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When I enter comments in the "Assignment Comments" section of a quiz through the speedgrader, line breaks in the comment disappear after I submit the comment and the comment appears as a wall of text. (See the attached images.) I tried viewing the co...

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I have a class from last year that I cannot remove from my dashboard. Thanks.

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Hi i have been trying to send myself a password reset link but it each time i enter my email it never sends it. i have been trying for the last 3 hours but had no luck. please let me know how to get this fixed as i am unable to access any assignments...

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Necesito asignar un rol a los usuarios que les permita ver el contenido del curso sin poder participar ni editar. He probado con el rol de observador, pero este permite realizar ediciones. ¿Cómo puedo resolverlo? El problema surge cuando hay estudian...

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Can I take a PDF of a previously made test and upload it to Canvas for students to answer the questions on Canvas Quiz?

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I have a number of students who have extra time accommodations such as time and 1/2 or an extra hour. Most of my assignments are due by midnight on the day of assignment. Is there a method to create due dates and times for all my students, taking the...

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How can I highlight from the computer? I can't highlight my readings to study 

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My students encountered an issue during a quiz. They were recording audio responses for an essay question, but after finishing the first recording, they deleted it to replace it with a better version. However, after deleting the audio, the options me...

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I am using course pacing to give my learners a certain number of weeks to complete the course, starting from their enrollment day. Students self-enroll through companie's website. How can I effectively group learners in the course, to be able to tra...

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Will this ever decrease in price, or offer a self-guided option or a test voucher? As the courses last over half a year (32 weeks), cost over 2.5k (roughly 650/ section), and recertification at the cost of 1k is required yearly, what is the benefit o...

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I want to remove the calendar and "to-do" list. Students are not viewing the modules and course materials which inundates me with unnecessary questions that are answered in the modules. I have them going straight to the modules but the "to-do" list o...

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I use a module list on my course homepage. The module list is controlled by dates so that it shows the items in the current module. In the past, using Design Tools, I displayed the module for current week and on Friday the module for the next week wa...

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I am supposed to be assigned two peer’s essays for a peer review assignment, but I was not assigned any. I submitted my own assignment days before the due date so it is not because I submitted my own late. The peer review is due Friday so I need to a...

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I am looking for a way for tutors to give feedback to students without being able to access grades. Currently, if they want to use SpeedGrader to give feedback to help a student with their work, they also have access to grades as these permissions ar...

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Is it possible to hide the "Files" area by default globally for ALL new course creations, imports, copies, etc.?  We are finding out when importing Blackboard material, the "Files" area is visible to students and sometimes that'll include any answer ...

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Im a student, and I am not getting any emails related to canvas at all. All the notifications are turned on for my account, and it says it is linked to my email. How do I fix this?

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I've been unable to submit the quiz for my class module despite multiple attempts, whenever I press the submit button it never actually submits. I’ve restarted my laptop (I have MacBook Pro 2023 with macOS Sequoia Version 15.1 Beta), cleared all cook...

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Hi all, Looking for some help with images from Announcements. This is a little complex and probably unusual (call me an outlier, trying crazy things). Stay with me while I explain. I have a Canvas course at Virginia Tech. I often add images to my Ann...

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With the new "Assign To" feature available for individual pages and modules, faculty have found themselves accidentally adding availability dates to things they don't intend to. As an instructional designer and for the benefit of all users' quick tro...

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For one assignment, students need to upload a video.The video comes in as a thumbnail, when clicked, only doubles in size, and is too small to assess.The only way is to have a second monitor to maximize the file to full screen to view, assess, close,...

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Hello, We have recently begun using the Observer role in some courses to link student mentors and tutors with students in need.  However, we're running into an unforeseen issue. Some observers are also students in the same class.  When they look at t...

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I have been searching through New Analytics, but haven't found a bar graph like there used to be, which showed student activity day-by-day over the last month or more. Can I still find something like this?More to the point, I would love to find a way...

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Students who try to submit a file from Google Drive (for a standard Online Submission) are getting an error "Google Workspace LTI is not setup correctly." This used to work and suddenly doesn't work.  We have Google Drive selected in the Admin Settin...

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Some (not all) of my classes that have ended are still in my published window of my Dashboard. Is there an easy way to remove them/send them to the archives?

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Hi, I am trying to restrict access for only a few students who will take the quiz at a later time, but I don't see any option to do that. I want to basically debar them from taking the quiz while the rest of the class is taking it. The only solution ...

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Hello! One of our teachers ran into an issue while entering grades in the Canvas gradebook where a dropdown menu appears with both titles and numbers and the the teacher is unable type in the grade that they want. It only allows them to select from t...

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Can I track or create a report that tracks outcome achievement for students across multiple canvas courses?

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Can someone give me some guidance on how to complete a factsheet ?

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I would like some assistance in receiving another authentication email. I need to in order to publish my course. can someone direct me to some support area please.

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Can you add observers to the messages sent through New Analytics? Our goal is to send messages to parents that show progress monitoring and allows the parents to email or message back the teacher. I don't see the add observer option when messaging in...

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