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I'm trying to learn how to import new users via CSV. We do not use an SIS. After I import them as users, I will be adding them to a course as students. When I try uploading a test users CSV, Canvas tells me that the import has been successful, with n...

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The backticks to mark a blank in a question doesn't work for multiple characters, like asterisks or brackets. I'm working on fill-in-the-blank questions for a computer programming course and the inability to use those characters make fill-in-the-blan...

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Once upon a time, I could change how much each individual quiz question in Classic Quiz was worth, but now when I try to add or edit a question, it does not show the option to do so on the right as it once did, but rather automatically assigns it 1 p...

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Hello,I am a student and need to upload my assignments in word document form (.doc not .docx). Usually at the top of the assignment it states the submission type as doc, but the assignment I am incurring an issue with has it listed as "word". I have ...

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Thanks for adding the partial credit feature for Matching questions in new quizzes. Can we pleeeeease get partial credit added as an option to Category questions (and any other types of questions that allow for multiple answers.) I love the amazing c...

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I provide support for Canvas usage on University of Wisconsin-Madison. A faculty member teaches the same eight-week course every summer. And, we are having problems with the "date adjustment" feature during the course import.Are there any documents, ...

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Hi. I'm still receiving quiz notifications when I've clicked on "All Submissions" which says that I'll get "Assignments (except quizzes) submission/resubmission." I have grading clicked off. Not sure why I'm getting a notification every time a studen...

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Although the moderated grading feature allows multiple graders to enter scores, it does not have the capability to collate those scores.  We are not able to get an average score from all the graders or a summary of the individual rubric scores for ea...

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I love working with Canvas support and appreciate how quick they are to respond, but have one piece of feedback that I am hoping to validate with others users before I put in a feature request, it may just be a personal preference on my side.  Basica...

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How do I view assignments that are revised and resubmitted? How do I distinguish them from the first draft assignment?

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Currently, the "act as" feature is limited to Canvas Admin. Is there a way for the feature to be given to the subaccount admin? We want to provide building leaders the ability to ac as teachers/students in their spaces without having to provide compl...

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Hi Everyone! I have looked on many of the forums on this website and trying to figure out how to mass delete messages in the Canvas inbox. I have tried clicking on the first message and then holding shift and clicking on the last message but it does ...

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We have teachers that are all of a sudden getting icons in Gradebook instead of numerical values. Even though the assignments have been created the same way all year long, and they have been graded....now the icons are showing up?

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Hi All,I am looking at a comparison of the two accessibility tools,  Blackboard Ally and Yuja Panorama. Does anyone here have any information to share on these two products? Thanks in advance. 

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I'm working on some custom CSS for my Canvas sub-account's theme and had a question for the community: is there a way to use the Instructure-UI icon font with a ::before or ::after pseudo-element and the 'content' CSS property? I see directions for a...

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How can I access the webinar from last week?I can see available only the welcome webinar from 2 weeks ago but not the last (last week )Any help?Thanks 

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I typed quiz questions srraight as a new quiz. how can i extract the whole quiz (still (unasnwered) and save into a csv/excel format? If the quiz was already answered, how can I do the same? thank you

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I am trying to build a comprehensive, semester-long, Quiz that will include many questions contained within two quizzes (administer earlier in the semester) within the same course. How do I copy questions from one existing Quiz to another existing Qu...

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I have images embedded in questions that are in multiple question banks. When I look at the bank the images show up for me. They also show up in the student preview. When students try to take the quiz the image doesn't show up. I attached an image of...

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In our Catalog instance we have a course in which sections are used to separate enrollments into date ranges.  This is the preferred over duplicating the course shell so that we can maintain a single Catalog listing.How do I change the start and end ...

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Hi thereWanted to know if there was a way we can change the preset fonts and colours within the Headings 1-4 within our course pages so they can align more with our organisation (rather than having to change them each time we are creating content)? t...

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Hi, is there a way to print out a quiz please, for, for example, proof reading? Not environmentally friendly but I need to check the details against a second database and a printed version would make this much easier. Thanks

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Hi, I use the Canvas Student App and have multiple users logged in, so I can manage my continuing education and keep an eye on each of my children's assignments and grades.  Lately, when I go to switch user, it will start to login, then eliminate the...

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How do I edit HTML in New Quizzes? I need to include medical records in my quizzes, with multiple tabs for the students to click through. I can do this in Classic Quizzes. However, I need to use some of the New Quiz features to create the type of que...

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I like designing tests in Canvas to save time on grading. How do I do to lock the browser or the screen in Canvas so the students can't go to others pages?

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I am attempting to use Canvas Mastery Paths. I have assigned a quiz for students and then students will have certain assignments opened to them based on their performance on the quiz. I have aligned everything based on grade performance under mastery...

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To the Canvas Community,  Normally, when I use Canvas' "Assignment Comments" feature to write notes for students, I am able to resize and expand the size of the comment field by clicking and dragging the corner of the text box. However, that feature ...

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My midterm quizzes have fractional scores even though that is impossible. My quiz has 31 possible points, and there is no way for a student to get a fraction of a point. Despite this, all the grades have decimals to the hundredths, and they do not co...

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Hi folks, When I move a reminder around on the Calendar, regardless of where that reminder is, the screen refreshes to the top of the page. It's a time-waster that adds up. And I prefer the Agenda view but can't drag and drop in that view. Have any o...

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Let's say a student submits an original submission for an assignment on time. I grade it and provide feedback. I allow the student to re-submit for an improved grade. However, that student submits his/her resubmission after the due date. Canvas Grade...

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