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Apps like Multi-highlight work in the Discussion Boards and Rubric Grading Pane but not in the student assignment document window (ctrl F will highlight one word at a time but as the Instructor I want to highlight 5-20 keywords at a time for grading ...

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I would like my assignments to display a percentage (although I have my assignments displayed as points).  If I have my assignments displayed as percentages, I need to input a percentage, which will convert to points, but I will want to put points in...

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I am registered in an Italian class. But, when I check my Canvas dashboard I am not seeing the class as published. I know the teacher published the course because the rest of the class has been able to complete assignments and access materials and I ...

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Is there a way for your calendar to collapse and be able to look at your assignments similar to how it looks when you check your monthly assignments?

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I am having trouble taking a quiz on Canvas for my Psychology class. Every time I press the "here" button to take the quiz, it opens up a new blank window . 

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Canvas blanks out when retrieving assignments/grades. is this common to others as well?

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Hi,I've run into what I consider to be a lack of fairly basic functionality in Canvas grading. While I quite like the features of assignment groups, in that they let you create weights for each group much like a typical syllabus would be structured, ...

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Hello,I am trying to delete an assessment in my tracker. Normally the delete option is available, but it seems like it's only available for raw scores. I've tried reinstalling my trackers, looking for settings that allow me to delete, and have reache...

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Where is the re-sit / resubmission portal within Canvas?  I'm a remote online student.Thank you.

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How do I put three tiles per line vs two?  Some students have 3 and others have two cards on each row.  I would love for everyone to have 3 courses including myself per row.

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Why doesn't Canvas Attendance have an "excused" option in taking attendance. We often have to track excused and unexcused absences, yet there's no real way to do that.

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Hello - for Discussion posts, I know to hit the reply button.  However, I have a couple of clarifications: 1. Is there a character or word count limit to the reply? And 2.  What and when do you use the subscribe button feature? Thanks 

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I signed up over 30 of my students on Canvas, which did not ask for their email when they registered and now they cannot log into their account because there is no email.PLEASE RESOLVE.   

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he students who registered the class with the invitation code or something can leave the class but those who were added by SIS or the teacher cannot leave. is it not possible for a student to leave a course after they accepted it?Also, if a student w...

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Is there a way to remove a single bullet from an existing list with bullets? 

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I want to get out of Group 1 and enroll in Group 2. How to do this? 

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Hello,So just recently, I've had this problem with Canvas where i can't click any links except the Dashboard, and where the Dashboard is stuck on the loading screen and won't load in. I was wondering whether it was a bug, or whether there's something...

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When do the courses on Canvas get published?

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Hi.The new Help icon (box with a question mark) is in the middle of the screens (laptops, ipads, and phones). Is there anyway you put this somewhere else, say the left side of the screen because even having it on the right side previously would get i...

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Our courses are self-paced, but we are considering having students submit to an assignment, which will unlock feedback. Will the celebration animations play if there is no due date?

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How do I add a new student on my roster to the list of students that shows up under assignments?

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Is it possible to share an assignment I have created in Canvas with a colleague at another school without sharing the assignment to the Commons?  If so, how?

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I have just downloaded Canvas Teacher, and I am puzzled -- there is no section for grades.  In my web version "Grades" is in between "Discussions" and "People."  I don't see it at all in the iPad app.I am using IOS 15.7 on iPad 

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Hi I have been using Canvas for a while, but this issue appears lately. I am using Windows 10. When I open the canvas page using Chrome, click into ANY course and goto the "quiz" / "file" / "videos" section, the computer's CPU usage naturally goes to...

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I have uploaded questions from Cengage text via qti, and I get the message that the upload has been completed, however the questions do not appear in Quizzes in my course.  Any advice?

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I am a technology integrator looking to help a teacher have a class participation assignment that does not show to the students but can still be graded. Can't seem to figure out a way to have an unpublished assignment but still give a grade.Does anyo...

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Just wondering how to assign weight to each assignment. I've already created assignments but did not see an option for entering their weight for the overall course grade. For example: Outlining assignment (10%)First draft (15%)FInal draft (20%)My sec...

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Our grading policy is that students can make corrections to assignments that they score a 60 or below on.  Currently, I have it set so that students only receive one attempt on the assignment.   If they score 60 or below, I have manually gone back in...

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