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I imported an activity into New Quizzes that originally had Mastery Paths configured. However, after importing it into another course, the Mastery Paths did not function correctly.After troubleshooting, I discovered that the original developer create...

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Hello:I have a chat widget thats sourced via iframe. (This is manage-hosted Canvas). I want a behavior similar to the Panda widget icon thats part of this community page.I included the iframe at the bottom of my page content like this: <div><iframe i...

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In this documentation article, it says, "Some external app LTI tools such as Google Drive and Office 365 do not retain tool configurations in exported courses." What are the "tool configurations" that it refers to? Does it refer to the configurations...

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Hi!I would like to be able to embed short, non-instructional, decorative video clips on some pages. We are using clips from Adobe instead of static images as decoration. However, when uploaded to Kaltura and then embedded, a user has to click play. I...

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Hi I have several rooms imported from SIS with different users, they all have a unique SIS ID. Is it possible to put the same template on all of them at once? The template is manually created. Since the rooms af different users I do not think that I ...

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I have a course that often needs to export their rubrics for review. Since there isn't a built-in feature to export rubrics as a document or CSV, I came up with a workaround. I just wanted to know if there were plans to add an export feature in the f...

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When copying multiple questions from one item bank to another new or existing item bank, I have to copy each question individually or else duplicate the entire item bank and delete unwanted questions individually.  Can you create a group copy feature...

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I know this is a minor problem, but why are the posting times different? I didn't post these at 11 AM or 9:35 AM. This could be a case of the time zones, or correct me if I'm wrong.

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What is the best solution for grading student assignment submissions in a large enrolment course where each teaching assistant is assigned to a subset of student essays? Thank you for your help!

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I keep getting a notification that says launch error when I try to open Mobius from a Canvas assignment posting. How to fix? It says "We apologize for the inconvenience, but an error occurred while launching the tool. Please try launching the tool ag...

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Hello - We are processing whether or not to enable the Content Security Policy in our Canvas instance. Is there any process that can tell us whether or not there are current Javascript tools running in our canvas instance?  Thanks Neil  

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We have create 2 question banks in New Quizzes and now cannot find them in the question banks.

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I read that CANVAS decided not to allow this to be an option. It would be great if this feature was live. I needed to make changes to a quiz, but I have no way make changes for the students who took the quiz early. 

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Several accrediting bodies require lesson plans at audits, but the content often has changed. Is there a way to have a Lesson Plan built off current canvas shells, as an exported file that captures various aspects of the course?

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Random question, what if an instructor deletes or stops using their account? What would happen to their courses and accounts? Is it like the Inactive Google Account manager?  

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Has anyone experienced unauthorized access to their Canvas account through external email phishing or hacking attempts? What steps were taken to resolve the issue, and what recommendations do you have for preventing future security breaches?

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I am an instructor teaching an on-demand, self-paced course using the Free Canvas platform. Is there a way to automate certificates of completion when participants finish all portions of the course or will I need to issue the certificates manually?Am...

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I need to be able to join a group without having to see other users or people's names, is that possible?In my current LMS canvas for a student to join a group they see ALL the users names in the course, is there a way to let him join a group but with...

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I am curious if an AI adaptable Library from Canvas will be coming soon? A recent GPT Prompt: Please provide me with a prompt for Chat GPT that would provide a Canvas Course for a 10th grade Law Education class that can be manipulated to match the go...

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Hi everyone, I’ve noticed that when I replace a file in Canvas (using the “Replace” option when uploading a file with the same name), sometimes the file’s attachment ID remains the same and sometimes it changes to a new ID, especially for the file cr...

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A wish-list item, if you will: As not every institution's model follows the norm (mine is asynchronous with rolling enrollment), it would be nice to enable/configure lazy loading down to individual assets on a content page in a module. I experience b...

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Our Canvas / ITS group will no longer be providing support for SCORM packages. We currently use 27 courses provided as SCORM packages from a third party. Has anyone run into this issue? Have you worked out a different way to get your content from the...

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CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME RESET MY LOGIN FOR THIS STUPID CANVAS ACCOUNT IM ABOUT TO GET MAD BRO THEY NEED TO FIX THEY STUFF BECAUSE WHY CANT I RESET MY PASSWORD AND NOT SENDING ME AN EMAIL TO DO SO 

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hi, how can I enable anonymous instructor comments on speedgrader?I do not see the 'Anonymous Instructor Annotations' as stated on this guide https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-enable-anonymous-instructor-annotations-in-stud...

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Has anyone used any of the freely available online Word to QTI file conversion tools?  http://ec2-34-207-154-191.compute-1.amazonaws.com/ (San Diego State University)https://utility.lsts.edu.vn/convert-quiz (found in Canvas Community)https://site.nyi...

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I give a lot of feedback in Canvas Comments for my students. We are evaluated on a progression of feedback and evidence that we work with students and give them multiple opportunities to master content. I do this, and it's an important part of my pro...

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I had a student report that some of their assignments on the grade page/to-do list appeared greyed out and didn't link to their assignment page (see attached image). After impersonating other students in the class, it appears that they also have this...

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I received a call from a professor today regarding an issue with not receiving notifications from Canvas. After reviewing his notification settings, I confirmed they were correctly configured to send alerts; however, he is still not receiving them. A...

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Hello.  Is there a way to align Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) with Institutional Learning Outcomes (ILOs) in Canvas? Background: We do not currently use the native Canvas "Outcomes" tool (either at the account or course level) to put our CLOs or IL...

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I was trying to sent an assignment as an editable Google Doc for students so that it made a copy for each student. However, some logged in before the document was completely updated and now they are missing information on thier assignment. How can I ...

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