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Is it possible to edit instructor comments once submitted in Speedgrader? Previously, I could do this by going into the Gradebook and there was a pencil icon to edit the comment. Now, I only see a trashcan icon to delete the comment.  When a small er...

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Hi,  We have cross-listed several courses into one parent course all with different instructors.  This was the request of the School vs. using a Blueprint course as there are two lead instructors and then several adjunct instructors that are each ass...

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Ok.. I am trying to figure out the best way to create a form that students can fill out directly.  I have used Adobe Acrobat to create a fillable form but I am still having difficulty making it work in Canvas. Does any have any experience with this o...

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I am trying to add a link from 1 module to 1 image button I created on pages.  However, when I add the link, it links ALL 9 of the modules, not the 1 specific module I want for the image.  Help?!

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Greetings, We discovered that we have an outdated hyperlink to a resource that lives in a Canvas template that, unfortunately, has already been loaded into 4k courses. (We use a combination of the template + a Blueprint that are merged into a live co...

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Why is Canvas adding tons of whitespace leading to my page edits? It never did this before!!! Pls. fix!!

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Good Afternoon,My university is using Canvas for an offering of continuing education courses. Is it possible to set up an auto-reply email that students would receive when they've enrolled in a course? We want to be able to notify them at that point ...

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I am having a new problem.  When I upload a video to a new assignment, it just spins. I have let it go for an hour, and still no video.  I will see the title of the video, but not the actual video.  Is there anything I can check to tell if I am doing...

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does anyone have a way to upload outcomes to a subaccount - no matter what I do I get an error - I download the report and updated it - still getting an error - does anyone have any suggestions as to why I can't just download, make changes and then i...

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My school has a custom CSS file we use to help with overall school branding, but I recently found out that this didn't apply to our staff sandboxes. Looking into it due to the sandboxes being held in a different admin account of "Sandboxes and Traini...

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I'm looking for a product similar to AspirEDU's Instructor Insights that allows you to evaluate instructor participation. Or does Canvas have a built-in tool for this? Thanks!

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We are currently experiencing an issue where students are not receiving email notifications when a teacher posts an announcement on Canvas. As a result, students remain unaware of important updates until they manually log in to their portals. This de...

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Every year, it continues to be a problem that learning Outcomes do not import properly when a previous course is copied.  The Outcomes themselves import under the Outcomes tab, however - the Quizzes and Quiz Questions that are tagged with learning Ou...

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Hi there, Using Canvas LMS I want to create a page which contains a linear vertical timeline with a line down the center and attached items on each side. The kind of thing I mean is like this basic W3 Schools tutorial here: https://www.w3schools.com/...

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Our instructors report that when they: Go to CalendarGo to Undated AssignmentsDrag and Drop an Assignment to a Due Date Square The default time is off. Most are set to 1 or 2 in the a.m. I have checked the Default Time setting for the course and it i...

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How are file folders organized? They don't seem to be in alphabetical or chronological order, just random. With the new look of "All My Files," I am surprised this problem wasn't resolved. If there is some method to the madness, could someone tell me...

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For years I have maintained a separate web presence to provide syllabi and other class information to my students before classes start. Additionally, students have an issue when a class ends, and it disappears from their Canvas board. In the latter c...

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How do I create a good resume? I want to apply for part part-time job. what kind of websites is free and easy to make a new cv?!. Since I'm a fresher, it is a little confusing 

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About 15 to 20 percent of the time when a student replys to another student Canvas records it as an assignment submission instead of a reply.  I have checked to see that they replyed corrected and they have. Has anyone else had this issue?

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Hi Canvas Community! I am trying to set up an assignment where students will upload their submission but I will not grade it and it will not appear in their gradebook. I essentially just want them to upload their PPTs by a certain date then I will pu...

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I have always concluded courses in the past, and students have still been able to access them afterward for review purposes. However, I recently concluded a course, and several students have informed me that they can no longer see or access the cours...

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I am making a quiz question with multiple answers. Is there a way for an automatic response statement to appear when a student clicks on answer?

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Hi!We're moving to Simple Syllabus as our ONLY syllabus option for Fall 2025. If a student clicks a link to the Canvas syllabus, they will be redirected to the course homepage. This redirect makes sense to us, and we're fine with it, BUT we are wonde...

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Students are required to leave a comment on the Discussion board but their comments are only showing up in their individual Assignments section of Canvas.  They do not show up in the Discussion.  Also, students are unable to reply to other students' ...

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Hi, Our instructor had saved and published all course materials, including Modules, the Syllabus, and Announcements. Everything was visible earlier, but now all content appears to have disappeared from the course page. This is quite urgent. Has anyon...

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I teach Independent Studies.  I have 45 course that I fascilitate.  I have a canvas tile for each class.  I now have put all these tiles onto 1 tile so I load the student once and they have access to all 45 classes on that one tile.  It works great f...

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As far back as 2023, Instructure and Khan Academy announced that KhanMego teacher tools and writing coach would be integrated into Canvas. A little less than a year ago, the teacher tools finally showed up. Is the writing coach still slated to be inc...

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The captivate classic lessons that I have on canvas (Free account) will no longer play. Some lessons are several years old, some were new in 2024. When we try to open the lessons, they initiate the spinning circle that signals it is starting, but it ...

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Does anyone have any recommendations? I’m having trouble importing quizzes from the D2L zip file. A notification keeps appearing, stating that there are issues during the import process, but I haven't figured out how to resolve the problem. 

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