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Hi, can anyone advise with more of a support request. Its probably user error as I can't find any existing information in the community but if not it needs to be addressed urgently. Students within a course have reported getting notification emails t...

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It would be very nice to be able to have extremely small font sizes in Canvas as a means to add some hidden text to put in a trojan request to detect cheating with AI. The smallest it can go right now is 8pt. 

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To all   I'm a newly minted admin for canvas.  It was a rushed title and I'm still learning it.  I got this question from a teacher.  "As we discussed. I am having issues with my NOCTI Canvas assignments. The problem is I need to add my underclassman...

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I imported a .zip file from Blackboard.  All went well; no issues. But, when going through the question bank of the quiz questions, everything LOOKS fine . . . until I click the link, "Show more questions." The link opens up more question, which are ...

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When I go into the edit assignment dates page (which I think is a very handy tool) the column width cuts off the name of my assignments at approximately 7 characters and I can't see the name of the assignments well enough to know what I am editing. I...

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Greetings, has the TutorMe app changed? I am not able to login. Who can I can contact to resolve this issue? 

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I have a quiz that automatically posts as grade but the ungraded icon is still in my gradebook.  I opened up Speedgrader, wrote comments to the students, and clicked to go to the next student.  When I go out the ungraded icon is still there. Thoughts...

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Hi,After a student submits an assignment, are they able to view their submission to make sure it is complete, or are they blocked from viewing it?Thank you!

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Would you please strongly consider changing the grading notes box in an essay question to RCE? As a math teacher who uses random blocks to create assessments for virtual classes it would be extrememly beneficial to be able to enter math symbols/equat...

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How do I show each student their attendance score in the gradebook without having the score be included in their final grade?

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I have a student who gets modified assignments (fewer questions, for example).  I want to assign the regular assignment to everyone BUT this one student.  Is there a way to do this that does not involved typing / clicking every student's name except ...

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Wouldn't it be great if speed grader had stamp buttons for your students, kind of like the old days when you would get a stamp like "good job!" on your paper. It would be an easy click, just above the comments, maybe have like 6 of them, could be cus...

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Is there a way to allow a grader/teaching assistant to enter comments for assignments anonymously? Currently, the grader's name appears whenever they enter something into the comments box. I do not want students to see the grader's name. This could e...

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Hi Community,On another LMS I used recently, if I add "{FirstName}" to the text of an announcement or message, it displays the first name of the user who views it. For example, if the course has an announcement that says "Hi {FirstName}!",  it would ...

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Hello,We’ve had a few instances where students have told us they did NOT get a very important course announcement sent out students that actually required immediate attention.  I am sure this likely has to do with their personal notifications setting...

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As the LMS admin for our institution, I have encountered a specific challenge related to user access in our courses, and I am seeking guidance or insights on potential solutions. Our current situation involves a necessary lockdown of faculty's abilit...

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I need to create a self-administered Canvas quiz using the Short Answer format. None of the options listed seem appropriate, but perhaps what I need is labeled differently. Can anybody help me out?

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I need a csv file containing user names, emails, and date of last login (i.e. basically all of the information under the "People" tab). Is there a way to download this info as a csv in Canvas?

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Looking for any recommendations on a tool that instructors can use to gauge the availability of their students for their weekly class Zoom sessions. It would ideally look something like the attached, which is a Google Form that we currently use but h...

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Please adviseAs an instructor, am I supposed to have the to-do events option in calendar? From the canvas instructor guides and videos I have seen, to-do events option in calendar does not show. Why does it show for me? I am not enrolled as a student...

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I had attached a picture to my discussion post, and it was taking too long to upload so I had hit cancel. When I hit cancel it had erased my whole post. Is there any way possible of retrieving it? If there is a way to retrieve it how do I go about it...

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Hi, Canvas community,I have a question regarding the Financial Page on Canvas.Is it possible to attach a financial page to Canvas through which students can access information about their payment details?Thank you for your answers in advance.

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Is there a provision to learn complete Canvas online for free of cost. if so can i get the link of it

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How can I conduct online C Programming Lab exam for minimum 70 to maximum 150 students at a time in canvas by providing programming tool attached to question.

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I  keep getting this message:"You need to authorize this integration in order to use it.Please sign in to your Google account and authorize this integration."I have clicked the authorization button, I do the steps, and it keeps saying authorization f...

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Is there a way of retrieving 2023 class work and copying across to the 2024 class work?What is the best way to set up the class settings for rolling intakes so the term 4 to term 1 students do not lose their work and have to restart?We do rolling int...

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I log in to my canvas on my MacBook but there is nothing accessible. My classes are under courses but I can't see any assignments its just blank.

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Is it possible to highlight parts of questions or answers on the quiz?  I would like to be able to highlight parts of the exam for returning to the question.

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I'm an admin for a Canvas account, and I need to send an email to inactive users to notify them that their account will be deleted if they do not log in by a certain date. Is it possible to directly email these users, instead of sending a message to ...

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Does Canvas Mail save messages as you are type them?  I spent a long time typing a detailed message to students and I pushed something and the mailbox disappeared.  How do I recover the draft message?

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