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Someone told  yesterday that Canvas is the one that is doing this havoc that is happening in the courses. Another Rep in another school was told by a Canvas representative that this is a feature they turn on I guess recently (the last 6-8 months). WH...

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I have multiple mails appearing under the same user when i search for them in my People page. What could this be?Could it be that someone created multiple mails and accepted the invitations but due to cookies the system associates all those emails to...

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Please, could you tell me how to create a flashcard for a Canvas course? 

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Are videos transfered into other languages such as Spanish? How do you transfer to the alternate language?

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I am having an issue printing exam statistics. The view is fine in the browser, there is no change with adjustment of margins, zoom etc. I have tried multiple browsers (firefox and chrome) and printing to pdf (adobe, microsoft print to pdf) and print...

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For the past couple days, I've been experiencing a strange glitch on Canvas, in which the website no longer displays properly. I've tried using other browsers and restarting my computer, but nothing has brought the website back to what it is supposed...

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I have an instructor that's asking what order (if any) the To Do list is in? I spot checked all of the tasks in the attached screenshot and it's not by the student submission date or when these assignments appear in the modules. I couldn't find an an...

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Hi, I am a student and I have accidentally resubmitted an assignment that I have already submitted on time. Now the assignment becomes late and the submitted file is wrong as well. When I submit again with the correct file, it is still marked as late...

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Here is a question from one of our students: Do you know how to retrieve a written assignment on Canvas? I wrote a reflection and went to add a picture and then my text disappeared! Took me 2 hours to write! Where would my draft be? I've noticed in o...

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There appears to be a discrepancy between the individual assignment scores (KBAs) for the students and their total marks. While the individual scores seem accurate and relevant, the final totals don't reflect the sum of those scores.

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On the right side of the screen in Dashboard mode, there is a To Do list showing me the assignments and discussion posts that students have submitted which I need to grade. I'm wondering what generates that list? For some reason I receiver alerts for...

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We’re interested in how other institutions that moved from Moodle to Canvas handled the historical content that was not migrated. If you’re one of these institutions, we’re wondering:Do/did you host a retired version of Moodle on site?Did you outsour...

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How could I export quizzes, with correct answers, from Canvas to an MS Word doc? I would like to use something like a Common Cartridge or QTI export and convert it to an MS Word doc that shows the text of the questions, their responses, and which one...

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Does anybody have experience with using SIS feeds to reorganize our subaccount structures? I'm looking at some very big top-down changes in our system. From testing on beta as well as production servers with small sample sizes, I've noticed the feed ...

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Good Afternoon Each term I manually create sandbox courses for faculty.  I want to make this process automatic.  Is there a way to create a sandbox course for each course listed in the system each semester?  If this process needs to be completed by t...

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I am organizing peer assessments through which students' tasks will be evaluated. The issue is that, to avoid deviations in the grades (both positive and negative), I don't want students to be able to view the grades their peers have given them until...

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Is there a way to delay send a message in the canvas inbox?That way, I could write a message today and send it next week.

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Hello,  Hope you are all well.  Has anyone have happened to encounter an issue with Quick Check or know how to solve this problem: After coping a table from Word and pasting it into Quick Check, the grid does not show up with the table in Quick Check...

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Is there a way to make an export of all courses that are used as templates for specific subaccounts?   I am looking for all course numbers that are templates in our rootaccount en subaccounts. I have admin rights.   Thanks!

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Hello, we're an NGO that are the official advocates (translators) of Khan Academy to the Bulgarian language. Recently we wanted to curate our own course offered to students for free, and are looking into using Canvas as a platform for it. As our targ...

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Hello,Sequence of events;A teacher has created an assignment in Canvas.A student must have a later deadline, which was corrected when all other students submitted their answers to the assignment.So the teacher edited the assignment by, as I understan...

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Hi,Any help would be much appreciated.Ive been trying to contact Instructor Australia for weeks now.I need access to the LTI 1.3 integration, to be able to have my sons timetables and schedules and lessons on the Flip Pro interactive Screen.We purcha...

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Hello, We have a Blueprint course and I've just created several new assignment groups and weighted the groups. After syncing to the associated courses - everything is correct *except* for the weighted percentages.The assignment groups synced perfectl...

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I'm unfamiliar with using the Roll Call/Attendance feature in Canvas and need guidance on handling a specific attendance grading scenario for my course. We have a total of ten mandatory class events. To meet the attendance requirement, students must ...

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Hello! I am an instructional designer (new to Canvas and higher ed.) and I got a faculty request to help build an online course that has 3 separate tracks within it. These three tracks have different clinical locations/assignments and some of the qui...

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I created a long post a week or two ago. I did not subscribe to the topic; now I cannot find it, after many versions of possible subject keywords. How do I view all my posts/responses? It's not in my feed, my groups, my badges, my subscriptions, etc....

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Hello! I'm looking for solutions for a faculty who is having issues using the DocViewer Free Draw Tool. This is a math faculty that has stated that in the past, he could free draw equations, but now when he clicks to draw, it begins moving the line (...

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Questions about functionality and best practices re: inserting course links  If a user has created course links to PAGES or Navigation elements within the course -- Insert > Course Link > will the links copy over when we import the course into a new...

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Is there a way to save the availability settings for quizzes?  I use the same settings for each quiz, making it available to different class sections at different times.  But it is a pain to have to recreate these for every quiz.  Is there a way to c...

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