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I just discovered the log of student activity attached to quizzes that lets me see them typing their essay answers. With it, I discovered a student who pasted an answer from Quizlet, then retyped it with with a few changes. I would like to search for...

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I have migrated a fairly big course and would like to know how many pages it contains. Apart from counting 1 by 1, is there a setting which tells you how many pages your course has? I can see how many files, how many students, etcAlso, is there a lim...

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We had announced one year out that Canvas was coming, but are getting push-back. I'm wondering if any schools could share how they may have rolled out a limited implementation of Canvas. We could limit to specific grade levels, but I think that would...

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Hi everyone, John here, Canvas admin at a school in Sydney, Australia.We use Blueprint courses.I know students can turn off email announcements, but leaving that aside (because the students I have used as a test group, email notifications are enabled...

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Greetings,I need a way to edit the text on one of the "Statuses" in the grade book. We can edit the color, but not the text. I need one to say "Extension." Is there a way to do this with external code, or is this something Canvas can enable? Seems li...

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Is it possible to add a user then select which courses they can have access to? I’m working on a concept to use Canvas for casual relief lessons and want to know if a casual / relief teacher can be added and the courses they would need for the day/we...

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A student mentioned to me that my assignments are not automatically showing up in her to-do list.  Have I missed a setting or something that I should have checked in order to ensure that my assignments show up for everyone in their to-do list?

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I am unable to view my grades tab. 

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Here’s how to change the size of text, images, and apps in Windows. To change your display in Windows, select Start > Settings > Accessibility > Text size. To make only the text on your screen larger, adjust the slider next to Text size.Ezzee Fonts

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This is my first semester using Canvas as an instructional platform. So far, I've been able to work through any problems, however, in reviewing my Grades ( as the instructor)  I notice that my attendance/participation total for each student has not c...

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Did you know that your online tests are not secure and can be easily printed from your browser (although not within Canvas)? Simply open a quiz in Canvas and use the print function in your browser. According to a Canvas Product Manager, " printing qu...

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Canva widgets are not working on Android phones and especially on Samsung phones including my s21. I believe this is a bug... You can place a widget on your home screen. The bug I am having is to do with the to-do widge it does not show upcoming assi...

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I am a middle school teacher.  I would like to have the table function mirror what I am used to using in word processing applications.  I want to be able to change the four sides of a cell within a table to have different widths of border and differe...

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after i select edit setting button, the my name still can not be changed. How can I fix it? 

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One of my students has problems submitting files (pdfs).  The files take a long time, and then don't show up as having been submitted (per student).  She tries emailing directly to me as a .pdf but they come in very long and narrow.  I have to zoom i...

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Why is canvas not allowing me to upload any images I already changed it to so many formats and it still doesn’t allow me to upload it keeps saying upload fail 

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I'm sure that this is something that I did, but I'm not sure how to fix it.  My grade book is no longer viewable to me as an instructor.  When I click on "Grades," it goes to the page that used to show the grade book.  I can briefly see the grade boo...

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How do I sign in to The Canvas Black Board when its showing Sign in Error?

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He importado mis exámenes de la Plataforma Blackboard (QTI o ZIP) a Canvas; pero no me carga el examen a evaluaciones ni a tareas y tampoco aparece el Banco de Preguntas. ¿Qué puedo hacer? TRANSLATED FROM GOOGLE TRANSLATE Subject: When importing exam...

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Hello, my name is America. and I am new to canvas in fact this is the first time that I attend college. And I am so lost. I have a presentation coming up in March that I need to start working on, but I don't know. my way around on how to start off my...

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Has anyone figured out if there is a way to change the generic comment that is posted when you use the Re-Upload Submissions feature to re-upload multiple students's work at a time? I would love to be able to change this to be something other than "S...

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The assignment syncs, but the scores don't. Error message says "Invalid assignment ID", even though the category titles are identical.

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i am trying to get canvas at the library.  Do i have to use app?

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Hi im trying to upload a video (embedded) but the full screen appears in the reply box and instructor only wants the link how do I fix/change this? thanks

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How do you set the default editing tool to "Textbox" instead of the "Pointer" tool?

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I am an instructor at UNC Wilmington.I realize I am making a mistake here -- one of omission or commission.  Or perhaps I am fundamentally misunderstanding the terms that Canvas is using.I use SpeedGrader to grade written assignments, along with quiz...

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I am new to canvas. I was able to enter a total points via a rubric in Speedgrader for each of my students, however, I am not seeing the points transfer over to the Gradebook. Am I missing something, or do I need to change out of student view?  Is it...

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Can Demonstrators see students' grades?Can Student Interns see students' grades?Thank you

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I'm a recently trans male student, but I have a problem. I want to give myself a nickname on canvas, but I want to find a way to do it without telling my parents. I haven't told them I'm using a new name yet, and I'm not ready yet. If anyone has a qu...

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 Hi EveryoneI am setting up a rubic for a new programme - I have set it up and tested it - but I have 2 issues:1) After grading the paper and adding my comments to the rubic how do I print this?2) We are a system of 2 markers - how is the graded pape...

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