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We had a student whose file quota was massively over limit.  Turns out, this long time student had downloaded zip files of all assignment submissions several times over the years using the feature in Account/Settings.  Unknown to the student, and not...

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How do I display test results as a letter grade in Canvas?

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I am trying to set up a mastery pathway option for students in my course. It's self select, so there is a "quiz" where they pick which option they want to complete. Option A is worth 2 points, Option B is worth 1 point. I have the mastery path set to...

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I want to recieve an email about 'release notes' (Ideally prior to them rolling out). I know they are available within Canvas via the 'help' feature, but I want an email notification. I am already subscribed to the 'product blog' but I really want so...

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How do I uncross list my class when the "De-cross List" button is not available? Thank you!

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I typed my quizzes into a master course and each semester I copy it into the semester class. When I copied the master quizzes into the new course 5 copied and three did not.  They show that they are there but when I open them up they are blank.  I ha...

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Can you set a quiz in Classic Quizzes to have a fixed point value? For example, I want my quizzes to be worth 100 points, and then I want Canvas to automatically distribute those points evenly between whatever the number of questions is in the quiz. ...

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When using the import course feature, it does not import the dates assignments are due, nor does it import the sections the assignments are assigned to. When i previously created courses from the template course all the information was imported. 

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In the Files Redesign page, it is showing incorrect information for Blueprinted courses. I have a situation where a course was copied into and then associated as a blueprint all from the same course course. This duplicates items. All I have to do is ...

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I cross-section my classes every year, and I always use Speedgrader to grade by section. Up until this year, I could click between the different sections and the new section will load. Now, for the first time, when I open a section/period in Speedgra...

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How are the students suppose to access the canvas assignments?

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Hello!  I have a problem transferring grades from one section of a course to another taught by a different teacher within the organization. I know how to find grades from concluded sections of the course offered in previous semesters. However, I can'...

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Dear all, We have noticed that some course discussions do not appear to students in the Discussion section of the course navigation menu even when they are pinned. Do you know why this happens? This is before course launch, so the discussions have no...

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I wanted to bring to your attention an issue related to hiding grades from students in Canvas. At first glance, it seems that setting the Grade Posting Policy to "Manually Post Grades" would be sufficient to prevent students from viewing their scores...

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I just ran into an issues for my fall semester courses. SpeedGrader has always worked fine showing .sql files, which are plain text files. However this week they stopped rendering in speed grader. Thinking this is a file issue I had a student resubmi...

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Hi, I am thinking to create questions within question bank using an API. As these questions are already available with me. Can you help me with Question bank API information, so i can use and push all the questions in the respective questions bank. A...

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I’m using a Canvas Observer account to track my student’s progress. Right now, I only seem to be able to click into each course separately.Is there a way for parents/observers to see all grades/assignments across classes in a single view?

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Students are unable to reply to a discussion. The "Reply" button does not appear for them, even though the discussion is published and visible. This issue occurs even when the option “Allow students to reply to this topic” is enabled in the discussio...

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I don't have an assignments link in Canvas to complete the peer reviews. 

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I have faculty who want a certain file to be available to students AFTER their second attempt on a quiz. I cannot find a feature that allows that in Canvas. We can do it after the first quiz attempt, but not the second. Am I missing something? 

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This issue is with the resolution used by the Canvas Speedgrader when rendering PDF files. Canvas will "refresh" the pdfs at different resolutions depending on the zoom level chosen in the speedgrader pdf viewer, but also depending on the zoom level...

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I have created an assignment that was in a locked module (open August 26th). I created self-sign up group set in the People tab a week before and also created a Discussion board that I then set to group assignment and connected the group set.As of to...

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How do I remove scheduled recurring zoom meetings set up by another instructor who is disignated as the host?

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Seems like I stumbled across a place last year to link all of my assignments to our gradebook system rather than syncing each assignment individually.  Did I dream that?  Thanks.

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Hello everyone, I’ve noticed that when I create a course manually in Canvas, students do not receive notifications for announcements. However, when courses are created and loaded through SIS, students do receive those announcement notifications. Is t...

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I'm using checkpoint discussions not sure if it applies to those who don't use that feature. If you use the speed grader and look at the individual posts view the history feature is missing. However if you switch to viewing the full discussion contex...

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In 2 courses my books are grayed out and not able to be clicked on, what do I do, who do I contact? Everyone I have reached out to so far blames it on a different dept.

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I have a new faculty member who created a course and began creating Question Banks in it using the Classic Quizzes engine. He had hoped to build question banks in this "Quiz Banks" course during the term and be able to use Find Questions to populate ...

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Canvas is putting in assignments that are not due yet in as zeroes in PowerSchool. I have set up all the sync categories and checked the due dates. It isn't effecting all of my classes and the classes it is effecting it's not doing it to all students...

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