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HelloSituationWe have several courses on Canvas. These courses have several pages which all contain a text string that needs removal.Attempted solutionWe exported course "something" which produces a "something.imscc" file which is a .zip file. We the...

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I've created a load of H5P assessments in a Canvas site and added them to Assignments as an External Tool. Everything seemed to be working fine and the grades were appearing when viewed in the Grades link. However now when I go to the Grades link the...

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Does anyone have any information about the apparent scheduled maintenance that is causing Canvas to be down at the moment? I've been through all communications, roadmap, community pages and social media and I can't find anything. We have 2 Profession...

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We had set up custom account admin roles for all our Deans, Program Directors, and Department Chairs with the ability to associate their Blueprints with live courses. Unfortunately, we found out that for those with this custom role to make the associ...

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I need to change an assignment to a group assignment. 

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Is there a way to export the content of a course (or just the modules) to PDF or XML?

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Hello everybody, I have built a course template for my institution and I have included a "Syllabus" navigation button at the bottom of the home page. Our institution requires instructors to use Simple Syllabus to build and present their syllabi. Sinc...

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how do i undeleted a user ssid

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I need a way to provide a Hyperlink in the comment section of Speed Grader.   I need students to be able to click the hyperlink to view whatever it is I want them to view.     I understand that I can paste a URL in the comments, but then students mus...

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We use Assignments, because we use Turnitin, and we have integrated them with our SIS to have grade data automatically go across. Unfortunately, Respondus LockDown Browser does not work with Assignments. Are there any alternatives that integrate with...

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My PI wants to allow students to pick the day they'll be taking the final exam. The assignment will be offered over 4 days. However, he wants the submission to be limited to 24 hours based on the time of download of the document within the assignment...

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Dear Instructure & Canvas Community Members,I wanted to bring back a topic that was previously discussed and has been archived regarding the implementation of Group Assignments for External Learning Tools. Currently when the "External Tool" assignmen...

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How do I resort columns in the gradebook 

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I am trying to login to canvas with my telephone but it doesn't seem to be working. I use the same password, but doesn't work.. 

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Is there a way to print student submissions from the assignments they have completed?  I would like to mass print what they have submitted so they can use them like a study guide for an open note test.  

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Is it possible for my students to upload a Document/ppx/xlx and then work on the Document afterwards.  Currently from what I see they download a document that I have set for them.  Work on the doc, and then save somewhere else until finished and then...

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Helo Forum,We currently use Cengage textbooks and I am able to make test questions online through this forum.  I am given some exporting tools for the test and I was hoping that we might be able to do this directly into a quiz/test on Canvas. Option ...

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Totally new to Carmen Canvas and can't seem to find what I'm looking for in the guides. I am heavily using quizzes for my class of 80 students for homework (unlimited attempts), at home quizzes (3 attempts), and just about everything else. I would li...

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I am new to Canvas - my first day--and migrating from Blackboard which will end in the Fall semester.  I have been able to upload a past course from the Fall of 2023 into Canvas.  I need to make sure when I Publish I only make it visible to one stude...

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Can an instructor or other student revise, edit or delete a student's response to a discussion post? 

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Hello forum, I am having a problem with quiz questions, how do I automatically number the questions in a quiz in Canvas? In other words the title of each question is just "Question" with no numbering? Do I have to number each one manually? Can this b...

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I received an email notification that a student post to a discussion forum had been reported by another student. It was marked as "other" (so, not inappropriate or offensive or abusive), but I can't see any problem with the original post. How do I fi...

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I cannot see where to put my paper into Turnitin on canvas can someone help me please? 

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At times posting text form google docs into Canvas results in unwanted numbered lists

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How to change the role of evaluator to teacher on canvas, when teacher was not an option

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I have about 15 separate  Latin chapter outlines for next semester. I want to record for later playback me lecturing and the students being able to see online the notes for that lesson, maybe even just see the notes and not my face, just listen to me...

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How does a student in a course initiate a private message or other post or e-mail to the instructor?

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I have tried to upload, mp4, mov. files and always the same ERROR message comes up. Already checked with the IT department in my company and they couldn't find anything wrong on my end...Please help, I have a new video assignment coming up and anxiet...

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