embedded file in SpeedGrader or only display as a downloadable file."

https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-use-SpeedGrader/ta-p/757

[JFrizzle]

I am recently having the same issue.  These are in assignments, not in quizzes.  Most of the assignments will be in speed grader like they have always been, but a few of them will have a link to a PDF download and then others will have a "view feedback" link.  They are all PDF's.

[elicsj1]

I am having this issue in Discussion Assignments as well. It's not consistent - sometimes I can view and other times I have to download.

This issue is not solved