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Have had a few instructors today comment that the recording to cloud option in Webex meetings within Canvas was greyed out.  Anyone else experiencing or has resolved this issue?  Thanks in advance!  -RL

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I am a TA for a course that has 2 section, an honors and non-honors version. The default course name is that of the honors version and my professor was interested in knowing if we could change the name to the non-honors version. I think Canvas recogn...

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Hi all. My institution is currently going through the transition from Blackboard to Canvas, and we are all busy exporting course content from the old LMS to the new one. I have recently imported tests that contained embedded images in Blackboard, how...

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I took over a class midway through last semester from a departing teacher.  I have been working on getting the students back into a rhythm with assignments, but it is difficult as every few days all the students are marked as "Inactive" and I have to...

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I don't have a groups tab to access groups through the ASU canvas portal. Where can I find them? 

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All of my posts look like this in Safari. Text overlaps at the top so I am unable to edit anything or see the first few lines clearly. 

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Does the course summary on the syllabus change for students: - when a due date has passed; is there some kind of indicator that the assignment is past due? - when a student has successfully completed an assignment; is there an indicator to them that ...

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I have a teacher that's set a GIF as a course view card, but since it shows up on every assignment in the List view, I'd much prefer if it was a static image of the first frame or something.

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Hi!  Finally there is an option to use backgrounds in BBB!  But as far as I can see you still can't add your own backgrounds, you can only choose the ones that BBB has uploaded themselves. Hopefully I am wrong, though.  Is there any way of adding y...

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We have different ways of assessing depending on the attendance of our students. Thus, we have continuous evaluation and non-continuous evaluation. And these two types have different percentages for the asignments. Can Canvas calculate different perc...

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Hi, I need to attach a separate rubric for each question in an assignment so the results will sync as separate marks to Sentral markbook. Is this possible? I checked the community and the last query was in 2018 so I am hoping it has changed since the...

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I'm trying peer review out for the first time, and I'd like to know whether I can have the students post their work in a discussion board and let them all look at everything before assigning peer reviews. In other words, if the assignment is due/clos...

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I recently have a question about my grade. So, the canvas student app shows different letter grade with my browser canvas. So, when I go to my course and click "grade" on canvas app, it shows 94% (C+), however, the browser shows 94% (A). And my teach...

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I copied a course for our new 2022 Cohort, updated and published it last Friday, and only enrolled the new students. Two things have occurred which I hope someone can advise on please: One of the 2021 students received a notification of a "new event"...

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When I follow these directions, I get what you see in the attached screenshot. Can you please tell me where I am gong wrong? Thank you!

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When I type in a fraction using the equation editor in RCE it appears small as if it is "in-line" as opposed to full display style. How do I get full size fractions?

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I logged in using my Google account, and the name displayed was in Chinese. Now I must change it into an English name, but I couldn't find anywhere that says "Profile" for me to change the information. I have already changed my Google account name in...

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I've just started using "likes" in my discussions as a way to give students feedback ahead of the discussion due dates, so they know a specific post is going to earn full credit (i.e., I am sort of "pre-grading" their posts using the "like" function)...

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I want to create a quiz that is available for a 24 hour period and requires students to create and submit a pdf response, but only allow each student 2 hours to open and complete the quiz.  Is something like this possible?

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Hi There was a config issue with our Canvas instance that allowed self-registration for a short period of time. This was exploited by some spambots that created a whole heap of accounts with fake names and email addresses. Is there a method of deleti...

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How do I publish a hybrid i. e. "room and zoom" class in canvas to use as a supplement, resource and format?

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Adding a dark mode would make the website more accessible and easier on the eyes. Basically, the background would be black or a darker color than white, and would use less power and be more eco friendly, while also being easier on the eyes.

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I understand the feature: adding an automated signature to email sent via Canvas, is not available. When will it be added? I think it's the least you could do for us faculty, and way overdue. ----copy/pasted signature----Christina Nguyen HungAssociat...

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Hello, We’re looking for a secure way for faculty to send us IRS W9 forms. Is Canvas secure enough for this, where a document will include a social security number? Thanks for any help!Christine

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We used to be able to have students have non University email types and it worked, none it does not.  Can we re-enable this feature?   Bobby  

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I have assignments in PowerSchool that only 4 of my 21 students' grades synced from Canvas. I have checked the categories, due date, name of the assignment, and made sure the sync was toggled on. 

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In the page about starting a microsoft collaboration, it says "Note: If you do not have any existing collaborations, this button will not display in the Collaborations page." It does not say where the button will appear. I cannot seem to find one any...

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