Improve the "Copy to..." function

[JohnGlass1]

It would be great if when using the "Copy to..." function the item being copied would be unpublished when it is populated in the new course. I have same courses but different start dates and when I copy something from one course to another it will pop up on my students "To Do" list or send them an email. I will quickly unpublish things but notifications still get through to the students. 

[Chris_Hofer · Accepted solution]

Hi @JohnGlass1 ...

I could see this as an idea to submit here in the Canvas Community website.  To do this, you'd want to use the following link:

Canvas Ideas and Themes - Instructure Community (canvaslms.com)

Then, click on the blue "View and Submit Ideas" button.  On the next page, click on the blue "Submit an Idea" button.  There are also some documents I'd encourage you to read through prior to starting your new idea:

Check out the section on "Ideas and Themes" here: Instructure Community Guide - Instructure Community (canvaslms.com)

Hopefully this will be enough to get you started.  Keep us posted if you have any other questions about this...thanks!

[SusanNiemeyer]

This has been long-standing problem and a long-standing request. Surely, the good folks at Canvas know about it and are ignoring it. #feelingcynical