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Is it possible to delete files from inside an *.imscc file?  I have an instructor who is bringing over a course from another university that is 6.75 GB, which is over our maximum 5 GB course size.  I renamed the imscc file as a zip file so that I can...

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Solution Posted: 12-21-2021 View Solution
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Hello, I am new to Canvas and current building my courses.  I discovered that there is a limit of 50 questions for the classic quizzes.  Is there a limit for the New Quiz feature? Is there a way to raise the question limit?   Thank you

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Solution Posted: 12-20-2021 View Solution
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My partner teacher recently created a new Discussion topic. I can view this topic when I click on "Discussions," but on the course landing page it does not appear. Yes, the topic is published. I've attached screenshots of both the course landing page...

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Hello, I have two sections of the same course and need to transfer half the students into the new section.  How do I move the students? Thank you, Stephen Jaqua

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We currently have a free account and are needing to do a CSV user import into our new paid account. I (admin) have created the CSV file following the CSV formatting guidelines provided by the Implementation course and every time I do the import it sa...

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Hi. I am finding that it is time consuming to work out exactly who the student is that is messaging me. Running multiple courses across multiple states, sometimes I will get a message from simply a "James". There could be 25+ James's across the vario...

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When and where are semester final grades posted?

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Solution Posted: 12-18-2021 View Solution
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The toolbox has disappeared. The toolbox is correctly selected in the window menu and in the configuration center. I'm using Win 11 and two screens.

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Solution Posted: 12-19-2021 View Solution
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If we change the root account name, does anyone (especially if you're a developer) know what might go wrong? I'm particularly worried about various LTIs, since we've found one that seems to rely on that field to function.  Backstory: I'm a Canvas adm...

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Hi there,   In new quizzes, I'm able to select a Print Quiz option, but when I do so, it only prints the first page. Any thoughts as to how to work around that?   Thanks!

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I would like to create a column in the gradebook to keep information like--has the student used a late coupon (student can turn in 1 assignment a day late without penalty), or has the student used their eliminate 1 option perk (student can ask profes...

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Solution Posted: 12-17-2021 View Solution
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I want the first page students see in my canvas course to be the modules page. How do I set this?

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Hello, there are lots of questions regarding bulk edits for key areas but I couldn't find anything on HTML. Is there a way to bulk edit HTML of pages within an Environment, and/or a Course, and/or a Module. I understand blueprints might be a solution...

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I would like to set up late deductions for every week the assignment is due.  For example:5% deduction per weekIf a student submitted an assignment the next day after it's due, the grade is deducted by 5%.If a student submitted an assignment the next...

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We were taking our Finals and I had plenty of time but my quiz submitted by itself with 6 mins in, it said time was up but the rest of the class excluding me still had time. our instructor had set the time limit to 50. People are telling me It was my...

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Hey Canvas Community  I am wanting to create a custom report using Canvas Data that gives me the following attributes: CourseSectionStudent Assignment Needs markingTrainer that is require to mark I am wondering if anyone had examples of the API's to ...

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My instructor sent me some pictures in an email through the conversations/inbox but I can't view or open them. They look like this: [cid:9DD966ED-10A9-4272-A6A4-16E42C79B01C@hsd1.co.comcast.net] [cid:33D8D75B-8A2D-4E8A-9BC3-A78634F2A531@hsd1.co.comca...

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Good evening!   Looking for some ideas from people using both Canvas and PS.  I recently took over these roles and I'm trying to learn best practices.  In Powerschool at finals time, we set up a "final grade" term of E1 for the final exam.  This allo...

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Solution Posted: 01-17-2022 View Solution
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The due date for my final has said the whole semester that my final is due on Dec 17th, the last two weeks I have made sure of that and checked the due date well over 100 times, last night it said Dec 17th. This morning (the 16th) I received a notifi...

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I'm trying to authenticate via OpenID Connect and all the Oauth flow is working, but when the URL /users/login is called I'm getting the message: Canvas doesn't have an account for user: my_id.The /oath/userinfo is returning: { "sub": "my_id" }.In th...

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I'm trying to find out which instructors at our institution are using rubrics in their courses within a subaccount, and would like a list of courses with rubrics. I don't see a report that would give me that information, and from what I can tell, the...

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Solution Posted: 12-21-2021 View Solution
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I'd like to time the students' on their essay writing (Quiz feature) as well as check for for plagiarism (Turnitin), but both options are not available on CANVAS. Why can't I use Turnitin for a file upload under the "Quiz" feature?

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Solution Posted: 01-11-2022 View Solution
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Today I am copying our semester courses as I always do. Why is the "Adjust events and due dates" option sometimes missing? I never had this problem before and I have been copying semesters for over 2 years now. Sometimes it appears, sometimes it does...

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Is it possible to set up a Multiple Answers question such that all answers are correct, but a student selecting any number of them awards them full credit? For example, if A, B, C, & D are set as correct, and the student selects B, I want the student...

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I completely understand that OneRoster is limited to assignment level passback. In fact it is not a course grade passback. it is an assignment score passback. there is not a course grade anywhere in the sync. Will Instructure or Canvas ever offer a s...

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When limiting the number of submissions for an assignment, I am unable to grant an additional attempt to just one student, like moderating a quiz. A previously published solution to this issue is to wait until after the due date on the assignment and...

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Hello, We try to modify a letter grading system to SUFF/UNSUFF. After selecting Use this Grading Standard: So the conversion of points is not valid.   According to : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lz8CnyKHV4 We seem to do everything correct. Is th...

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Has anyone had success in being able to view outcome mastery scores by question? For those questions with the same point value and mastery benchmark linked to the same outcome, only one score is provided in the gradebook. Is this the average score of...

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Solution Posted: 01-26-2022 View Solution
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Howdy! We are trying to find a way (potentially either by CSS or Javascript) to hide the "Options: Adjust events and due dates" portion of the content copy in Canvas. We have had a handful of professors accidentally change their course's participatio...

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Solution Posted: 12-15-2021 View Solution
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