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Hi, I'm just asking if i add my canvas calendar to my google calendar with the calendar feed url, will it automatically update the events in google calendar if a new assignment gets added or if a due date gets changed?  I really need my google calend...

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Hello, I am looking for clarity around the maximum size of files/videos that students can upload.The bot stated, "For the regular Canvas course, the default storage quota for course files is 500 MB. This means that the total size of all files uploade...

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Is it possible to preview submissions as a student before submitting? This would be a very useful feature

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how do I delete old classes from canvas? I have some that aren't in the past enrollment section under all courses.

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How do we clear grade notifications in the web app for PC? Attached are screenshots of the notification that is stuck, after I clicked into and saw my grade several times in the last three days. I even went into the iOS app on my phone and checked th...

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I went to visit my friend. She took me to visit some Templ. Next she invited me for lunch at  restaurant .We went shopping  at the Mall . We bought a lot of things at the Mall .Finaly, we really had good time there.SINH

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Hi - I am trying to learn if Canvas and Office 365 (Microsoft Word, specifically) are still incompatible when you embed a Word Document onto a Canvas page. I've been reading some threads on this, but they are from 2015 or 2016, so I'm hoping the issu...

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1. I would like to be able to set both their quizzes and exams' extra times for different students in the same course at once rather than separately. I want to be able to make a suggestion for future settings, whether or not they are possible.2. Also...

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Hi, I currently have a quiz for a class that does not load. I have been waiting for 20 minutes and don't know what do to. I am afraid if I reload it will not let me do it later. I already contacted my instructor and she told me to contact Canvas IT. ...

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My Com 101 class is asking me to purchase a book and I don't know where to buy it.Please help by giving me a link

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The previous years I purchased the SOLUTIONS GUIDES for my students math classes.  Where do I find them?  Thank you, Jessica Myhrberg 

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I'm an instructor setting up assignments in Canvas. Can Canvas get better at interpreting what I type in for due dates and times?  If I type "9/20" instead of September 20 it assumes I mean 9:20am today.  If I type "9/20/23 8am" it again assumes I me...

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is there somewhere where there is ONE page to change ALL dates for assignments? Canvas NEVER ports my dates correctly. I have almost 100 assignments, and EVERY SEMESTER I spend most of the first week changing three dates (due, open, close) for EVERY...

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when I record the assignment, the audio works fine, but there is no video there on the screen, how could i solve this problem, thank you!

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Reaching out to the community to get ideas for how your organization might be approaching a new idea we are thinking about.At Capella we are trying to develop a way to randomize assignment instructions (much like quiz questions can be randomized) as ...

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Working on a course and I am not able to add some rubrics to some assignments AND be able to edit the rubric to check "use for grading." I am able to add the account level rubric to other assignments and get this, but some assignments it does NOT wor...

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If I have an assignment that has a dropbox with an online submission, is there anyway to lock the dropbox and have the assignment stay open to be seen by students still??

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I have 2 courses in Canvas and this is true for each of those courses: 1 student has the Roll Call Attendance embedded in their gradebook.  This student shows they have, for example, 54 points out of 54 points in their gradebook. No other student in ...

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In regard to module 4, specifically question number 3 which asks us to "Provide one example of 'The Personal is Political',"I'm seeking clarification on the source of this topic. Is the question referencing content from our designated textbook, or is...

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The "test student" has disappeared from my gradebook. How do I bring that feature back?

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I have created groups for a course that has three cross-listed sections. I need to assign students to these groups, but make sure students in a group are in the same section. Is there a way for me to see which student is in which section? Or is there...

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I'm setting up some writing exercises as "Discussions".  The first few I made partially anonymous, but at some point copying/pasting, I forgot to check that box, and now it won't let me change from 'Off' to 'Partial'.  Is this possible?  

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How to you attach multiple files when posting a reply on a discussion?

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Hi! We are new to UCPS in NC and my girls took the DLI assessment over the summer. They asked me to create a Canvas account then, so I could access something the people administering the test needed. However, I believe they set my account up as a stu...

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I use a macbook and I am unable to switch on y webcam in canvas to record my video. I checked the settings in my macbook and it has given permission to camera for chrome.

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When you see something like this on a students test view log..... does this mean that a student went off the "test page" for any reason or is this a computer glitch ? I am new to Canvas but I am not blind00:58Stopped viewing the Canvas quiz-taking pa...

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Speedgrader recognizes python script file (.py) submissions as plain text, and shows the code content in the browser.However, this feature is not available for r script files (.R). I hope the speedgrader can show script code files for other languages...

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Does anyone know if I can use multiple filters in the same category?For example, under Sections:- Pd.  5 - 10th grade- Pd. 6 - 9th grade,- Pd. 8 - 10th grade, - Pd. 10 - 9th gradeI want to be able to view just the 10th gradersThank you 

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Is there a way for students to book a session with the teacher through the canvas calendar?

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