Community help

rsimizon · 2022-08-18

On discussion posts, students are able to see who authored a discussion post and when it was last edited. Is there a way to disable this or hide the author?

DonnaAuguste · 2022-08-18

How do you disable files so your students can access it?

Imadak · 2022-08-18

How we can add a camp event to the calendar without adding each day alone?Such as the camp start on Thursday till Saturday, so there is no option to put the date From and the date To.Please advise

Rbarrett · 2022-08-17

How can I change the start date to make it earlier. When I did an import, it adjusted my dates and I didn't double check them

LeisaRobson · 2022-08-17

Hi CommunityHave discovered this on a couple of occasions.We use a quiz for our training delivery evaluations. A quiz was copied from another course to use in a new course.For example, the quiz showed that 9 students completed it, and when the excel...

kim4643 · 2022-08-17

Hi, I am unable to rearrange my Canvas courses in the Dashboard. I was still able to do this just 2 months ago, but now it won’t work. Tried Google Chrome, Firefox and Opera browser on my laptop but still cannot rearrange the courses. Any help will b...

LeisaRobson · 2022-08-17

Hi communityAre there any settings that can be used to not show a second or third assessment submission as a late submission, other than editing the assignment and providing an individual due date for the second or third attempt?Any guidance is appre...

MICHAELAHELM · 2022-08-17

Good evening,I am wanting to de-cross fit my sections, but it's not allowing me to.

SamiaBromfield · 2022-08-17

I am trying to mark assignments as done on canvas but there is no mark as done button, or mark as a completed button.

JENNIFERHAMPTON · 2022-08-17

I am a teacher in LISD. I already have a Canvas account.Can you please help me pair my child's Canvas to my LISD account? Thankyou

PeterSercombe · 2022-08-17

Hi, relatively new to Canvas here.Is there a way to show/hide (publish/unpublish?) course content (e.g. a file) to only a particular section of students?Example use cases:One class (section) has a slightly different 'term overview' to another due to ...

MalakaiCromwell · 2022-08-17

im am a 10th grader and I have multiple honors classes , which I get a lot of home work and every time I log into ccps and click on canvas I get brought to a white page with only dashboard , I can't go to any of my classes or even click courses becau...

YvetteBender · 2022-08-17

Is there a way to organise the Assessor Comment Library after comments have been added

SoporteLMS-Ucat · 2022-08-17

Un saludo a toda la comunidad,Busco ayuda para crear un perfil que pueda ser observador pero a nivel de cuenta, no de curso, es decir, que pueda ingresar y visualizar movimientos, actividades, foros, calificaciones, recursos, movimientos, vista de us...

DianeRose · 2022-08-17

I copied a Teaching Plan into each of my modules and started editing them. I just realized that as I edit, it is not only editing the specific module that I am working on, it is also editing all of the module teaching plans that I copied. Therefore I...

AlbertValencia · 2022-08-17

Hello, I want to build the reading in my modules for my class. What are some ways to get to and list current readings assignments?

ChrisAke · 2022-08-17

How do I hide completed courses from my dashboard? I clicked the star and they were hidden. After the date the course was scheduled to end, they all reappeared. The star is still white but all classes reappeared on my dashboard.

AdrianaGonzale1 · 2022-08-17

Hi,My Dashboard is still showing my child's previous middle school announcements and I am unable to view her current classes at her new school.

RichardKinsey · 2022-08-17

Can emojis be used in Assignment names that will be synced with Synergy SIS?

ajay56 · 2022-08-17

A year or two ago I changed my name but then the feature was removed. Can my name somehow be reset back to ANGEL RIOS?

Michaela40KT · 2022-08-17

The survey I am creating is a poll of the students' answers for each question. This is not a graded assignment, but will facilitate discussion. How do I view the results of an ungraded survey?

johnson_ijeoma · 2022-08-17

I have a teacher getting an error message when trying to use Grade Passback. See attachment.

JenniferYeager · 2022-08-17

I have cross sectioned two classes. One is syncing with powerschool and the other isn't syncing with powerschool. All assignments and point values are the same.

SharonBender · 2022-08-17

When downloading assignments in bulk, the zip file contains files which are named with the student name.Can the filename be configured to include the student id field?Thanks

UNMfac · 2022-08-17

My settings don't show an option for cross listing courses with two different course numbers. i need to combine a grad and an ugrad section into one for content sharing. all the other answers tell me to cross list. is there any other option?

HollyGraham · 2022-08-17

I've successfully had my students synce their Canvas calendar with their Google Calendar, however, only events are syncing NOT assignments, is that an error on my end or are Canvas Assignments not able to sync?

AdayGonzalez · 2022-08-17

How do I duplicate a module?

dougdrum · 2022-08-17

Good afternoon all,Let's say our Canvas has a page at:https://univ.instructure.com/courses/1200/pages/helloworldWithin it is an html element to which I have given the id "Research&ManInfo"S0, if I wish to point to this element within the url, I const...

DrG19 · 2022-08-17

I teach high school Algebra 1. I randomize the quiz questions so each student gets them in a different order, but we always have a constructed response on paper. Our workaround for this using the gradebook is to make an essay question where they ackn...

AbigailPagryzin · 2022-08-17

When creating a Mastery Path and using a Classic Quiz as the trigger item, an instructor can immediately see the breakdown of which student fell into which Mastery Path (picture). In a New Quiz, this breakdown does not exist, so instructors would hav...

ZoeLubitz1 · 2025-10-30

Sharing our findings from the recent “Course Progression for Modules” Early Adopter Program (EAP).

