Improved UI Controls and Usability - Added or clearer CTAs and functionality

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Theme Overview

Make the product easier to use by adding or making more clear calls-to-action, functionality triggers

What value could this provide to users?

Easier to get to your desired actions or functionality

Referenced Ideas (79)

[Speedgrader] Confusion about comments being sent to students or not when grades are hidden Submitted by: SofiaToivonen

[New Quizzes] Assigning a Quiz Due Date, Post-Save Navigation Submitted by: ksalyards

[Modules] Move Module Unlock Date to More Intuitive Location Submitted by: kda106

[Assignments] Submission option from submission details page when external tool is used Submitted by: CodyKennedy

[New Quizzes] When a new quiz is a module item, display next and previous buttons after quiz launch and submission Submitted by: leward

[Assignments] Never hide peer review and group assignment options in Assignment engine Submitted by: fred_bonatto

[SpeedGrader] improvement and accuracy of the pen tool in speed grader Submitted by: IEML11

[Pages] Fix needed - unaware 'prerequisite' text is clickable Submitted by: tslee

[Announcements] repeating announcements Submitted by: brennanj

[Accessibility] Default Field Selection on pop-up windows Submitted by: GregoryJoiner

[Speedgrader] Move the emoji image out of the comments textbox Submitted by: jennlove

[Rich Content Editor] Allow streamlined download menu with inline preview Submitted by: canvas_admin

[New Quizzes] working with feedback in question banks Submitted by: ellisonl15

[Credentials/Badges] Default issuer is "Badgr" when sharing a badge to a LinkedIn profile Submitted by: Jordana_Estner Completed

[Speedgrader] Keyboard shortcut to grade all rubric rows in SpeedGrader Submitted by: kevinwortman

[Assignments] Checkboxes for assigning to students Submitted by: jennifer_neubar

[People] Allow teachers to remove Student Groups Submitted by: vancej

[Assignments] Undo or cancel a Redo request after reassigning assignment. Submitted by: Tasha_Biesinger

[Assignments] Remove "Imported" icon from Assignment Group when a Group is Unassociated from SIS Submitted by: Hildi_Pardo

[SpeedGrader] Keyboard shortcut to submit comments Submitted by: huic

[Modules] (Automatic) Completion Checkboxes Submitted by: constructive_iq

[Assignments] Bulk Edit: Hour & Minute field in Date Picker Submitted by: stimme

[SpeedGrader] Grading functionality consistency Submitted by: PeterBransche

[Rich Content Editor] Restore Math Editor Functionality Submitted by: ssnyder2

[People] Allow +People for Admins after a Course Ends Submitted by: james_whalley

[Courses] Remove Staff from courses from the account course list view Submitted by: michael_william

[SIS] SYNC AND UNSYNC Submitted by: amelia_stine

[Modules] Lock each Module at the top level Submitted by: JosephBelanger

[Gradebook] Grades - Better Sorting & Unread Submitted by: constructive_iq

[Announcements] Make every part of an announcement clickable. Submitted by: JamesKCOS

[Rubrics] Grading Select All Submitted by: joewagner

[Studio] Showcase Record Capability in Studio RCE Dialog Box Submitted by: Landmark_Coll

[Feedback] Ability to scroll through submissions while making audio/video comments Submitted by: rshortphs

[SpeedGrader] Allow students to annotate using touchscreens (Chromebook) Submitted by: MattHanes

[Rich Content Editor] Need "Find and Replace" Submitted by: VHDL2STA

[Rubrics] Ability for Students (and Ts) to see Rubric for an External Tool Assignment, on the assignment page Submitted by: Hildi_Pardo Completed

[New Quizzes] Warn of unsaved changes in quiz editor when navigating away Submitted by: cvalle

[Rich Content Editor] Add Canvas Studio button to new RCE Toolbar Submitted by: jfountain

[Rich Content Editor] Subscripts in one click Submitted by: Robert_Bruner

[Rich Content Editor] New Rich Content Editor Full Screen Save Button Submitted by: erik_gustafson

[Calendar] Please provide a way for teachers to make any type of page, discussion or assignment from "Calendar" Submitted by: ADuncan23

[SpeedGrader] Remove the requirement to "check" pen annotations Submitted by: petern

[Gradebook Settings] Moving Gradebook-Related Items from Course Settings to the Gradebook Submitted by: SusanNiemeyer

[SpeedGrader] Automatically Accept Free Draw Annotation Submitted by: dheup

[Course Settings] Flexible Dashboard Image change Submitted by: chike424

[Gradebook] elipses at the top of the columns are not intuitive. Submitted by: chike424

[Assignments] Give Students the Ability to Message a Teacher from an Assignment Submitted by: wagnerpj63

[Assignments] Place in Module when Assignment Created Submitted by: TampaNative

[Modules] Add buttons that stay on screen as you scroll Submitted by: rshortphs

[Assignments] Enable students to delete their assignment submission Submitted by: KyraK

[Mobile - Canvas Teacher] app Load multiple PDF files consecutively Submitted by: mmtscn

[Rich Content Editor] Default cursor in equation editor Submitted by: e_m_kiley

[Mobile - Canvas Student] Canvas Student messages: Swipe to delete, select multiple Submitted by: cbb22

[Assignments] Pause while Media Recording Submitted by: Srta_H

[Gradebook] Hotkey options for gradebook (late, missing, excused) Submitted by: awalker1

[Studio] Larger typing box Submitted by: ellisonl15

[Portfolium] Make it Easier to Locate the Edit Assignment Link in Portfolium Submitted by: jwadec

[Modules] Module Requirements a checkbox rather than a Dropdown Submitted by: tnaylwar

[Modules] Indenting to lock steps in a module Submitted by: melayna_moore

[DocViewer] Make the default Annotation Tool the last one you used Submitted by: checkma

[Mobile] Canvas app improvement Submitted by: hermesgabriel

[Assignments] Add Save Button to Assignments Submitted by: edgard

[Pages] Additional Save Button Placement for Pages Submitted by: edgard

[Modules] Allow instructor to change default so modules post to TOP of feed Submitted by: haleyci

[SpeedGrader] Grade Posting: Make the eye icon clickable Submitted by: DanBurgess

[Gradebook] Tag for Comments Made (NEW Gradebook) Submitted by: Hildi_Pardo

[Rubrics] Ability to duplicate rubrics Submitted by: jlwatson1

[Announcements] Marking all announcements read Submitted by: oakc1946 Completed

[Rich Content Editor] Have Cursor Remain on Same Spot on Page When You Switch Between the Rich Content Editor and the HTML Editor Submitted by: timothy_maw

[Rich Content Editor] Scribd previewing not available in groups. Submitted by: GGummess

[Speedgrader] Revised location of scoring Submitted by: joshua_cohen

[DocViewer] Highlight Tool Auto-Open Annotation Submitted by: fabianm

[Notifications] Show location of recently added files in Notifications Submitted by: 1086095

[Gradebook] Generate Automatic Messages to students who do not submit work Submitted by: lisa_braun

[Modules] Add Images to Modules. Submitted by: ks017

[Sections] Edit Section: Restricting students to see own section only Submitted by: pdove

[Modules] Provide students with option to pin or bookmark a page in a module Submitted by: jlg65

[Course Import/Export] add a stop/cancel button for imports Submitted by: dicksonl

[Modules] Modules Display as Collapsed by Default Submitted by: brandon_pousley

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