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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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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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Whenever I try to generate a report for a New Quiz via cURL (as a test), I get back a progress object (as expected) but when I query the Progress object, the status is never "complete." It is always "running." I've been waiting on a student report fo...

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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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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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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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Last year, I was able to use the [Control F] feature in Quizzes to locate specific items in a developed quiz. This allowed me to efficiently locate duplicate questions or make changes. That's no longer the case. While the [Control F} feature is still...

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A recent update (some time between 4/9/2025 and 4/11/2025 seems to have broken a really important feature.  To meet accessibility requirements, I have been creating HTML files that contain a lot of mathematics (using PreTeXt, which is sort of like La...

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For some reason, I can't input my quiz grades in the "quiz" column and have no idea why. I have reloaded grades, tried numerous times, but the numbers do not show up.

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At my school we are being trained on Canvas.  The instructor mentioned that we might want to opt out of the Inbox and have student communications sent to college email.  I looked up on the Net how to do this, and found that you go to Account, then Se...

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Long story short I got injured.  My grading period ended last Friday 4/4.  We had until 4/11 to enter grades. We are on spring break and I have 3 assignments and random missing work to enter scores.  How can I do this?  Grades are not finalized til T...

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I am wondering if anyone knows if Canvas has a time limit attached to their student user accounts, and if so, how long might they be. I want to know how long after I graduate my data would still be available if I wanted to access it still.

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Can you set access to an assignment or module to be based off the start of the course instead of specific due dates? So instead of a date-based due date, it would be a delta days-based due date with an assignment due 10 days from course start, etc. I...

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Editor - Similar to Word, is there a "format painter" tool in Canvas?

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Our students submit an assignment each week, receiving a grade each week; but all in the same category.  Currently, we use separate dropboxes/columns for each week, which becomes "messy" on the grade book. Is there a way to create a single assignment...

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Hi, how do you remove points from rubrics in enhanced rubrics? Corresponding view in traditional rubrics: Best Regards Jonna

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I am trying to prompt the students to engage more with the content and be able to examine their own learning. One idea is to spread a series of tasks, activities, and ungraded assignments, and only after completing those does the student have access ...

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I am using New Analytics Online Attendance.  Our weeks run from Monday to Sunday.  The default in online attendance is Sunday to Monday  - the Sunday of the previous week the way we look at weeks.  Is there a way to change the default Sunday to Satur...

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As we near the end of the year our schedule gets super weird. I might see my 2nd period once in a week for 84 minutes, and see my 3rd period 3x/week for 84 minutes. I decided to take some inspiration from the "flipped classroom" and let each student ...

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linked google doc assignments have disappeared from pre-created modules. Starting with this week's module, doc's that I've linked before (and used before) have suddenly disappeared. BUT, it still shows that I've linked it, it just doesn't show to me ...

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Why are courses we add to Commons losing image links when they are copied to a course?

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I have added this idea, but just wanted to double check I haven't missed something.  Is there a way to export the rationales for each quiz? I can export the quiz and answers as a pdf using the print feature, but have to cut and paste individually the...

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I have worked with our IT department but the html code they provided does not work with New quizzes. I have posted this idea but wanted to double check I'm not missing something.  

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If the instructors have four assignments leading to the final project, but have unpublished one of them, does canvas calculate the final project grade from the published assignments or does it factor in unpublished assignments (that obviously will no...

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I can't import an entire quiz to an Item Bank.  I've tried exporting a classic quiz and uploading the QTI file to a new item bank and it says "Error: there was a problem uploading your file."  Canvas created the QTI file so it has to be the correct f...

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