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Does anyone know how to get an image on a canvas page become a pop up so that full detail can be seene.g for thisI know there is at feature idea at https://community.canvaslms.com/ideas/5197 but i need a solution now if possible

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Is there a global setting that can be applied to special student profile that extends quiz time instead of manually editing each quiz for student ? I have a student with special needs who requires additional time for quizzes.Instead of manually exte...

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I'm trying to create a quiz for an assignment where I will accept any answer. This is my way of making an assignment a completions grade. Is this possible? If not, is there any other way to get this done?  Thanks for your help.

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Is there a class in Canvas's CSS for screen reader only text? There are instances where my course would be more accessible if I could add text that would only display for screen readers. WebAIM describes this well in their document "Invisible Content...

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So, this is a new one for me.  I have several faculty who want an Assignment group for Quizzes that is weighted (they want to apply some rules).  Within that group that have about 45 quizzes.  The quizzes all have different # of questions, BUT they w...

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The blog post Looking Up Values in Formula Questions mentions the functions reverse, sort, and at that can be used when creating formula questions. This is the only reference to the use of functions in Formula Questions that I can find anywhere. Is t...

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HelloI am wondering how I can password protect an assignment the way I would a quiz? We have quiz items that are delivered to us and graded via an LTI external tool from a vendor. As a result, all of the items are considered assignments with an exter...

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How do I give one student an extended time limit on an online quiz on Canvas (due to special needs accommodation).  For example, I have weekly quizzes set for 60 minute time limits, but I have a student who has an accommodation need for double time. ...

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I offer self paced licensing courses where we need to collect tuition when someone registers. I currently use WooCommerce/Authorize.net for payment which creates accounts in Podio (My customer management system) and handle registrations/accounts insi...

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Is there a feature in Canvas that allows me to create a poll?

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Is there any way to remove the icons that mark links to external sites?

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I would like to give my final exam inside Canvas (as a quiz), and then download all of my students' answers on the final (my school administrators want a copy in case a parent has a question/concern about a student's exam over the summer). Is this po...

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Hi All,Does anyone know how to display analytics JUST for discussion  boards? One of our instructors want to see something like this....Thanks,Tracie

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Is there a way to have the Redirect Tool auto open a link in a new tab instead of opening a page withing Canvas prompting a user to open the link in a new tab?ThanksBrad

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Hello to all,          We have an integration between a system A and Canvas and we're obtaining the necessary information through Canvas APIs.          This question is because we're having some troubles with enrollments start and end dates (start_at...

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We have a homepage that runs our "homegrown SIS."  We prefer the option to have our SSO go directly to the course dashboard instead of the main dashboard.  Can this be done?  Our coding company has been trying to work around this, but it does not see...

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Our teachers are using the iOS app to grade assignments. Those that have been using the app for a few months are now receiving an error message on their iPad stating storage is nearly full.When we check settings - storage and usage - Speed Grader is ...

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I forgot to add a single file when submitting some work into a submission box, and now that I realized it I am not sure whether or not the file will take the place of the other files I already submitted into the same dropbox. I don't have access to t...

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It would be awesome if tests made in quizlet could be uploaded to canvas quizzes. On quizlet you click a button and it automatically creates a test of your material. I would love to have that functionality on canvas. As far as I can tell quizlet can'...

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Is it possible to set availability for individual pages or is it better to simply create an ungraded assignment?

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Original Subject Line: Inbox sometimes shows Sent messages, sometimes doesn'tSubject line says it all.Message was edited by: Chris Hofer

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Is there a way to moderate all quizzes for a given student at once?  I have multiple students with accommodations requiring extra time on quizzes.  I know I can go into each quiz individually and moderate that quiz for each student, but I would like ...

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just deleted a student's comment on Discussion accidentally...is there any way to restore the comments?

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When trying to embed content from Instagram, the content is 'grayed out.'Any ideas?

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Rather than giving students a link, it would be nice to display the PPT so they can click through notes while watching a video on the page.

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When using the search field in Files, it doesn't seem that the file location or path is viewable. Am I missing something or does this feature not exist?We use Canvas as an internal website / file sharing platform rather than as a class, so we have a ...

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Hello,We are piloting Canvas with some instructors. The #1 feedback for improvement of the discussion board. Currently we have it set up that a topic is created and people can only reply directly to the topic. It is just a long list of comments. It i...

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I had an instructor report that several of her students miss the feature where the timer stays at the top of the page as they scroll through the exam.  Is this something that went away with the new UI or is there a particular setting that needs to be...

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Hello All, Our school currently operates in Mountain Time Zone.  We want our courses to be standardized in that Time Zone so that when we open/close courses, assignments, and final grades, everyone is on the same page and working on the same clock.  ...

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So the settings are checked: let students see their quiz responses and let students see the correct answers/show correct answers at. The problem is despite this being checked, whenever the quiz closes, the students can no longer view their responses....

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