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Why does my open Canvas page keep refreshing? Every few minutes the page refreshes and brings me back to it, interrupting my work. I'm trying to work on a project and it's getting infuriating. I'm using Google Chrome on a Dell laptop. Please help me ...

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Part of teaching students good testing strategies, especially when on the computer, is to use text marking tools  such as highlighting important words or phrases. This is such an important tool for all students especially our students with IEPs. It i...

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Hello, I am trying to find a way to evaluate syllabi in Canvas for DEI language, as well as having an AI model to monitor inclusivity in online courses.  Do you know if Azure can do this. Could it be integrated in Canvas? Thank you, SP

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Hi, fellow friends.  Students' answers on their quizzes were marked correct whether answers were upper or lower case.  Since the new quiz changed, the auto capitalization has caused most if not all answers wrong especially answers in lower case.  I'm...

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My overall grades for students don't match their overall grade in Infinite Campus after syncing grades from Canvas to IC. The percentages are approximately 1% off. How do I fix this?

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I have to create about 1000 work samples every year. To expedite this I have created my own system with Quizzes where I create the required header (my name, the class, date, etc) the first question. Then when I go to print and save as a PDF I have a ...

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Hi everyone, I have a question about security and activity tracking on Canvas during exams. Does Canvas track when we switch tabs or close the window? And is there any difference in this between Canvas Demo and the full version? Also, is there any ot...

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  As with other Canvas users we have experienced past issues with images in Canvas Quizzes and Quiz Banks, particularly associated with copying and importing to alternate Canvas courses. We understand that this has been under investigation by our Can...

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Does anyone have a way to view multiple courses at once? I am the sole admin for 50+ blueprints and 100+ courses (and growing!) in a given term. I constantly need to get into these courses and would love a way to click one button and have all of them...

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When I try to reply to someone's else post I am not able to reply because there's no option to reply.It only says mark unread. I do not know what to do? 

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Please can someone advise how I set up 1-1 appointments for my group to sign up for their 1-1 sessions?Thanks in advance

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One of our Music instructors has created a New Quiz with m4a audio clips. Some quiz questions contain a proper iframe URL linking to the course Files tab, while others show up as @@PLUGINFILE@@ links with no closing bracket.The audio is playable for ...

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I am working with several teachers that have created lots of unique video content that they have uploaded to YouTube. They are exploring the variety of ways to embed those videos in their Canvas courses and I was excited to show them how to use the Y...

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Hi all, In New Quizzes, when creating/updating questions and possible answers, one must click a field in order for it to expand into the RCE. In some workflows, this becomes inefficient and requires a lot of clicking. Is it possible to just auto-expa...

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 Does anyone know why we can't duplicate "text headers" in a module on Canvas?  Thanks in advance. 

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Hello,Is there any way to translate text into another language in the LockDown browser? I have a L1 Language speaker in my class who is struggling to complete quizzes within the allotted time due to having to use a Spanish-English dictionary for tran...

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   Good day.I am having a issue with canvas.I am trying to edit the percentage assigned to the Assignment Group but keep getting the message shown below:Assignment group weights can't be edited because there are assignments in one of the groups whose...

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In the following update: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Releases/Canvas-Deploy-Notes-2024-11-06/ta-p/619719 The notes state for the Notification Option for Announcements in Blueprint Courses "When creating a new announcement in a blueprint...

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Is there a way as a Canvas Admin I can create a Message Window for Users to see when they go to Canvas? For example, I would like to create a monthly tech tip for students and discovered that they don't really check emails but they are going into Can...

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How do I get the reports exported to excel in a user-friendly format - with data in separate columns?Specifically looking for reports showing completion status per student. Berit

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In earlier versions of canvas i could upload an mp3 file in pages or in assignments, and the students could just right-click the file and download it. That doesn't work anymore for some reason. Does anybody know how to solve this? 

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In pretty HTML editor mode, when I make any changes that is outside the current frame. The cursor or position is reset in the beginning. This makes it very hard to do any editing. Could you advise on how to solve this? Thank you. 

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  Hi Team I'm currently working on developing Canvas courses for a range of grade levels, from Kindergarten to Grade 9, and I was wondering if anyone could kindly share any sample course module templates or frameworks that they've found effective for...

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I only realized after my students completed their Canvas quiz that the responses I marked as being correct in the Canvas answer key are in fact not correct. I have since corrected the answer key, but I cannot get Canvas to regrade the students' submi...

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I want to just see a list of my students in my course, not all the user details. It formerly just showed the user list. Now all my courses show the user details. How can I change it to just show the list of users when I click People?

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Suggesting again that Global Announcements would be better if the LATEST POSTED appears on top.So much simpler to see what's new immediately. And logical to scroll back to earlier posted news. Never mind the announcement end date.

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I am an instructor. I teach the same course, with the same content, at two separate universities that have their own Canvas systems. Is there a way to keep them in sync with each other that is better than doing so manually? In 99% of cases, if I make...

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How do I make a canvas course go public or how to add people it wouldn't let me?

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Can anyone provide guidance on how to create an anonymous end-of-semester course evaluation in Canvas?  

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Is there a way to disable the "drop this course" option in a self-enroll or manual enroll course? 

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