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We are encouraging instructors to use the Missing Submission policy and setting zeros as the automatic grade. Why do some assignments that are not due yet have zeros filled in as a default? Is it due to mismanagement of due dates or is this a bug? 

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I'd like to implement a robust content protection system to prevent unauthorized screen recording and screenshots, similar to what Netflix and Prime Video offer.

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I'm asking about how tutors can add OneDrive files to Canvas as learning resources in a course, and whether students can view/access those files if they are OneDrive files saved in secure staff folders.

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I have a worksheet that I've loaded in Canvas as a pdf but I want the students to be able to fill out the worksheet and submit it. What do I need to do so the students can type in the pdf?

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At my institution, we use a single SIS ID for individuals, regardless of whether they hold more than one status (e.g., faculty, staff, or student). This practice causes complications within Canvas. For example, an instructor may have an SIS ID of 123...

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Hi Team,I want to add expand all & collapse all accordion template in canvas without using Cidi Labs. Is there any way around for that. If yes, Please help me out.

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From what I've gathered using Canvas and browsing the boards: Quiz questions can only be randomized if linked to a question bank or used in groupsA quiz question cannot be granted full credit for all students en masse after a quiz has closed if that ...

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I always open my assignments for grading by selecting a specific "Student Group" ; these groups are associated with different instructors. If you select a particular student group as the viewing criteria for the course grade sheet, the Speed Grader i...

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My assignments are all showing as duplicates in the syllabus listing and calendar but not in modules or in the assignments tab.    They are only entered once.  The grade book is populated by my university and the assignment show up there and again th...

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Hi.    There is no longer a scrollbar at the bottom of the grade book (horizontal) to scroll through the grades. Yes the scrollbar on the right side (vertical) is there, but the horizontal is missing. Help. This is frustrating trying to manually upda...

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In Attendance > Settings, I click the box that says "do not count attendance towards final grade." However this setting will not stay saved and it never recalculates the total grade without factoring in attendance. I did not have this problem last se...

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When I export my grades as a csv file, they are delimited by semicolons.  When I open the file in Excel it defaults to a comma as the delimiter and all the data is in the first cell.  I need to change something so that they are in sync.

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I have some students who are assigned weekly homework lessons and some who are not. I do not want to "excuse" those students, I just want the assignment to NOT show up for them. When I copy an assignment, it does not retain the "assign to" list and w...

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BUENAS NOCHES, DESDE HACE MAS DE 2 MESES ESTOY SOLICITANDO UN AUDIENCIA CON EL RECTOR DE LA UNIVERSIDAD WIENER, (LO HE SOLICITADO A LA SRTA. SAMARA CARBAJAL VÍA EMAIL) HASTA LA FECHA NO TENGO RESPUESTA. ¿ES IMPOSIBLE ACCEDER, TENER UNA AUDIENCIA Y EX...

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I entered a quiz question that has 2 VERY similar answers... the students have taken the quiz, and after additional thought on my part, I'd like to grant credit for either answer. Multiple correct answers doesn't appear to allow one or the other... I...

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When clicking into an assignment from the calendar, no content will load. I added 2 screen shots from FireFox, that until yesterday, worked JUST fine. Also from the Main Canvas Dashboard Canvas courses will not load.What is the fix for this?

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When I copy one Announcement from one Course to another Course in the same term, I'm baffled why the "Posted On" is left blank. Isn't this cause for confusion among students? According to the Canvas Teacher Guide... ...Copied announcements display on...

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I am a staff member at a college and an instructor in my department wants to show letter grades as well as percentages in the Total column of the gradebook. Is there a way this can be done?

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Student Group option not listed under Filters but SpeedGrader will not open until Student Group is selected

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When I set an assignment in a mastery path I put in a due date. When students are assigned that assignment it creates an new assigned to without that due date. So I have to remember to go back in after the first student is assigned and reset the due ...

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Just to ask is it possible for students to upload on a weekly basis their vocational maths and English as well as direct study homework on Canvas assignments?Only as the students explained when they clicked resubmit so can add their week one and two ...

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I have added an LTI app to the Canvas system and am using it in the course menu.However, when I disable the LTI app menu in the course settings under "Navigation," the menu completely disappears, making it inaccessible even to instructors and adminis...

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I am an administrator. We need some faculty doing work for the program to be able to see student work from courses but not see their grades. Is there any way to give someone access to all submissions but not grades or feedback? I am not sure if this ...

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Hello! I am taking a course through Canvas and have been trying to log in to my Canvas student account. I have tried all of the solutions on the guide for logging in. I have also tried to request a change for my password three times and have gotten n...

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Hello!  I am a Canvas administrator at our college, and we currently format our course names similar to the following example: FALL 2024 COLOR AND LIGHT STUDIES (DFN-139-A) Since the semester name/year appears other places in Canvas, we want to remov...

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I need to make an admin account that see all content for all courses, but I don't want them to have access to certain apps like Ally Configuration page and TurnitIn Configuration. How can I disable those apps for all admins except the true Adminstrat...

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Courses offered are PD courses and typically run for 7 days at a time. Usually, courses start at NOON on a Thursday and end at NOON on the following Thursday. We then have the main settings for the start date to match, but the end date is for the Mon...

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Hello, There is currently a student within our district who cannot access a specific course as it is shown as unpublished. After verifying with the instructor and other students in the class, we confirmed that only the student in question sees the co...

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I am a student using Canvas with my professors and rely on it to check on my activities.For some reason, recently in my calendar in my computer, the pop-up feature for checking activities broke. Instead of popping up on the side in a bubble, it drops...

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I would love to open the quiz bank and search for any question that references a specific concept--the Greek idea of phthonos, for example, or any reference to "deconstruction" in any quiz question.  If this is possible, I have not found out how to d...

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