Only available to students with link

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WilliamStevenso
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Canvas has an option to make a file "only available to students with link" but does not explain how to provide a link to a student.

Does anyone know how to provide a student with a link to a restricted file in the Files section on Canvas?

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Chris_Hofer
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@WilliamStevenso ...

Once you set the file to be only viewable with a link, you can go to any page in your course (or even create a new page).  Then, you can select some text to highlight that you want to make as a link.  You would select one of the options to link to an image, media, or a document, and then students would be able to open up the document from you content page.

How do I link to a document from Canvas in the Ric... - Instructure Community - 675 (canvaslms.com)

Hope this helps a bit!

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