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In Quizzes, either fill-in-the-blank questions need to be able to do partial credit, or matching needs to have a word bank option instead of drop down.

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Hi, can anyone advise with more of a support request. Its probably user error as I can't find any existing information in the community but if not it needs to be addressed urgently. Students within a course have reported getting notification emails t...

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It would be very nice to be able to have extremely small font sizes in Canvas as a means to add some hidden text to put in a trojan request to detect cheating with AI. The smallest it can go right now is 8pt. 

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To all   I'm a newly minted admin for canvas.  It was a rushed title and I'm still learning it.  I got this question from a teacher.  "As we discussed. I am having issues with my NOCTI Canvas assignments. The problem is I need to add my underclassman...

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I imported a .zip file from Blackboard.  All went well; no issues. But, when going through the question bank of the quiz questions, everything LOOKS fine . . . until I click the link, "Show more questions." The link opens up more question, which are ...

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With the Discussion Redesign enabled, there are five checkboxes for Student Settings in the Discussion Settings modal window. Three student settings (Create discussion topics, Edit and delete their own replies, Attach files to discussions) are origin...

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When I go into the edit assignment dates page (which I think is a very handy tool) the column width cuts off the name of my assignments at approximately 7 characters and I can't see the name of the assignments well enough to know what I am editing. I...

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The notification preference for reported replies is currently only available in course level notification preferences. I would suggest that it be added to the user account level notification preferences as well. Some reasons for this change are ease ...

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Greetings, has the TutorMe app changed? I am not able to login. Who can I can contact to resolve this issue? 

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I have a quiz that automatically posts as grade but the ungraded icon is still in my gradebook.  I opened up Speedgrader, wrote comments to the students, and clicked to go to the next student.  When I go out the ungraded icon is still there. Thoughts...

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Hi,After a student submits an assignment, are they able to view their submission to make sure it is complete, or are they blocked from viewing it?Thank you!

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Would you please strongly consider changing the grading notes box in an essay question to RCE? As a math teacher who uses random blocks to create assessments for virtual classes it would be extrememly beneficial to be able to enter math symbols/equat...

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How do I show each student their attendance score in the gradebook without having the score be included in their final grade?

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I have a student who gets modified assignments (fewer questions, for example).  I want to assign the regular assignment to everyone BUT this one student.  Is there a way to do this that does not involved typing / clicking every student's name except ...

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Wouldn't it be great if speed grader had stamp buttons for your students, kind of like the old days when you would get a stamp like "good job!" on your paper. It would be an easy click, just above the comments, maybe have like 6 of them, could be cus...

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Is there a way to allow a grader/teaching assistant to enter comments for assignments anonymously? Currently, the grader's name appears whenever they enter something into the comments box. I do not want students to see the grader's name. This could e...

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Hi Community,On another LMS I used recently, if I add "{FirstName}" to the text of an announcement or message, it displays the first name of the user who views it. For example, if the course has an announcement that says "Hi {FirstName}!",  it would ...

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Hello,We’ve had a few instances where students have told us they did NOT get a very important course announcement sent out students that actually required immediate attention.  I am sure this likely has to do with their personal notifications setting...

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As the LMS admin for our institution, I have encountered a specific challenge related to user access in our courses, and I am seeking guidance or insights on potential solutions. Our current situation involves a necessary lockdown of faculty's abilit...

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I need to create a self-administered Canvas quiz using the Short Answer format. None of the options listed seem appropriate, but perhaps what I need is labeled differently. Can anybody help me out?

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I need a csv file containing user names, emails, and date of last login (i.e. basically all of the information under the "People" tab). Is there a way to download this info as a csv in Canvas?

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Looking for any recommendations on a tool that instructors can use to gauge the availability of their students for their weekly class Zoom sessions. It would ideally look something like the attached, which is a Google Form that we currently use but h...

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Please adviseAs an instructor, am I supposed to have the to-do events option in calendar? From the canvas instructor guides and videos I have seen, to-do events option in calendar does not show. Why does it show for me? I am not enrolled as a student...

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I had attached a picture to my discussion post, and it was taking too long to upload so I had hit cancel. When I hit cancel it had erased my whole post. Is there any way possible of retrieving it? If there is a way to retrieve it how do I go about it...

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Hi, Canvas community,I have a question regarding the Financial Page on Canvas.Is it possible to attach a financial page to Canvas through which students can access information about their payment details?Thank you for your answers in advance.

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Is there a provision to learn complete Canvas online for free of cost. if so can i get the link of it

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How can I conduct online C Programming Lab exam for minimum 70 to maximum 150 students at a time in canvas by providing programming tool attached to question.

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I  keep getting this message:"You need to authorize this integration in order to use it.Please sign in to your Google account and authorize this integration."I have clicked the authorization button, I do the steps, and it keeps saying authorization f...

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Is there a way of retrieving 2023 class work and copying across to the 2024 class work?What is the best way to set up the class settings for rolling intakes so the term 4 to term 1 students do not lose their work and have to restart?We do rolling int...

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I log in to my canvas on my MacBook but there is nothing accessible. My classes are under courses but I can't see any assignments its just blank.

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