RCE button for buttons?

[ProfessorBeyrer]

We noticed a new button in the Rich Content Editor toolbar that promises to add buttons and icons. But nothing appears to change in the RCE. Is there a new feature coming to the RCE?

https://youtu.be/RX4KFuo79j8

[Stef_retired · Accepted solution]

Sharp eye, @ProfessorBeyrer . We suggest you watch for updates to the Q4 Roadmap.

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[ProfessorBeyrer]

Ooh, I'm excited. I hope that items created with the tool will be checked for contrast as part of the RCE Accessibility Checker.

[KJPeterson]

Hi,

I checked Q4 and there's nothing in there about the RCE. Is this feature still coming in Q4, or will it be later?

Thanks!

Katie

[IvyShi]

I'm new using this forums on the community.canvaslms.com
But I clic on the "Solved! Go to solution" link and don't happen anything =(

Can you please give the exact url where I can find more information about this new function on RCE? I have the same trouble that Gregory explains,

[Stef_retired]

There isn't a link to click, @IvyShi . If you'd like, you can subscribe to the Product Roadmap to keep informed of updates when they come.

[acohen11]

Noticed this also, but it disappeared while I was trying to get it to work as shown in the video. A beautiful sneek peek. Thanks Instructure!

[c_murphy]

This will be a great development. Hopefully the Canvas CSS button styles will be extended as well! We used to use images as buttons on our templates but these are not accessible.

[karen_bowden]

UPDATE 2/14/2024: I had my first user try to take the program from enroll in the catalog. The button at the end of each course does not work. I had to walk the user through how to find the Begin Course button in their Student Dashboard in the catalog. 😞 That's 7 steps total and more clicks than that because they have to log in.

The button *does* work for the volunteer that was enrolled manually by me to review and provide feedback before I created the Program. My guess is Canvas will only acknowledge that the user completed a course before they can continue to the next one through the catalog. After they click Begin Course in the catalog, the button works.

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The HTML code is below for buttons that I use. This information was provided to me several years ago from a Canvas person. Plus, there are two posts about buttons in this community:

Creating an inviting course home page: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Instructional-Designer/Creating-an-inviting-course-home-pa...

Using the Canvas Styleguide: Buttons https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Instructional-Designer/Using-the-Canvas-Styleguide-Buttons... 

<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span><strong><a class="Button Button--success" href="[putlinkhere]" data-api-endpoint="[putlinkhere]" data-api-returntype="Page">GET STARTED</a></strong></span></h3>

Some colors may not work for you. From what I understand, it depends on which ones are in the CSS for your instance of Canvas. I suggest playing around with it in a sandbox course to see what works for you. 🙂

• "Button" is a plain button.
• "Button Button--primary" is blue.
• "Button Button--secondary" is dark gray.
• "Button Button--success" is green.
• "Button Button--warning" is orange.
• "Button Button--danger" is red.

[karen_bowden]

Please see the update posted above in the original post. Sadly, the button only works after they click Begin Course in the catalog.