SamGarza1 · 2025-10-24

We are excited to announce that Differentiation Tags is now Generally Available! Over the past several months, Differentiation Tags has grown into a more powerful, flexible, and intuitive tool that is ready to be used at scale—thanks in large part to...

sgergely · 2025-10-22

At Instructure, we're constantly working to enhance the tools you rely on every day. As part of that commitment, we’re excited to announce a significant upgrade to the core infrastructure powering our DAP Query API / CD2. This upgrade will require a ...

ElizabethEzzi · 2025-10-22

On November 15, 2025, we’re excited to make Canvas Portfolio generally available (GA) to all Canvas LMS customers at no additional cost. Canvas Portfolio makes it easier for educators to assess learning and for students to showcase their growth, all ...

DoraJekkel · 2025-10-17

From Filler Badges to Real Achievements: Your pathways can now directly pull verified course progress from Canvas. Fast, automatic, and trusted.

AlexisNast · 2025-10-16

You may have noticed that we are updating how we handle User Access Tokens. These changes have been made across the September and October deploys. I wanted to walk through all of these changes together and how they will improve institutions’ security...

sgergely · 2025-10-10

Following our recent announcement about the changes to the Canvas Page Views feature, we are excited to share a major update specifically for our developer community and partners: The new PageView History API is now available in Beta! This new asynch...

annalindsay · 2025-10-08

Discover the key takeaways from Berkeley College's Customer Discovery Session, where administrators, educators, and students shared their insights on the teaching and learning experience. Learn how their focus on simplicity and consistency will shape...

RyanNorton · 2025-10-07

Mark your calendars! Sharing early communication about a few changes we’ve made to our Canvas deploy and release schedule.

carlycurran · 2025-10-07

Empower Your Staff with Targeted Analytics

KevinMeredith · 2025-09-26

Updates and Resources on Parchment Digital Badges

SamGarza1 · 2025-09-16

We’re continuing our work to improve the instructor assignment experience in Canvas, and we’d love your input.

sgergely · 2025-09-12

We're rolling out some important updates to how Page Views are handled in Canvas, affecting both the user interface and our public APIs. These changes are designed to improve performance, accessibility, and data management, while also changing how pa...

rthornton · 2025-09-09

The Block Content Editor is coming — shaped by the voices of educators every step of the way. This new editing experience, powered by AI, makes creating engaging, accessible course content simpler and more attainable than ever before.

ruthfoulkrod · 2025-09-09

We’re developing Co-Labs, our new interactive product roadmap experience – and we’re looking for engaged customers to join the pilot. If you’re excited to share meaningful feedback and influence what comes next, this is your chance to get early acces...

F_King · 2025-09-09

At Flinders University, our Instructure Product leadership team had the privilege of coming together with educators, administrators, and students from across APAC. The conversations were filled with creativity, commitment, and collaboration. They rem...

rthornton · 2025-08-27

Our commitment to preserving the learning experience remains unwavering. When we launched our latest NPS survey, our north star was clear: do not disrupt learning. We set broad-stroke parameters with care but received feedback that these parameters f...

AkosFarago · 2025-08-08

Learn about the new integration between Canvas Studio and YouTube’s Player for Education!

NikkiWhang · 2025-08-05

Last week approximately 2,000 Canvas LMS users traveled to beautiful Spokane, WA for our annual InstructureCon event. During the week, we were granted an opportunity to sit down with several of our K12 and Higher Education users for a Customer Discov...

eschiebel · 2025-07-21

Canvas users may now choose to use a dyslexia friendly font.

KataKeri · 2025-07-21

A cleaner, more accessible, and easier-to-use Files page launched in Canvas on July 19! With improved navigation, bulk file actions, better accessibility, and a modern design, managing course and user files just got simpler. Prefer the classic view? ...

Rachel-Bowman · 2025-07-10

In today’s crowded edtech landscape, integration quality matters. Educators and administrators are under pressure to deliver seamless digital learning experiences without compromising on usability, data privacy, or security. That’s why we’re proud to...

Amy_Haskell · 2025-07-08

Last week, we hosted a K-12 Assessment Product Discovery Session (CDS) in San Antonio, bringing together curriculum and assessment leaders from districts across the country. This in-person event provided a valuable opportunity for participants to eng...

MichaelLysaght · 2025-07-08

Today, I’ll update you on some major progress on one of these projects: the Global Identity Service. And offer details of what you can expect over the next 12-28 months.

JoaoSilveira · 2025-07-08

During a recent Customer Discovery Session in Budapest, educators from Europe and Africa shared powerful insights on collaboration, mobile teaching, accessibility, and more. Their voices are already influencing how we evolve Canvas to better sup...

JoaoSilveira · 2025-07-03

A long request is now available: Canvas New Quizzes support to localized numeric formatting, allowing institutions to configure decimal and thousand separators based on regional conventions.

sgergely · 2025-07-02

We’re excited to release the data access platform (DAP) command line interface (CLI) referred to as DAP CLI 2.0. For developers and data engineers that access data from Canvas Data, this is a major version update that introduces new functionality, i...

SamGarza1 · 2025-06-23

Now that Differentiation Tags is available in Feature Preview in production as of June 21, 2025 , you may be asking yourself: What’s the difference between Sections, Groups, and Differentiation Tags? How do I know when to use each one?

AlexisNast · 2025-06-23

Discover how the new Canvas Apps experience streamlines app discovery, management, and monitoring, saving administrators valuable time. This enhanced experience provides critical data for informed investment in tools educators and learners truly use,...

SamGarza1 · 2025-06-18

Discussion Checkpoints are now available in Group Discussions! As we conclude the Discussion Redesign initiative, we invite you to share your feedback in a brief survey.

Published: 10-24-2025