How do I import a favorite page from Commons to Canvas as an instructor?

If Commons has been enabled in your Canvas instance, you can add favorited pages from Commons to a Canvas course.

Learn how to add and manage favorites in Commons.

Notes:

  • You must add pages to your favorites in Commons before they can be viewed and imported in the Pages Index page.
  • Content shared through Commons retains the published/unpublished status of the item when it was originally shared. If you import a page that was published when it was originally shared, it will import and be published in your course.

Open Pages

Open Pages

In Course Navigation, click the Pages link.

Open Commons Favorites

Open Commons Favorites

Click the Options icon [1] and select the Commons Favorites option [2].

Note: If the Options icon does not display in the Pages Index page, Commons has not been enabled in your Canvas instance.

View Commons Favorites

View Commons Favorites

The Commons Favorites window displays all the pages that you have favorited in Commons [1]. To search for a page, enter the page name in the Search by Title field [2].

Import Page

Import Page

To select a page for import, click the page [1]. Selected pages display the Checkmark icon [2].

To import the page, click the Close icon [3].

View Page

View Page

The imported page displays in the Pages Index page. To open the page, click the page name [1].

Imported pages are unpublished by default [2].

Note: Content shared through Commons retains the published/unpublished status of the item when it was originally shared. If you import a page that was published when it was originally shared, it will import and be published in your course.