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I accidently changed a homepage.  their anyway to restore it?

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It looks like using the $$  x^2 $$ and \( x^2 \) will render nicely in some fields, but not in others.For example, one of the most useful places to have this is when commenting ON a document. But the Point Annotations don't seem to render this as mat...

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Apologies if this has been asked elsewhere, but in trying out the new "Pretty HTML" feature, I have been unable to paste text using keyboard shortcuts.  So, my questions are as follows:  Is there a keyboard shortcut for pasting text into the pretty H...

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Hi team! The instructor wants to let some students who had the 2nd attempt see their last responses instead of the first attempt and also for most of the students who had only one attempt to see their responses to the Quiz. I would like to know if we...

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Hi all I have just using the Web conference and I have a minor problem, when I create the Web conference I get a email  saying the web conference has started but the learner/student does not get an email inviting to join the conference. I have checke...

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Hi, I am trying to embed JavaScript to a page using the HTML editor. But it fails every time. The editor seems to refuse to save it? Any advise would be appreciated. Such as this one: <script type="text/javascript" src="https://d1bxh8uas1mnw7.cloudfr...

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How do I copy all content in the weekly page to another week page? I want to copy from one week to another in the same course.

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For discussions, I drop the lowest grade. I have several students who have plagiarized on discussion posts and as a result have forfeited having their '0' on the plagiarized post dropped. Is there a way to override the rule for particular students? I...

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Hi, I am a student currently using Canvas. We recently had an assignment and before I turned it in, it gives people an option to write a comment. I wrote a personal comment as I felt back story/ context to my writing could give it more impact BUT it ...

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Hello , Though the command to copy a module to another course has worked previously, it seems to have stopped. The command to copy is there, it says it is starting the copying, but the module never shows up in my other course. Is this a more widespre...

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Hi Helpful People, When I went to mark an assignment, there is no longer a way to access it. When I get to the assignment page, Speedgrader is gone. This is for ALL assignments and quizzes, even the ones I have previously graded using Speedgrader. He...

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Dear Canvas Managers, Is there any way that you could restore the "mute" function?  It worked really well before and yet has been replaced by something cumbersome and unhelpful (at least for my purposes.)  I am a prof at a big public university btw. ...

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Everytime i enter the Canvas i get a Warraning page...

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I’m a student and the canvas app is very vital for day to day use on my main academic tool, the iPad. I have to express frustration with the latest update as if the trend of attractiveness being prioritized over ACTUAL FUNCTION continues, but now the...

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Canvas does not allow PowerPoint Macro Show .ppsm file types to be uploaded and used as animated GIF's with clickable pictures revealing text instructions.  What other file types allows for animated pictures with clickable actions?

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Hi, I'm a developer trying to make an LTI 1.3 application.  I just got a free account by linking through my gmail account.  I think I have set my app up through the IMS global site https://lti-ri.imsglobal.org/, and I was looking to test against Canv...

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I've created a rubric with several criteria. One of the criteria has five ratings. I would like to change this to three without recreating the criteria. Is there a way to delete individual ratings from a specific criteria? 

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I used the New Quizzes today and I mostly liked it. However, when I used the Matching type question I put multiple "Questions and Answers" into one question, so #11 in the quiz had 10 vocab terms and definitions to match and I ran into a problem. I a...

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I had a quick reality check question about the "Test Cluster Only" checkbox option in the edit view of a Developer Key. I have not used this option before in practice, and wanted to make sure I understand its correct use. I want to benefit from setti...

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I would like to use the Groups feature to divide my class into two groups. I would then like to assign the first group to do individual presentations on a particular date. The second group would present individual presentations on a separate date. I ...

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I have created weekly "Calendar Pages" for my students.  I would like to embed into each of these pages, onto the top, one single menu bar so that students can quickly click on any date in the menu bar and go to the desired page.  Is there a way to d...

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In my course I have a graded assignment and graded discussion. Some of my students have submitted the assignment and participated in the discussion on time. Yet the gradebook shows the assignments as missing. I can see the submission in SpeeGrader or...

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I am a new teacher at a middle school and the first two weeks of class I have been lenient with LATE assignments and giving full credit. However, I have informed my students starting next week they will get 25% off their assignment if it's late. My i...

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It appears that when an attached file is removed from a Discussion, that file is also deleted from the site's "Files" page. This is problematic behavior and confusing for users. Current behavior: When a file is attached to a discussion by faculty, it...

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I finished my multiple choice and short answer exam. When I click on Preview, I get an error message that says "Something went wrong. Please try again." I have done the following and still get the error message: logged out of Canvas and then logged b...

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I know the request for enabling turnitin.com for Discussion Board posts has been a topic addressed in these forums for years, but after some forum searching and reading inefficient and ineffective "workarounds" (ex: having students post their initial...

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1) How do I use blueprint if I don't want any content to locked, I just want changes to the blueprint course to change the sync'd course? 2) Can I use blueprint if I only want parts of the blueprint course in my sync'd course? I'm trying to make a co...

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I am attempting to set prerequisites, so students must pass the readiness quiz to open the modules. When I go the add prep button on the Module, the drop down box only shows the prior module, not the module elements (like the quiz).    This is a roll...

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