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I have linked documents through the external tool Office 365 but cannot print or download PDFs.  I can print and/or download word documents and PowerPoints.  Is there a way to download/print PDFs?

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What programs can be used to annotate images/slides within a Canvas course? I want to give a quiz/assignment that allows students to annotate an image. Is this possible without using an external tool? Thanks!

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I was typing a reply and it suddenly disappeared. I cannot find it. Any suggestions as to how to recover it? Thanks.

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We have some courses that previously hadn't been set up with requirements, so the student's enrollments don't show as completed in the catalog analytics. We want to update the course so it has a requirement and will accurately reflect when students c...

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I have downloaded the Google Hangouts Meet LTI and I am able to use it in announcements & pages...however, I've been told that the "Conferences" default can be changed from BigBlueButton to the Google Meet.  I've searched and searched and can't figur...

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I am using google chrome 83, but the display of my school's canvas only shows massive block pictures and tiny links.

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the display is flickering with no content.

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I want to weight my quizzes, assignments and discussions so that what the student sees in terms of totals makes sense.  Also, as I drop the lowest quiz score, I need students to understand that the quiz numbers won't really reflect their grade.

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A student does not see any courses on her dashboard, but they are published on my end

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Our program is a 6 month program, Spring and Fall. the courses stay the same as do the quizzes and assignments. Is there an easy way to just transfer one session to the next? We are currently going to every assignment or quiz and assigning it to the ...

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Why is HTTPS required for external tools (aside from the obvious security answer, is there some other reason)?

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We are thinking in automatic reports for courses and we need the course card in each report.Thanks and greetings from Chile!

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I had students write a paragraph and I need to correct their errors, such as, grammar, spelling and spacing.

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Canvas documentation explains how to create a Slackbot that relays Canvas notifications to a Slack user with a private DM. See below links for reference.How do I enable Slack for an account?  How do I add Slack as a contact method in Canvas as a stud...

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When in quizzes, is there a way to have a group of questions to appear together on one page instead of either all questions on the page or only one per page? I do not want to radomize questions from a Question bank. For example, lets say I have a gra...

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How can I change my notification setting?

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the chat at the side is blocking my screen. The expand Icon is gone. I can't get rid of that chat out of my screen. Please answer this quick as possible.

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Our campus is attempting to systematically pull detailed quiz submission results by student out of canvas using the following API call:https://campus.instructure.com/api/v1/courses/<course_id>/assignments/<assignment_id/submissions?include[]=submissi...

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For the Hotspot question type in the New Quizzes, how do you handle accessibility for students who are visually impaired? 

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I paid for my class last night and on Canvas it says that I don't have any courses.

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Is Canvas connected to Power notes? Could my students access Power notes from their Canvas account?

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Hi Community -I act as an Admin and an Instructor in my Canvas course, and I've created my first student group in the course. When I click on "People" in the group, it shows all of the members, and then a separate list of Teachers and TAs. Here's my ...

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How do I find the blackbaord? I work for Clarksville Elementary School in Mecklenburg County Public Schools In VIrginia. My email is wscarsellone@mcpsweb.org.

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Good afternoon. I have made assignments in Canvas using Quizzes 2 as an external tool. I know that students have completed the assignments and when I go to "moderate" I can see their scores, but their scores do not automatically transfer to the cours...

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We're a 3rd Party provider and have a standalone account created on canvas.instructure.com. We are in need of a Canvas account with full admin rights, so we can create courses with users that have the TA role.We’re currently blocked on an issue one o...

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When will Canvas turn back on the ability for students to see each other in conferences?  I know this was turned off to help with performance, but I was wondering  if there was a set date to turn it back on.  Thank you.

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hi, I'm trying to login to access as a student to the CC Explorers: Digital Camp. It's the second session and I was able to access the first but am denied access this time.  I think I may have accidently set up 2 accounts - one as a teacher and one a...

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How do you integrate a Nearpod onto a Page in a Canvas module?

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Hej, hur skapar jag grupper i Canvas?Translation from Google Translate:Hi, how do I create groups in Canvas?

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How can I retrieve a video I already posted in another class?

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