Stopping students downloading files

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ian10
Community Contributor

Hi

Wondering if there is anyway to stop students downloading files.

So, when I upload a document into a page and set it to preview inline, it shows that little download arrow, I want to be able to remove that so they cant download the file.

Any clues, please...

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ian10
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Further update from the csteamapac...

Because this artifact is uploaded as a file the download button will appear regardless if it's an inline preview or not. Alternatively, opening it up as a cloud document provider i.e. google drive. onedrive etc (and control the viewing permissions from there) might be a easier alternative.

This conversation on the community also provided some context: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Question-Forum/How-to-remove-NEW-quot-Download-quot-Icon-l... 

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JeffW
Instructure Alumni
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Hi @ian10,

It seems you are already aware but there is not an inherent way within Canvas to disable the ability to download embedded files. You seem to have found some alternative methods which seem to be the real solution in this caase.

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