Rich Text Editor Messages

[joella_robinson]

What is the latest progress on incorporating the Rich Text Editor in messages or course emails?

Our institution primarily communicates via Canvas messages and email. We need more formatting options when sending messages to students.

[NicoletteStaley · Accepted solution]

@joella_robinson You are not the first user to make this suggestion, and it has been added to an identified theme (  ) that will hopely be slated for development in Canvas sometime in the near future.  If you have further suggestions for improvements, you may want to submit them to the Ideas forum (or contribute to previously submitted ideas) as this is where many of the ideas for improvements are gathered.

[joella_robinson]

Thank you for your response. It looks like it was listed as an idea, possibly as early as 2015. It appears it was in beta testing and then delayed since 2022. "Improved Inbox Functionality [Production Release Delayed]" was posted in September or October 2022. 

https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Releases/Canvas-Deploy-Notes-2022-09-14/ta-p/536505 

[kumar2]

Canvas - this is truly ridiculous that you don't have this function in email. It is 2024. This is not a beta testing issue - it's pure laziness. You even have rich text in this chat forum! You have it in the announcements. It makes no sense at all why it is taking so long to add this. You should know that communicating with Gen Z requires the ability to be able to bullet, bold, italicize, use colors, change size etc. It is truly ridiculous that you have not added this. At the very least, let us send the announcements in an email since that has the functionality.  Even Blackboard had this way back in 2002 when I first started teaching. I am tired of waiting. Please give a better answer why you don't have this added yet. I would think this would be a simple add on that would take no time at all. It is 2024!!!!

[guswib]

Agree. Same goes with string replacements to personalize emails, i.e. {firstname} {lastname}. Does not take much to implement.