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How do I unlock content?
Hello @vernon_gott and welcome to the Community! Which content are you referring to? Different elements of Canvas can be locked or unlocked differently. For example, this page discussed unlocking Modules (How do I lock a module?) while this page locking/unlocking files (How do I restrict files and folders to students in Canvas?). The entire course can also be in a "locked" status if it is unpublished (How do I publish a course?) and items within a module locked (see How do I add requirements to a module?).
These may help but if not let us know and we can probably point you in the right direction!
When I am in STUDENT VIEW and I try to open a PAGE, let's say Agenda, the student gets the message LOCK UNTIL JUNE 22 8 AM. How do I unlock a page in a module?
@vernon_gott Pages being locked in a module is normally because requirements or prerequisites have been set on the Module itself. These documents describe the locking/unlocking process of Modules and their requirements/prerequisites. I believe that if you go to Modules and click the menu buttons next to the module itself and "edit" you will see some settings there that are impacting student ability to access that module content. However if this is not the case, let us know!
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