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How do I make the screen size smaller so that I can see more info on the page at one time?

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I put this idea in a while back: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Ideas/Course-Import-Export-Create-an-easy-way-to-copy-a-course-and-not/idi-p/635314 As and admin I'd like to give faculty two easy choices for course copy one being the whole ...

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When doing quizzes on Canvas, my browser (Firefox) starts to freeze, which makes it a pain to deal with when typing. The timer freezes, and I am just praying that I can finish this before the timer ends. Typing is so bad when it freezes every second....

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Today I wanted to peek at something in my course access report as an instructor (through People).To my surprise, I found that at 12:11 a.m. yesterday, there was record of me accessing 120+ items in the class all at exactly the same time. There was no...

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Hello teachers, we at Saddleback Academy have launched the MTA program and announced that we can only log in to the canvas system through the Application Portal. Now LockDown Browse is directly bound to the canvas official website, we can't log in to...

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Suddenly, when trying to open some discussion posts and assignments for my classes, I've been getting the same "Sorry, something broke" error. It's been affecting pretty much every device, computer, phone, tablet. It's stopping me from responding to ...

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Is it possible to create questionnaires by topic (subject) and, in the end, have both the students' results and the questionnaires organized according to the specific topics I defined? It would be like a group with a given name, and within that group...

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 I want to make attendance reports, but the platform asks me for the SIS number. How can I get that number or is there something I need to do (setting), or am I not doing it right

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Struggling with Canvas quizzes NOT accepting answers.  Students click on multiple choice or T/F, and no answer will record.  Have tried on the app and on the desktop versions multiple times. Will work for some but not others, and exiting and restarti...

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Hola Solicito ayuda por favor para identificar qué puede estar pasando cuando un usuario se loguea con su correo electrónico por SSO de Microsoft y le sale el siguiente error.  

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Canvas has an option to post a google doc for an assignment. It finally started working earlier this semester and now it isn't working again. Who do I contact and how to get it fixed?

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Hi there, I use group events in the Canvas calendar but recently when I've tried to adjust the schedule by selecting "group details", they've been greyed out and I'm unable to adjust the times and dates. I can change the description, location, and op...

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Please make CANVAS MS Word compatible. As an instructor, I go through painstaking detail to ensure that my Annoucements and feedback have all the pertinent things underlined, boldfaced, etc., and that I have tables as needed, only to have CANVAS' bro...

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Clicking on Learning Mastery Gradebook results in a spinning wheel that never loads.  I have input Learning Outcomes on all the assessments in Canvas Outcomes, but am not able to benefit from putting all this time in (days!) as this feature that is s...

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On the student end, I see the grade distribution but not my grade? Is there a feature on Canvas that makes this possible where the grader hid the grades but somehow allows the distribution to be shown?   

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One of the students reported that Canvas is only showing that she completed the pre and post tests for module 11 in the Master Gardener Course but she has completed the entire module. How do I fix that?

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whenever I open my canvas it shows a giant unloaded graphic

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This is really a UI question (as in: I totally know how to extract this list from the API, if I really needed it). I'm working with a department chair who is an admin on their departmental sub-account. Because of the way our terms are set up (some co...

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The screen capture record button in Speedgrader isn't visible on some of my devices, and I'm trying to find a list of software/hardware/OS requirements for this feature.  For background:I've moved to using screen capture (Studio Media) recordings in ...

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My user role is Teacher. I have done the following in order to get a question bank and quiz in canvas:Go to Course SettingsClicked on "Import Course Content"Choose "QTI .zip file"Uploaded the "Canvas_QTI_Package.zip" fileAfter import, look for "Impor...

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How can I release marking notes to all students for every essay type question in a Quiz. These marking notes are my model answers. I want students to mark their own work.

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I have a class that has multiple sections. Students are in small groups that disregard what section they’re actually registered for. It’s all one class. But When I go to take Attendance, I have to flip back-and-forth between the two sections to try t...

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I am in need of a copy of a paper submitted through Canvas LMS in a previous semseter. Are these submissions archived and can they be retreived?

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Hello - like many I really hated the new discussion format rolled out in the fall of 2024 and it really set me back in my class discussions. Fortunately, it seems most of the problems have been fixed, but there is one I really miss. I would like to b...

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Hello, We do not have a scheduler option in our canvas calendar. I need to add this so my students can set up ZOOM appointments with me. As I searched Canvas, it said to ask Canvas administrator. I am one of them and do not know how to enable that fe...

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Exporting announcements with a picture. Will this ever be addressed by Instructure??? I teach 4 classes and have to copy over 40 some announcements to each class.  The college wants the picture included. 

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This question was asked but did not have an answer-I recently posted a quiz, but it was in "practice quiz". When I realized it, I switched it to a "graded quiz". My students are showing they have submitted the quiz, but on my end it shows they are mi...

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I'm creating a test module that includes an extra page of explanatory content after quizzes for students who get questions wrong on the quiz. My mastery paths are consistently not working.When I'm logged in as a test student (testing how it works whe...

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As per the link I see Test env get refreshed every month, is there a way to opt out of refresh? We do not want the data in our Canvas Test instance to be refreshed for few months. What is the Canvas test environment? - Instructure Community - 262267

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Our institution uses the & symbol to denote courses that fulfill specific general ed requirements. Ex. Math&107.  After the recent import update the instructors cannot search for their classes using the & symbol, it has no impact on the results. Exam...

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