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Hi all, I'm using the following canvas instance (2021.09.15-1-18-r04 on Debian 10) to add Deeplinks to the course modules. Here the canvas is accepting multiple Deeplinks. When I add a single deeplink it's submitted to the canvas with a 200 response ...

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Can the login + password method of logging in be disabled in the Canvas Student mobile app? All of our students are created in Canvas via an SIS integration, so they do not have passwords in Canvas. When they use Canvas on the web, they always log in...

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I have created several New Quizzes in Canvas.  When adding the first question to each quiz, I also created a new Item Bank to put the question in.  Then, I assigned all questions in the quiz to that Item Bank.  I followed the same procedure for the o...

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Is it possible for students to use the Contact link for a Teacher in a course?When we go into any of our courses as administrators, then click on the course-specific profile page for a Teacher from the People page, there is an icon under the Contact ...

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My Syllabus is a word document. Does it need to be converted as a PDF?   My e-mail is: jwalther@chapman.edu

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For this last year I have sent numerous emails to Campus if Australis in regards to why does it say ACCESS DENIED every time I try to log in.  Each time I have to reset my password for it to allow me in.  In all this time I have never received a solu...

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How do you upload a .pdf syllabus to Canvas?

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Hi everyone,  I have a course with 200+ students. The students will upload an assignment and the teachers then give a grade and post an assessment form in the comments. Is there a way to download all attachments in the comments, for all students, in ...

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I am creating a quiz, with the intent to use it as a student survey. The issue I am facing is that the questions require a "correct" answer, however each selection that I am entering is essentially correct.  Is there a way to make the system recogniz...

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My quizzes and exams are currently in Canvas. They are all linked to individual quiz banks. I have a quiz bank for each major topic. Quizzes and exams pull from the quiz bank that I made so I can have 20 questions on a topic and students get a random...

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I have created AND published modules for my course... However, when I go to student view, the "Modules" tab isn't appearing as an option for my students to click on in order to access the content.  How can this issue be resolved?     

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I cannot see any of my daughters courses or grades how do I do this 

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Why can't I seem to view assignments/exams from my previous course, and is there a way to at least download them to view on my own?

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Is there a way to force log out a user who has been inactive on Canvas for over 20 min. when Canvas is configured using AD as authentication? I understand there is plugin that can perform this task but it would only work if Canvas handles the authent...

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Anyone work with .psd files in Canvas? I have an instructor I'm working with for a graphic design course, and she would like to add Photoshop files (.psd.) into Canvas to be downloaded by the student. I can't seem to find any info on this. Or if anyo...

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Hi, I create users programmatically using Python Azure Functions and Logic App. Users get an email with their initial password. Unfortunately, some users forget about these invitations so they expire and we have to fix the problem manually.  Could so...

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We're transitioning to Canvas at our University right now, so perhaps this is something I've missed. We're intrigued by the idea of using OneDrive integration for file delivery. However, when students (and even me!) pull up the linked document it is ...

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My internet connection is 200 MPBS. All the functions like youtube, google search, facebook and Netflix are perfectly working efficiently. But when canvas speedgrader is use to download attached JPG and PDF file, the canvas download is extremely very...

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I am a student. The semester started and every class is registered and posted. I can see the assignments in the calendar on the phone but not on the computer. The color of classes is grey and when I change the color of class, it doesn't be applied an...

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I have successfully unconcluded a course, following these instructions - How do I unconclude a course in an account?, but no students, marks or submitted work came back. How do I retrieve this material please? Thank you!

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is the message I receive when clicking on a "new" quiz that was imported from my sandbox. Classic quizzes are still functional. PLEASE help. Most of my content is created on NEW quizzes.

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Hi. I have seen the guide about deleting files, however when I click on a file I do not have the option on the toolbar of a trashbin. I do not have a delete choice in the drop down box on the right either. I am an instructor. How can I delete files p...

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Hello, in my Canvas course I added a link to the course navigation using the Redirect Tool. It links to a Google Form and students fill it out when they submit an assignment late. This way I know what grade I need to change. I wanted the form to open...

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I have a Canvas course with multiple sections with names in the format of [Course Name][Section Number]. The course name is the same for all sections.When I filter them in Speedgrader to grade a specific section the order they are in is totally rando...

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I often copy assignments from one class to another and they end up in the "Imported Assignments" folder which was not a big deal at the beginning of the school year because I always had the assignments from "All Grading Periods" showing. But now I on...

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Hello all,  We are trying to set up Azure AD for authentication in Canvas.  I've been reading that in order for us to use it, since it is a new provider, additional logins need to be created for our students and other users.  I'm trying to test out a...

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- The first thing that attracted me about the university was the family like community.  - I am excited to learn and become an Auburn tiger. - I would feel more connected if we were on campus some.  

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Hi, I work in analytics for my institution. I currently have a script that downloads all student analysis reports through the Canvas API, but it throws an exception about every 5GB of data because a download url isn't always provided when requested. ...

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I'm sure this is posted somewhere and I'm unable to find it, so appreciate your patience in advance. I have surveys developed in google forms and qualtrics that I need to convert to Canvas quizzes using the "grid" question type, where similar questio...

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We have several tachers experince problems direct sharing new quizzes. They cant see the qustions when exporting. When I do it as admin i does work. Do you have a work around? BW/ Linus Österholm

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