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My Maths team are having a lot of issues with the equation creator in RCE as it doesn't have all the functions they need. I am currently looking into MathType as an LTI, however, as that can have a cost, it isn't necessarily our best course of action...

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Good morning to you all, I am a student for which is intrigued by the prospect of utilizing Dark mode to ail the affliction of the blinding light for which Canvas does not cease to remedy. It is the year, of Two Thousand and Twenty Four - November, a...

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I am seeking feedback on how various institutions are setting up rubrics.  I am currently testing a few options: One rubric per assessment piece that a student will submit, set up in the relevant curriculum area sub account (pros - helps with naming ...

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Hi I am a new user and in order to plan my time it would be nice if the calender in canvas was in line with mine.So I see the samt in both places. Palle korsholm

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Is it possible to access the submission of a student who has dropped the course?In a group activity, one student submitted the assignment on behalf of their group. Since the course instructor hadn’t set up groups in the LMS, marks are manually assign...

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How do I set my computer keyboard to easy select my accent marks and punctuation in Spanish language from my keyboard?

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A faculty member has subscribed to the Calendar feed using Google Calendar. In Canvas, they added an "Available From" and "Due Date" for an assignment. The assignment appears in Google Calendar. However, the assignment appears as an all day event on ...

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Hey all..I'm planning the orientation for new students at my university and wondering if Canvas can handle different groups for each campus.We have two campuses, and I’d like to tailor the experience a bit for each location. Is it possible in Canvas?...

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We have an assignment component set with Canvas linked to TII submission. The settings would allow students to have late submission. As per normal practice, students are allowed for 1 attempt of late submission, thus, Speed Grader must have shown onl...

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Who can help me open a quiz that has been closedMy professor told me to contact canvas support but I can't seem to find it. 

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It's really frustrating to have to enter my password every single time I return to the site. I'm on a private machine that no one else has access to, why can't I change a setting to leave me logged in until I log out?

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Does anyone know how to work around this error message?"This website is under heavy load (queue full)We're sorry, too many people are accessing this website at the same time. We're working on this problem. Please try again later."

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Student access to Canvas page: Equipment: Newer MacBook Air. Using Safari Some Canvas pages started loading only a "Transcript" over the top of the page and I lose navigation control and access to rubrics, reply and submit buttons. At first it was on...

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Una vez grabado el vídeo ¿puedo editarlo? Esto es, por ejemplo ¿puedo cambiar el fondo? ¿puedo insertar títulos de crédito? ¿música de fondo? ¿insertar paneles escritos?Gracias,Victor 

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Three courses in which I am currently enrolled have disappeared from my Canvas. Their assignments are no longer appearing in my calendar, I cannot find them on my "Published Courses" tab, and when I click "All Courses," they are not in that list eith...

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So, I have to do a science fair power point with my partner, and I've been trying to upload it for the passes 30 minutes and i seriously cannot find it. I believe its because she shared it with me instead of inverse. So she can submit it on her lapto...

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Why does my open Canvas page keep refreshing? Every few minutes the page refreshes and brings me back to it, interrupting my work. I'm trying to work on a project and it's getting infuriating. I'm using Google Chrome on a Dell laptop. Please help me ...

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When I try to reply to someone's else post I am not able to reply because there's no option to reply.It only says mark unread. I do not know what to do? 

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Has anyone set up an orientation on Canvas that works well for both in-person and remote students?We’re expecting students from various locations this time, and I want to make sure it’s accessible for everyone.

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I'm a student. In my account I have the main address (that I have registered the first), the second and the third. My second email is confirmed. Now I want to make the main address my third email. BUT I can't confirm it, because I don't recieve the e...

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  There are some issues when using the Mastery Gradebook system that I can't find an answer for or solution to. Two of the issues are shown in the screenshot attached. When any quiz or assignment posts a score linked to an outcome that is not exactly...

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Has anyone else encountered the issue of announcements and discussion posts not displaying?Since the end of October, we’ve experienced a problem with Canvas announcements and discussion boards, where posts with an 'available time' setting sometimes f...

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Hello!So, the app sent me a notification that I received a grade in one of my subjects, and it was there. However, when I went to look for it in the site to know my class standing (with the quartiles since it’s not an app feature), it wasn’t visible....

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I am trying to select multiple files I have already uploaded to the "Files" section in Canvas to submit them for an assignment. At present, I can only select one at a time to turn in.If I need to submit multiple files I've already uploaded, I need to...

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Hello, I'm looking to change my dashboard from list view to card view. I've searched the canvas guides to see how I'm supposed to be able to change the views, but I don't have the options menu. Did I somehow make the options menu disappear? If so, ho...

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Hello there, I am currently experiencing a problem on Canvas where the webpage for the site itself breaks to the point where it's impossible to navigate the site using provided text links in random parts of the page. I don't believe the reason it doe...

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I set up an anonymous discussion board for my students to discuss the Electoral College during this election week. With how polarized the election is, I wanted to make students couldn't see their peer's responses, but I didn't realize I also wouldn't...

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How does one add a video to a course?  I can see a tag on the home front page on my phone for panopto video but I do not see it on the computer

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I am an Admin and I still do not have the attendance option. I am having to create multiple "assignments" as a means to record attendance and link it to a Google Doc. Can someone assist with this? Is there a number or individual assigned to regions? ...

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We have Canvas Studio for video submissions to assignments. What is the difference between that and "media recording" submissions? Are they the same? Does Media Recordings still have limitations compared to Studio? There is no choice for submitting j...

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