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On my dashboard the spacing of the font is triple, this goes for everything that is linked to canvas- the quizzes that are on canvas also have triple spacing. I must've clicked on something that made the spacing be so wide. 

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I used the html code to embed the Google form in my Canvas course and students were working on the form. One student was almost done and then all of her answers seemed to disappear. Because it was embedded she did not open it by itself which means th...

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I want to download/print a whole zipped folder, or however, of students' responses to a short essay quiz (it's a new quiz) so that I can grade their essays on paper for a class discussion. It seems very odd (and extrememly user unfriendly) that new q...

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first off, i was directed to Canvas Ideas to share feedback but there is no way to post there. (ironically, my criticisms are about how awful unhelpful the Canvas interface is).on to my feedback: every platform (including this one) has a notification...

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Hi, I'm a student, and I have a question regarding the Gizmos Google suite app. When I'm on Canvas, I click the link for the Google Suite app, and it gives me this (shown in the screenshot attached). I thought maybe this was a canvas issue, and I cli...

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I cannot login my Canvas now, even though I had changed my password many times but still cannot login. I WONDER WHY?

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Hello everyoneI am so new to the system. Its messing me up at the moment. Any WhatsApp groups that are available to join for this module. Also I am looking for text books, any help where to access electronic copies? Thanks

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Staff would like to use speedgrader an the marking tools within, without the need to download submissions. However, notes put onto individual powerpoint slides as a script are not visible, the documents need to be downloaded. Is there a work around f...

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My zip files keep being cleared when I submit them. They aren’t empty when I create the zip but as soon as it gets submitted it’s empty 

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Hi, I already had lecture slides open on a computer and started to do a quiz on my other device in another room. However, one of my friends used my computer while I was gone to command-f the slides for the same course I was writing the quiz for to co...

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My canvas images are zoomed in, and I cannot see my assignments.    

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I use the Canvas Student App on both my iPhone and my iPad. My To Do list used to show me assignments that were coming up within the next week. Now it has stopped updating and only shows two assignments due within the next few days. I know that I hav...

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I live in a rural area with very poor and spotty internet service.  Also, due to my work and lifestyle, I spend the majority of my time away from my PC.  I would like to know if there are any workarounds to download and print course material to study...

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Hello Canvas by Instructure team, I am reaching out to request a new feature for Canvas that addresses a concern expressed by instructors at my institution. Currently, there is no way to fully hide rubrics associated with assignments from students. I...

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Every three weeks our students are required to create a video for an assignment. It's supposed to be mp4 format and no longer than 3 minutes. We used to use FlipGrid, but that has gone down the MS Rabbit Hole.Anyway, several students are complaining ...

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I lost my canvas page of 7 years because someone changed the date and then no one has acsses and am trying to fix it trying to put it on a later time but it does not work and i cant make new canvas courses what do i do

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Although Canvas provides the dark mode feature on the Canvas mobile app, it is not offered on the Canvas website when using my laptop or computer. I have all of the features on my laptop set to dark mode, but as soon as I go to Canvas through my web ...

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Hi,  Why can't I access google LTI directly through Canvas? #Student-Question I included what is looks like below. It just keps loading                                                          

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I have this that won't go away no matter what I click in the community pages, and it keeps distracting me when working on assignments. I can't block the element with UBlock like I usually would.  It says "3 unread release notes" when I inspect it. Ho...

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A student visited the "Assignments" page using her Fujitsu laptop for 2 courses, she could access the page, but the assignment list just won't load as expected. But when she switches to using her mobile phone, she sees the assignment list. In additio...

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Hi all! I am a student and I missing the etextbook link on my canvas. Anyone know how I can get access to that link?

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Has anyone taken the SSW CE U-M TIPPS course and received a notification that they completed it? Did anyone get proof that it was completed/passed, for example, a certificate? 

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is it possible to submit assignments to remove the late mark in canvas? my dad is getting mad at me for late assignments, though I do well on them, so is it possible to remove the late mark without any workarounds or teacher involvement?

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I am looking to access more than 2 of my formerly recorded lectures for a test on Friday this coming. I SHOULD be able to access ALL of our recorded classes. Where are they?! I see two listed, when I contact my instutution they do not know how to acc...

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How do students know if they submitted multiple submissions.  My students slides and a brochure in one assignment.  They can only "see" one of their submission.

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Hi, All.  I am a student that uses canvas for all of my classes including my HS and dual enrolled college classes.   When something is graded in canvas, I have recently seen a delay of 4+ hours to notify me.  I am used to the 1 hour delay between som...

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I wondered how long it takes for a course to appear on my canvas after adding it through my college's website. Is there a set time or maximum time I should wait before contacting someone? I also wondered if it being the weekend affected any of this.T...

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Canvas loses my place (how far down I've scrolled) when I drill down to a page from the list of modules. As soon as I hit the back button Canvas shows me my place and immediately scrolls to the top of the list. This is especially frustrating because ...

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