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Hello. I've tried searching for this answer, but can't find it. When I'm viewing the gradebook in the "Student View," the Name column is too narrow to fit most assignment names. (See Grades 1 attachment). I can fix that by using Ctrl and - to decreas...

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Is there a limit for the number of pages created or displayed? I created individual pages for each lesson that alligns with the number of days of in-class instruction. I got to my last unit and the pages tab stops displaying pages created on the disp...

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A student did not submit the quiz/mid-term on time (2 hours late) and then claimed it was the "cookies" issue or her chromebook.  Is this a possibility or is she scamming me?  All my other students had no problem with submission.  Also, is there a wa...

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I an instructor and I created a Canvas quiz with a number of fill-in-the-blank questions. I want students to complete this quiz every week. I can't copy the quiz so I exported it and then I imported it the number of times I needed it. The problem is ...

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I am trying to differentiate for my students by tagging questions in their daily warmup (created in New Quizzes) with certain standards. I created Outcomes for each standard and tagged each question appropriately. Each question shows an Outcome align...

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I would like to record an audio message to accompany an Inbox message in Canvas. When Canvas asked for access to my webcam I said No (block) because I only wanted audio. Now I cannot record anything at all because I get a mesage that says "Please all...

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Hello, I am attempting to link Canvas to Connect. I successfully paired it but only with one section. Apparently, I have four sections in one course. How can I connect my Canvas to those four sections? I am concerned that students from the other thre...

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Hello! I'm not quite sure how to report a bug that needs to be fixed, so I'm starting here. Whenever I use the "Andale Mono" font from the drop down menu, the html includes "Times" and displays the text in Times, rather than Andale Mono across all de...

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Is there a way to add a picture or slide on a CANVAS quiz without also having a question? I want the individuals that is taking the quiz to only have the option to read the material on the slide. Every time I try to add a stimulus without a question ...

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Hi folks! I'm creating pages of recordings for my students in piano classes, and I want to simplify the interface of the Media recordings. I've uploaded all of my recordings to my files section, and when I try to insert them into a page they get a hu...

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Hello,I have a question regarding my current situation. I currently have one course enabled with four sections, each having multiple students. I have created a baseline course shell, but I am unsure about how to make it visible to the right section/s...

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When we have a student with an accommodation, such as extra time on quizzes, it will be for the entire semester. Right now, if a student needs double time on a quiz, I need to manually go into each quiz and double the time for that one student. If th...

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Is there a way to change the default font size in Quizzes?  As it is, I have to change it for every question and answer choice individually.  

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Hello.  A new student has moved in and I was wondering how to find the Join Code for creating a student account.

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As an instructor, I keep getting messages every time I embed a google doc that this feature is going away this year.  I'm curious why this is and what will replace it.  I find google docs so useful and thus don't understand why CANVAS would stop usin...

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I've just notices that in the grade totals column in a course, there is an "OI" or "OC" after the calculated percentage grade. I've searched the documentation, and I don't see anything. What does that mean?

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In one course -- Hum 304.01 -- students cannot see the Discussion prompts I've posted.

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I want to see each class's average grade. When I use the new analytics, it will not allow me to remove all sections. I want to see the section by itself. How do I remove "all sections" from the search bar? Thank you!

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When cleaning up a course import for next semester, I accidentally deleted an already graded assignment for my class and I need to recover their submitted work.I already know and have already done  /undelete at the end of my course homepage url and t...

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Currently, my CANVAS Gradebook will not change the scores on assignments that I edit the number of days late. The status will change (None, Late, Missing, Except) but the number of days late will only display the whole number I enter, but not the dec...

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I'm trying to create a new quiz. I've looked through the directions for doing this and realized that the build function key won't come up for me to use after inputting the instructions, etc for a quiz. Why is this happening? Thanks for your help!I'm ...

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I'm inquiring about the possibility of assigning a large number of quizzes, for instance, around 50, to a specific section in a more streamlined manner. Currently, my approach involves modifying and assigning each quiz individually to the section. Is...

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In Canvas quizzes, it is possible to have Numeric questions with "Requirements" that determine how a question will be graded (https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-a-Numeric-question-in-New-Quizzes/ta-p/986). These inclu...

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All of my courses indicates that it has not been published. I need to contact my course instructor for access. 

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Students see recent comments on their dashboards. Teacher don't (at least not when I tried just now).   I can ofcourse change course notifications so I get an email with every comment made by a student (a reply to my comment on their submission), but...

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We have been playing with students submitting videos of chemistry labs. Short technique type of things. We have Panopto but will probably drop it due to cost soon. It was clunky to submit to canvas anyway it seemed. So when panopto is gone there must...

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Instructor, basing this semester's Canvas site on last semester's site.  I've got quite a few discussions from a previous semester that I want to delete. Is there ANY kind of keyboard shortcut or way of deleting more than one discussion at a time? Cl...

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I frequently receive emails from career services, recruiters and graduate schools that include attachments. How can I forward them through Canvas?

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When utilizing HTML for tasks such as crafting an announcement, I typically replicate the HTML code and paste it into a separate Canvas classroom announcement. However, I have encountered an issue where the graphics fail to display in the new course ...

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