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Is there any way to do matching in New Quizzes, but match a phrase with a picture?

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I do not have a submission button on any of my assignments.Can some please tell me what the issue could be?  

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The following error message showed when I tried to download a student submission in SpeedGrader. How could I download the student submission?  

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After clicking what I want to print It goes to downloads and when I clique what I want to print that has the letters HTML inside a picture of an apple takes me to the Canvas open page where I need to type my Id and password. Does not allow me. I coul...

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Right now they are in alpha according to last name which is what I want, but the program lists the first name first and then the last names which makes it harder for my eye to locate the last name quickly.And some of our students have 2-3 last names ...

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I am a TA and my instructor graded projects using letter grade. However, the grading scheme needs to be modified now to change the ranges of the letter grades. I changed the grading scheme on canvas, however, that changes the letter grade itself. I w...

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Hello, I have an inclusion course embedded into a canvas course, in order to accommodate assignments for special circumstances students. These students are listed in both courses so they have the option of completing the regular assignments or an acc...

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In New Quizzes, why do the student names in the Moderation area come up in random order? In addition, when you click on a student's name, you're taken to their quiz, but their name is nowhere on the page, so if you're not careful, you can easily lose...

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I deleted a repeat exam but the graded one deleted instead.  how can I restore either the grades  or the exam?  THanks much!

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I'm new to using blueprints and I'm wondering what I did wrong when syncing because all the content that should've been updated instead made duplicate copies...assignments, modules, discussions, etc.  I now see the original and the blueprint update.

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New to the Admin Role--We just moved to the Winter Term and one of our teachers went to setup her weighted assignments but received an error message "Assignments group weights can't be edited because there are assignments in one of the groups whose d...

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Greetings -  In the Spring when I had my students use the Record Media feature to create and submit a short 1-minute video of themsleves, no problems at all. These are all new Chromebooks by the way. This past winter, about 1/3 of my students had iss...

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When uploading a graded SCORM item into Canvas (specifically an Articulate Storyline item, exported as SCORM 1.2), what specifically triggers the "complete" function in Canvas Gradebook? I have a branching scenario built out in Storyline. There are m...

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How do I find out my classes for the next semester if I dont know them?

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Hello all, I might have missed it but I can't seem to find anything in the community - has the pin sidebar option been removed from the New RCE feature in Canvas BETA? Or indeed if this will be released to production. See associated idea with confirm...

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Hi, I am having some troubles with writing formulas on a standard Canvas page. I use the "insert formula" option, I write in it Latex, the preview looks fine but then, when the formulas gets inserted in the page, its resolution drops dramatically, an...

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Hello,   I am experiencing a strange phenomenon with one of my student's essay submissions (I am an instructor).   I restricted the file type to docx, and the student was allowed to upload the assignment, but, rather than letters and words, all that ...

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I'm trying to delete a file in an archived course.  No Delete icon appears in the toolbar and clicking on Options doesn't help nor does holding down Control.  I'm the course's Teacher.

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At some point in time this last semester, by Canvas was turned to a dark theme. It is not the computer because it shows the same on multiple devices, so it was somewhere in the programming. The app still shows a light theme, so I am at a total loss.

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Hello there, my school is used to using Mastery Connecting so we can get immediate feedback on our standards. We give grades but we are also standards-based. We would love to only use Canvas, however, this has been a very confusing process. Our distr...

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Is there a way for students to see a discussion board rubric in the same way they see rubrics for assignments? If not, can I include a link to the rubric for students to click on (without having to create the rubric as a file/document in Canvas and l...

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I've set up peer reviews for an assignment. What settings should I use if I want the students to submit text Comments only and not numerical ratings? 

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Is there a way to send an email message as I post an announcement? I understand that the end-user customizes their preferred notifications, yet as a professor, I would like to have the option to select "send the announcement as an email as well" just...

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Is it possible to have a 3 part project make 1 grade automatically on Canvas?  I have a project, that is chunked into 3 sections.  I want there to be 1 total grade - not 3.  If it is possible, will it sync to my powerschool as 1 grade?

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I have an assignment where I anonymized students' submissions and their names will not be revealed until I manually post all grades.  One of the students uploaded a file that has issues and I need to contact them to ask them to resubmit. However, it ...

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How do I establish the online "course questionnaire" that the students can access through the left navigation menu? 

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I want to add an EXCEL file for my students to contribute to. I don't want them to download and EXCEL file and resubmit as a separate file. I want to post a file on Canvas that my students can all contribute to in a common fashion. Similar to "Sharep...

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I like to create quizzes &/or assignments either for future use or to just explore ideas for present or future use. However, every time I do, I have to put a due date on them & they automatically get put on the 'to do" list and many students complete...

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I tested, and manually concluding an unpublished course using the button on the Settings page, the course also gets published.  It also publishes while concluding using an SIS update.  Does anybody know if this is expected behavior? We'll report the ...

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Hi, When I am writing a message to someone and then attempt to click on the paperclip to add a file / attach a file, the button doesnt "engage". I have been using canvas all through undergrad and this problem just started a couple weeks ago. I click ...

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