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I purchased an online version of my textbook for my first week in my business class, but I cannot figure out how to locate it to register and do my assignments. I have asked my professor, but I have not received a response back, and I am running out ...

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Due to new security policy I have been tasked with finding all users that has a API token, and if possible find out what their token is so that we can mapped who is making the call. Is there an API, report or admin view I can use to find these inform...

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THE COURSE INFORMATION IS NO LONGER VISIBLE ON THE MODULE PAGES IN MY COURSE.

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I need to access Turn it in but I don't see the link in Canvas.  I am a Mercer University student in Atlanta Georgia.Thank youRenee

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At our institution we use number codes to identify courses, and the same course can have a code beginning with the same number over several semesters. The trailing digits vary by section, semester, and year, however.Recently I had an issue when addin...

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Hi, I just wanted to ask if anyone is familiar with this Google Chrome extension "Canvas quiz solver": https://canvasquiz.com/ It automatically answers canvas quiz questions based on an algorithm. I imagine there are a lot more AI extensions out ther...

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My class had an EdPuzzle assignment through Canvas yesterday and it worked fine.  Today I had a student that was absent yesterday, go to the page and now it says "This page doesn't exist".  I checked my Canvas and I got the same message, and it also ...

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Dear community, While taking a test in "New Quizzes" you can use buttons "Return" or "Submit". These buttons are at the top of the page while elsewhere in Canvas this navigation is at the bottom of the page, which is confusing for the user. What is t...

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Hello there:I am registered for IFC-5 course by Leon Van Berlo from BuildingSMAR. the course has been terminated at some level and I am not able to continue studying anymore. Does anybody have an idea? 

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Whenever I try to generate a report for a New Quiz via cURL (as a test), I get back a progress object (as expected) but when I query the Progress object, the status is never "complete." It is always "running." I've been waiting on a student report fo...

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How do I create another test code for an absent student? 

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Hello,  The Canvas video guides for students, instructors, and admins will be deprecated in December 2025. Where can I find a short video that provides an overview of Canvas's basic navigation for newly enrolled students? I could not find a video sho...

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We have an issue where all of our SCORM integrations are no longer working. Due to Vector solutions and other vendors having an intellectual property we are unable to share those files with Instructure. This is happening for all SCORM added assignmen...

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I have my students reading different novels in class. Is there a way to create a group so that I can assign work to only that group? Right now I have to manually assign the work to all 91 students. They will not be doing the work togetheras a group, ...

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I'd like to know how others are indicating when a course in Canvas is either a "Core" course, or an "Elective" course. I was hoping to locate a field in the course settings that would indicate the "Type" or "Category" of the course, similar to the Co...

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My students work at their own pace, and some are done before due dates. I would like to be able to sync their grades as it happens, but i dont want a zero or missing to show up in IC, because it isnt missing or a zero, it isnt due yet!!

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Do PDF assignment uploads need to be PDF/A-1a:2005 compliant in order for images to display correctly in Canvas and Speedgrader? We have a student who has submitted their dissertation as a PDF upload in line with the assignment instructions from the ...

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Last year, I was able to use the [Control F] feature in Quizzes to locate specific items in a developed quiz. This allowed me to efficiently locate duplicate questions or make changes. That's no longer the case. While the [Control F} feature is still...

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We have a faculty member who is interested in an AI tool that does the following:   After a student has submitted an assignment online, the tool analyzes the assignment, then generates a quiz based on the submitted assignment. The quiz would be time ...

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Hello Just wondering if anyone knows how to fix this Canvas issue, ""Whoops, look like nothing here, Page not found". I can see the contents on Canvas app on my phone but I have this issue when log on Canvas through desktop. Thanks !Phuong Nguyen

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A recent update (some time between 4/9/2025 and 4/11/2025 seems to have broken a really important feature.  To meet accessibility requirements, I have been creating HTML files that contain a lot of mathematics (using PreTeXt, which is sort of like La...

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How do I set up for the proctor exam?

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For some reason, I can't input my quiz grades in the "quiz" column and have no idea why. I have reloaded grades, tried numerous times, but the numbers do not show up.

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At my school we are being trained on Canvas.  The instructor mentioned that we might want to opt out of the Inbox and have student communications sent to college email.  I looked up on the Net how to do this, and found that you go to Account, then Se...

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For my canvas name it is my under my mothers name, due to the fact that I am using her email for it. It will not let me change my Canvas name to my name.

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Long story short I got injured.  My grading period ended last Friday 4/4.  We had until 4/11 to enter grades. We are on spring break and I have 3 assignments and random missing work to enter scores.  How can I do this?  Grades are not finalized til T...

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I am wondering if anyone knows if Canvas has a time limit attached to their student user accounts, and if so, how long might they be. I want to know how long after I graduate my data would still be available if I wanted to access it still.

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Can you set access to an assignment or module to be based off the start of the course instead of specific due dates? So instead of a date-based due date, it would be a delta days-based due date with an assignment due 10 days from course start, etc. I...

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Editor - Similar to Word, is there a "format painter" tool in Canvas?

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Our students submit an assignment each week, receiving a grade each week; but all in the same category.  Currently, we use separate dropboxes/columns for each week, which becomes "messy" on the grade book. Is there a way to create a single assignment...

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