I've always wondered way there's zero error capture on initial input(s).  Typically, when one programs - you assume that the user will make mistakes and not allow for 'simple' mistakes in the first place. Eg:  You have a field that is asking for a nu...

I'm new to canvas, and just testing out speedgrader.  I notice that on one assignment (but not another, oddly), comments on the attempt show up on my ipad but not on the web interface.  They're there - I can download them - but I can't see them.  Wha...

Is there any way to auto-enable captions for all uploaded videos? 

Every year, I import my Canvas course from the previous year into the new year's shell, and go through the announcements, deleting the ones that were specific to events last year and changing the release dates on the welcome and reminder announcement...

Module - publish items in an unpublished module I recently noticed that I am unable to unpublish a module while leaving the items published. The function to publish/unpublish an item is the priority, meaning if an item is unpublished in one module, i...

I often copy and paste a comment that I want to use for another student making the same mistake but the clipboard does not preserve it if I type anything in the interim.  Whatever I typed appears when I click paste. Why won´t the clipboard hold my co...

Hello I am a supervisor of student staff at a university. Using Canvas as a platform for training student staff. Last year, we didn't put the students into Sections because we were unaware of them existing. Now that we are in a new year, the students...

Our campus just switched from BlackBoard to Canvas. One of the features we utilized in BB was the ability to create a calculated column using both assignments and *another* calculated column. We did this to document any necessary grade adjustments wi...

I'm trying to view my final exam grade but when I log into Canvas the course isn't there. When I tried to view my grade it said "Access Denied" and "You do not have access to view this resource."

We have built Outcomes at a subaccount level and the instructors are going to be adding them to the rubrics they build in the course. They appear in the Summer Term when you click Find Outcomes, but do not appear in the most recent semester about to ...

I'm looking for come code that I can add to a Canvas course that will capture the student's ID, name, email and then send that data using a mailto link to a specific address. Our challenge is that our auditors are saying that they need independent co...

I imported the new template my school will use to my fall course shell.  Next I imported my sandbox to my course shell.  When I went to check, the sandbox course (which I had updated and revised for the fall semester) was not imported.  Can you pleas...

We've started adding important dates according to the School System's calendar. I wanted to know if there was a way to create block events (range of dates for the same event) in the Canvas Calendar. I think it would look better if there a block event...

Hello,I hope it's possible to set access to a file based on a condition, rather than timing, etc. I would like to make the solutions to problem sets only visible to students who have attempted the problem set. Can I set and automate file access condi...

Hi  Can someone please offer some guidance.  I've loaded some course content onto a discussion page rather than a normal page.  Can you please advise how I can change this? Thanks

Good Day!I am an instructor at a higher learning institution. This will be my first experience with Canvas, but I consider my self very adept at technology in general and have experience with other LMS platforms in general (Moodle, specifically.)This...

I recently opened Canvas after a few months and saw all my completed courses (past enrollments) back in the Dashboard's active Published Courses area., whereas they were not displayed as such the last time I logged into Canvas.  They are not favorite...

How to show 'Total' grades as points - not percentages? I used to be able to do that, but can't find it as an option, now. * I am an instructor.

I have set up a discussion and it looks fine but students cannot reply. I have ticked the boxes that allow students to comment and like posts (see images attached).  Not sure what I am doing wrong.  

Hello amazing community Our tutors have access to Canvas with limited access. The only permissions they have are; Course Content - viewCourses - view list  Unfortunately they can view students' Turnitin submissions and indiscretion and plagiarism are...

Hello, I am working on creating a Canvas course and am unable to set my discussions to “graded” – I get a red stop sign icon when I try to click the box. Is this a result of how I set up the course? Will I be able to have graded discussions? Thank yo...

I would like to link from one Canvas course to content on another course. Problem is, I don't want to link to a page, I want to link to content within a page, specifically content within an accordion.I have tried making an anchor point in the HTML an...

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