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I would like to export my quiz - item results to a csv or pdf. I see that this maybe was an option in "Quizzes" but can't find it in the new platform. Is this something in the works or is there a way to do it now?Documntation of old quiz export optio...

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Hello, I was wondering if there is a setting I am just missing/over looking that allows me to change the week start for my calendar to Monday. Every other calendar I use the week starts on Monday so I occasionally overlook the fact the week starts on...

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Hi,I am just starting with Canvas so sorry if what I ask is very basic, but I have followed instructions in the manual, not working and it is driving me mad:I want that the frontpage/landing page of my course is a page in which I will create a index/...

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I want to gather feedback from learners about one of our eLearnings so have set up an ungraded survey. I assumed I would be able to add this to a Mastery Path which we haven't used before, and then discovered that as it's an ungraded survey, this isn...

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How do I import people from another course?

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I know how to mute/hide an assignment. Would either method hide annotations made in speedgrader, comments left in a rubric, or comments left in the comment box? 

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How can an instructor delete or move assignment submissions submitted by the student to the wrong assignment?If an instructor cannot do either of these things, can a student delete or move their submissions?

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What does a black exclamation point in a gradebook column means? Here is an example of the ! icon appearing in the grade column for a single homework assignment:

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I know that Canvas has Mastery Paths, but what if I have a group of students on IEPs, for example, to whom I know I just need to give a simplified or shorter version of an assignment, or include simplified instructions etc...?I don't necessarily need...

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Hello,So I've been trying to complete an essay module but it shows up as a quiz module. The module is also timed and it says that I've had it open for 2 months or so and that's not right. I've messaged my professor and he says that the module looks f...

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I would like my students to freehand draw a logic circuit that corresponds to an expression.  I see there is a calculator option if you want to include a calculator for a question in lockdown browser, but is there a drawing pad for canvas for student...

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Is there a way that student's can see the other student's in the class email addresses so they can connect with each other?  I know I have access to that but am not sure if the student's can see each other's email addresses...Thanks!Stephanie

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How do I hide both incorrect and correct quiz answers from students until a specific date? The box under options for "let students see their responses (incorrect questions marked in student feedback)" is UNCHECKED, yet when I preview the quiz and sub...

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I am trying to see my class syllabus and I cant see any documents that my teacher uploaded it says "You need to authorize this integration in order to use it.Please sign in to your Google account and authorize this integration."I believe I am logged ...

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I attached an image to an announcement I was writing and was going to send. But, I decided not to attach the image, but I cannot figure out for the life of me how to remove the attachment from the announcement I am writing. How is this done?

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Student access denied to START HERE and rest of pages in course. Canvas recognized her as student.

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Is there a way to get an assignment I have marked as late in Canvas to be marked as late in Skyward when I use the grade sync?  Currently, if I mark and assignment late in Canvas, it is not being marked as late in Skyward.  

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What is the sort order of the Past Enrollments list under Courses? I can't figure out how these are being sorted - it is not by term, or course number or section? Does anyone have any idea?

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We currently use username (jdoe) as login ID but for the purposes of changing our authentication method might need to change to email address (jdoe@xxxxxx.edu).  What are the implications of doing so?  Would we be creating entirely new users (they wo...

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Hello All,We've been using Canvas for not quite a year. Many of our teachers are using a page as a front landing page and linking from there. In the past few months, I have had a handful of teachers tell me their images have randomly resized themselv...

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I am curious to have data to know which students actually access a particular file.  In specific, I am curious who actually reads the directions sheet to my writing project assignments.  Is there a way for me to generate a report on something such as...

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I need to over-ride some grades where a late grade deduction was automatically applied. I've changed my settings to not do so, but I can't change the grades already assigned. Yet, when I click on the grade box, the grade I eventually gave them (sever...

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I recently migrated a quiz created with the current version of Quizzes in Canvas with New Quizzes.  Some of the questions on the quiz were multiple drop-down questions with multiple options for each drop-down entry.  After some necessary reformatting...

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My instructor wants to download all responses by students (for a single assignment) in one file. I know that Canvas allows us to download all submissions. But students' submissions are kept on different files. Is it possible to down all submissions o...

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How can I mute Assignment Comments in SpeedGrader?I give comments on ungraded assignments using SpeedGrader. Last year I was able to mute an assignment in SpeedGrader, upload my comments at my own pace, and then unmute the assignment so all the comme...

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i used the course link validator and some of the responses say "download wrap=1"What does that mean and how do I fix that?

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I need to determine where I can change settings so we can restrict students from contacting other students in the class on canvas. While one student in particular is of concern, I would prefer to remove all capabilities from students using inbox to c...

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I understand Canvas's push for module organization for the student and I'm not opposed to it.  However I'm one month into school teaching 3 preps.  I am building my modules.  Everytime I go to add something to a module I find this:Since I do bellring...

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Hello,I am trying to access an online induction module in Nursing and Healthcare Quality Improvement course and all I have on the screen is a flashing dashboard and an empty page.  How can I access my work.Oluwatoyin Akinterinwa

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I'm sure this is very simple, but I can't seem to figure out how to display student last names in my inbox.  It is difficult to determine which student is messaging me when I have multiple people with the same first name.  Does anyone know that setti...

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