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I want to verify the option "Autodetect Field Separators in Compatible Spreadsheet Exports" in Account >> Setting >> Feature Option. (I'm using the OSS version) However, regardless of whether I graded students' scores like "1,234.56" or "...

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Greetings: I am using the FFT version of Canvas.  In Modules that require being maked "Done", the button to do so has started appearing on the top of the assignment in the modules.  In prior courses it was at the bottom of the assignment page, next t...

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Hello all! I have been using question banks to randomize what questions students get on assignments that they need to upload and submit. Now I'd like to change that and instead randomize these quizzes? Is there a way to randomize quizzes in a section...

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I am finalizing our end of quarter grades and the students did not do as well as I thought they would on the final exam. I'd like to adjust the grades so that the highest grade (47 out of 50) gets a 100%, with everyone else's grade adjusted up by 3 p...

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Is there an auto regrade available for Quizzes when one forgets to update the "external points" from 0 so that once students take the quiz and get a 0, I can ask Canvas to regrade it?(Every so often I forget to update the total points from "0", on th...

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Like the title says, whenever I try to "print" or otherwise "save" a canvas quiz I am doing or one that has already been released with the answers, as a PDF file, it is no longer saving with the proper format that it used to save with. Quizzes are no...

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there are two question i hava The first question is what the content of ":account" in the URL corresponds to. The second question is that I tried to fill in ":account" with "self", and the result showed{"errors":{"user":{"pseudonyms":[{"attribute":"p...

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How do I move part of a course into a new course? I have modules made from previous courses. Is there a way to move a few chapters from a module and not ALL of them?I want to move chapters around in the modules from my previous set ups.All I see is i...

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 Hi,I am wondering how this can get altered or adjusted...when I make a student's assignment missing and then later enter a score for him/her the missing flag doesn't not automatically turn to late or off, instead I have to manually go back and un se...

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When I try to launch "Upload/Embed" image from the tool bar (the apps icon) of the rich content editor, the window pops up, but does not load anymore. I've updated my browser and computer, allowed pop ups, tried other browser, and cleared my cache. N...

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I am an upper level Canvas admin and testing center administrator.  I'm guessing that there are nightmarish logistics involved, but I am just wondering if anyone has an idea if it would be possible to use some sort of password override feature on an ...

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 Aloha, I have been using the free Canvas for a few years now. I need to create a new course.  Start a New Course TABThere is a drop down with TWO options. Manually - create the course NorAm In the past I have clicked Manually Create, what is NorAm d...

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Why am I not able to link my Canvas course and Schoolnet?

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Any new program or app connected to Canvas automatically populates in the "seen" part of the Navigation menu for each class. I have to reset my navigation menu several times a year because there are new programs I don't want my students to see in the...

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We have a case of a large course with multiple Instructors and TA's where an assignment was deleted.  The Head Instructor would like to determine who deleted the assignment and provide a training opprotunity.  Perhaps the TA didn't realize what they ...

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Is an online-only course in Canvas considered part of "single campus" as stated in #2 below? PBS responded to a question about showing a DVD to students.  This series used to stream on PBS but has since been removed so the college has purchased a DVD...

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I have read the articles about Canvas' Speedgrader functionality and have seen several places in this community where Speedgrader Student Viewed data indicates this is representative of students viewing instructor feedback. Here's what the Canvas Doc...

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I teach American Sign Language.  New Quizzes have been a lifesaver for me as I can upload brief videos (stimulus) for students to watch and they can select the correct interpretation. I have had no problem with one of my courses, but for another cour...

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How can I view when a teacher posted an assignment.

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the classic quizzes - at least gives details but the new quizzes only provides, system details captured, is there any way for it to let teachers know, if a student "stopped viewing canvas-quiz page"?????? and "resumed"This new way - is not helpful!!!...

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How do I sync only select courses in my calendar feed when I export to iCal? Even if I uncheck the course on Canvas, all courses show up in iCal feed. Any feedback is appreciated, thank you! 

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TII integration doesn’t allow for a template to be uploaded in the Canvas assignment set up page, you still have to go to the TII website and upload it there. Is it possible (or are they already working on it) to have this option added to the Canvas ...

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I posted a quiz I wanted to access across different campuses.   I shared a quiz from CSULA hoping to then access it from my CSULB account -  but it doesn't show up in any search even though I know I shared it.  Is there a waiting period?

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I am looking to build a sample course in the Canvas LMS to share as part of a professional instructional design portfolio. What would be the best way to share it?

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I know there is an auto-save feature for text-entries, but even though my page refreshed after my wifi died, all of my text was gone. Is there any way to recover it?

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I have students do self- and group-evaluations.  When these evaluation demonstrate a significant lack of participation by one or more students, or a significant over-and-above effort, I change the individual scores for each student.  It happens about...

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All of a sudden, the graders and instructors are no longer able to see text comments when we make them or files with comments when we upload them in Speedgrader. This is true for multiple assignments. We cleaned our caches, cookies, etc., we tried to...

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This was brought up years ago and really should be fixed. Why, why, why would you assume we wanted to sync course settings (thus swapping out the home page) on the first sync? Who thought taking away this control was a good idea?Current workflow:1. N...

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I have 64 courses created for our upcoming term. All of the courses are 4 weeks long and have one module for each week. I need to input the same exact module access dates for each class and was wondering if there was an easy to do this.  Thanks as al...

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Is there a way to create an area on a page that will automatically update information from a secondary source? I am working with a college that wants a Welcome page that includes the course description that cannot be edited, which I know Canvas can d...

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