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Hi Canvas Community,I’m looking for a way to lock student browser windows during tests and quizzes in Canvas — similar to how Google Forms can restrict users to one tab and prevent switching.Is there a built-in way to do this in Canvas or through a s...

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I have quite a few students that are not able to submit a picture of their work this week. This has happened a few times over just this year (it's not happened in previous years), but this week there are at least 8 students that cannot upload a pictu...

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I'm working on new quizzes which have a stimulus (where you can introduce a situation) and add questions to that stimulus. I was wondering if there was a way to copy the entire stimulus and its accompanying questions. This would be super helpful.

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Is er een mogelijkheid om een SCORM pakket aan te bieden met een directe link/url waarna de e-module schermvullend opent? 

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 I spent 30 minutes banging my head against a wall trying to figure out why I couldn't import grades for an assignment. I would download the gradebook, enter the grades for the assignment and upload it, only to get the message, "there were no changes...

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When using the API to List Assignments (https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/assignments.html#method.assignments_api.index), the bucket parameter can take several different values, including upcoming and future.  What is the difference between upco...

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We are a small career school just starting out(using free Canvas) and we finished our first course. How do we print a course transcript with attendance attached?

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Could not attend the Instructure Update today because of multiple failed Zoom attempts and a expired link error. Is there a way to view the Zoom meeting recording?

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As an instructor, I need to read the student's paper and look at the rubric at the same time in Speedgrader. I can increase and decrease the zoom on the paper, but I cannot do so with the rubric so that I can see the whole scale and not just the top ...

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I'm having trouble accessing individual student dashboards. When I click "View Student," it defaults to my Test Student, even when I’ve selected a specific student from the People tab.I’m trying to troubleshoot an issue where students report that the...

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We're working through a small pilot with Canvas right now, and one recurring request among faculty is to be able to adjust the wording of standard Canvas dialogs (e.g. dialing back the "does not count towards final grade" messaging of ungraded assign...

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I recently was made aware of a warning message in the “preview” window in Canvas courses when students select some files. The warning message seems to be occuring for files greater than 25 megabytes (MB). Wanted to share what I’m seeing, should you o...

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Wondering if anyone has experience using CopyLeaks in Canvas. We are considering CopyLeaks as an alternative to Turnitin but would like to hear of other higher-ed experiences with this product before we commit. 

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I am looking for recommendations on how to set up the following in Canvas. We are trying to set up a mentorship course that has a main teacher, but also mentors.  We only want the mentors to have access to their individual mentee's assignments and in...

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Can somebody please tell me where I go to download cover page template. I found a link but it doent take to me to template

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I purchased an online version of my textbook for my first week in my business class, but I cannot figure out how to locate it to register and do my assignments. I have asked my professor, but I have not received a response back, and I am running out ...

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Due to new security policy I have been tasked with finding all users that has a API token, and if possible find out what their token is so that we can mapped who is making the call. Is there an API, report or admin view I can use to find these inform...

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THE COURSE INFORMATION IS NO LONGER VISIBLE ON THE MODULE PAGES IN MY COURSE.

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I need to access Turn it in but I don't see the link in Canvas.  I am a Mercer University student in Atlanta Georgia.Thank youRenee

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At our institution we use number codes to identify courses, and the same course can have a code beginning with the same number over several semesters. The trailing digits vary by section, semester, and year, however.Recently I had an issue when addin...

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Hi, I just wanted to ask if anyone is familiar with this Google Chrome extension "Canvas quiz solver": https://canvasquiz.com/ It automatically answers canvas quiz questions based on an algorithm. I imagine there are a lot more AI extensions out ther...

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My class had an EdPuzzle assignment through Canvas yesterday and it worked fine.  Today I had a student that was absent yesterday, go to the page and now it says "This page doesn't exist".  I checked my Canvas and I got the same message, and it also ...

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Hello there:I am registered for IFC-5 course by Leon Van Berlo from BuildingSMAR. the course has been terminated at some level and I am not able to continue studying anymore. Does anybody have an idea? 

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How do I create another test code for an absent student? 

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Hello,  The Canvas video guides for students, instructors, and admins will be deprecated in December 2025. Where can I find a short video that provides an overview of Canvas's basic navigation for newly enrolled students? I could not find a video sho...

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We have an issue where all of our SCORM integrations are no longer working. Due to Vector solutions and other vendors having an intellectual property we are unable to share those files with Instructure. This is happening for all SCORM added assignmen...

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I have my students reading different novels in class. Is there a way to create a group so that I can assign work to only that group? Right now I have to manually assign the work to all 91 students. They will not be doing the work togetheras a group, ...

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I'd like to know how others are indicating when a course in Canvas is either a "Core" course, or an "Elective" course. I was hoping to locate a field in the course settings that would indicate the "Type" or "Category" of the course, similar to the Co...

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My students work at their own pace, and some are done before due dates. I would like to be able to sync their grades as it happens, but i dont want a zero or missing to show up in IC, because it isnt missing or a zero, it isnt due yet!!

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Do PDF assignment uploads need to be PDF/A-1a:2005 compliant in order for images to display correctly in Canvas and Speedgrader? We have a student who has submitted their dissertation as a PDF upload in line with the assignment instructions from the ...

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