Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in the title of this document.
Deploy notes indicate notable changes in the deploy by feature. To view functionality according to user role, please see Canvas Features by User Role.
Fixed bugs are located in Known Issues. For related issues resolved in this deploy, view the 2022-11-09 Known Issues tag.
- Interface Updates
- Rich Content Editor
- External Link Icon, Download File Icon, Focus Ring Around Content Match Link Color
- Raw and Pretty HTML Editor Links to Buttons Update
- Retain Replaced Image Style, Height, and Width
- Other Updates
- To Do List
- Display Separate To Do Lists [Feature Delayed as of 2022-11-14]
- Outcomes
- Outcome Service Results to Canvas Reporting
- Feature Options
- Rich Content Editor
- Icon Maker Cropping Tool on Touch Devices
Rich Content Editor
External Link Icon, Download File Icon, Focus Ring Around Content Match Link Color
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User Role & Summary Link |
All Users | Canvas Features by User Role |
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Affected Feature Areas |
Rich Content Editor, Theme Editor, Course Content, User Content |
Summary
The external link icon and download file icon that appear next to external links and files match the link color. Additionally, the focus ring that displays when tabbing through content matches the link color in the institution’s theme.
Change Benefit
This update allows branding consistency, improved accessibility, and makes the icons visible and consistent when the link color is changed in the Rich Content Editor (e.g. using a white link on a dark background).
Feature Workflow
The external link icon and download file icon match the link color.
When a user uses the Tab key with focusable content, the focus ring around the content matches the institution’s theme color.
Raw and Pretty HTML Editor Links to Buttons Update
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User Role & Summary Link |
All Users | Canvas Features by User Role |
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Affected Feature Areas |
Rich Content Editor |
Summary
The Raw HTML Editor and the Pretty HTML Editor links have been updated to Switch to raw HTML Editor and Switch to pretty HTML Editor buttons.
Change Benefit
This update allows for improved accessibility in the Rich Content Editor.
Feature Workflow
To edit HTML using the raw HTML Editor, click the Switch to raw HTML Editor button.
To edit HTML using the pretty HTML editor, click the Switch to pretty HTML Editor button.
Retain Replaced Image Style, Height, and Width
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User Role & Summary Link |
All Users | Canvas Features by User Role |
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Affected Feature Areas |
Rich Content Editor |
Summary
In the Rich Content Editor, when a user replaces an image with a Course or User image, the style, height, and width are retained.
Change Benefit
This update allows users to keep replaced images consistent.
Feature Workflow
When a user replaces an image, the style, height, and width are retained.
To Do List
Display Separate To Do Lists [Feature Delayed as of 2022-11-14]
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User Role & Summary Link |
Instructors, Students | Canvas Features by User Role |
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Affects User Interface |
Yes |
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Affected Feature Areas |
To Do List |
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Previous Feature Mention |
Summary
Users with instructor and student roles have distinct and separate to do lists in their sidebars.
Change Benefit
This update allows users with both instructor and student roles to differentiate between their to do lists.
Feature Workflow
If users have both instructor and student roles, separate Student To Do and Teacher To Do lists display in the sidebar.
Outcomes
Outcome Service Results to Canvas Reporting
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User Role & Summary Link |
All Users | Canvas Features by User Role |
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Affects User Interface |
Yes |
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Affected Feature Areas |
New Quizzes, Learning Mastery Gradebook, Admin Reporting |
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Related Idea Conversations |
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Previous Feature Mention |
Summary
New Quiz outcome data is available in the Learning Mastery Gradebook, Student Learning Mastery Gradebook, and the admin account-level Outcome Results report.
Change Benefit
This update allows users to collect outcome data from New Quizzes to improve usage of Competency and Standards-Based Grading.
Feature Workflow
In the Learning Mastery Gradebook, New Quizzes with Outcome alignments are included in the outcome calculations.
Admins can view account level outcomes data for outcomes-aligned New Quizzes in the Outcome Results admin report.
Rich Content Editor
Icon Maker Cropping Tool on Touch Devices
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Feature Option Name |
RCE Icon Maker |
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Enable Feature Option Location & Default Status |
Account (Disabled/Unlocked), learn how to enable feature options |
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Beta Environment Availability |
2022-10-27 |
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Production Environment Availability |
2022-11-09 |
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Subaccount Configuration |
No |
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Permissions |
Inherent to user role |
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Affects User Interface |
Yes |
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Affected User Roles and Areas |
Instructors, Rich Content Editor Icon Maker |
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Mobile App Support |
Not available |
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Free-for-Teacher Availability |
Yes |
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Feature Option State |
Production-ready |
Summary
Instructors can use the cropping tool in the Rich Content Editor Icon Maker on touch devices.
Change Benefit
This update provides instructors more device options for customization of icons in the Rich Content Editor Icon Maker.
Feature Workflow
To use the cropping tool on a touch device, open the Rich Content Editor Icon Maker and create or edit an icon.
| Date | |
|---|---|
| 2023-02-07 |
Updated Feature
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| 2022-11-14 | Display Separate To Do Lists delayed |
| 2022-10-28 | Published Deploy Notes |
Change Log
2022-10-28
