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Read our blog post for more info about this change.What feature options are currently available for an entire Canvas account?
Instructure is continually adding new features to Canvas to improve your experience. The majority of improvements are made available as part of the Canvas regular release cycle. However, some features may change the workflow for common activities in Canvas during your current term and are placed in your Account Settings as a Feature Option. After a specified period of time, some Feature Options may become standard features in Canvas.
Learn more about account Feature Options and how to enable them.
What feature options are currently available at the course-level?
Feature options that are listed as "Account/Course" in the Configuration column of the tables below are available for courses.
Course-level feature options may be locked at the account level by the institution and may not be adjustable at the course-level.
Learn more in How do I manage feature options for a course?
Feature Option Availability and Configuration
The Feature Options shown in this document are available for all institutions and noted in their respective environments (beta or production). Some feature options must be enabled by your Customer Success Manager.
Feature Types
Feature options are grouped into one of three types, when available. Unless otherwise noted, all features default to Off and Unlocked.
Notes:
Pending Feature Options will eventually be enabled for all Canvas users. Use your beta environment to learn about these new Feature Options for your course. You'll have advanced notice in Upcoming Canvas Changes regarding enforcement dates.
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Feature Option |
Summary |
Configuration |
Release Notes |
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Disable Classic Quiz Creation |
Disable Classic Quiz Creation uses New Quizzes as the default quizzing engine when creating a quiz. Removes the ability for instructors to create Classic Quizzes. |
Account (Disabled/Unlocked) |
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The New Quizzes LTI is an assessment engine that integrates with Canvas and will replace Classic Quizzes functionality. |
Account (Disabled/Unlocked) |
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Calendar Event Title Tooltip |
Calendar Event Title Tooltip displays a tooltip for calendar events if the title doesn't fit on a single line. |
Account (Disabled) |
Some account features are only available in the Feature Options tab in Account Settings after being configured by a Customer Success Manager. Additionally, only admins who have permission to view Feature Options can view the Feature Options tab.
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Feature Option |
Summary |
Configuration |
Release Notes |
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Account and Course Level Outcome Mastery Scales allows setting account and course-level mastery scales and calculation methods; replacing ratings and calculation methods. |
Must be configured by a Customer Success Manager (CSM) |
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Allow Outcome Extra Credit allows instructors to award more than the maximum possible score on an outcome in a rubric. |
Account (Disabled/Unlocked) |
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Apply Score to Ungraded allows instructors to apply scores to ungraded artifacts en masse from assignment group and Total column menus in the Gradebook. |
Account (Disabled/Unlocked) |
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Anonymous Grading allows all course assignments and New Quizzes to be graded anonymously in SpeedGrader. |
Account/Course (Disabled/Unlocked) |
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Anonymous Instructor Annotations allows instructors to create assignments with anonymous instructor annotations in DocViewer-supported submissions. |
Account/Course (Disabled/Unlocked) |
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Canvas Elementary Theming allows Canvas courses that do not already have a customized Course Navigation menu, to view a simplified Course Navigation menu. |
Account (Disabled/Unlocked) |
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Confetti for On-Time Submissions allows students to see confetti when they submit assignments on time. |
Account (Disabled/Unlocked) |
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Confetti for Valid Links allows instructors to see confetti when they run the link validator on a course and no issues are found. |
Account (Disabled/Unlocked) |
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Check Permissions when Masquerading as Course Admins |
Check Permissions when Masquerading as Course Admins ensures users masquerading as Course Admin roles (Teacher/TA/Designer base role) that the masquerading user has all of the same (or more) permissions as the target user. |
Account (Disabled/Unlocked) |
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Content Security Policy allows admins to enable the Security tab in Account Settings to manage the Content Security Policy for an account. |
Account (Disabled/Unlocked) |
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Discussion Checkpoints |
Discussion Checkpoints allows instructors to set multiple due dates or checkpoints for graded discussions to accommodate different stages of the discussion process, such as the initial post and follow-up replies. |
Account (Disabled/Unlocked) |
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| Dyslexia Friendly Font |
When the Use Dyslexia Friendly Font feature option is enabled in User Settings, the Canvas interface and the Rich Content Editor display text using the OpenDyslexic font by default. If the feature is disabled, both OpenDyslexic and OpenDyslexic Mono are available as font options within the Rich Content Editor. |
User Settings (Disabled) |
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Emojis in Submission Comments adds an emoji picker that allows students and instructors to add emojis to their submission comments. |
Account (Disabled/Unlocked) |
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Enable New SIS integration Settings allows you to manage SIS validations and assignment sync settings for all subaccounts and courses. |
Must be configured by a Customer Success Manager (CSM) |
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Encrypted Sourcedids for Basic Outcomes |
Encrypted Sourcedids for Basic Outcomes allows lis_result_sourcedids to be encrypted. This parameter is part of the LTI IMS specification used in grade passback integrations and historically includes a combination of known information such as course ID, tool ID, and assignment ID. |
Account (Disabled) |
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Enhance password options |
Enhance password options allows you to customize password requirements for your institution. You can also customize login attempts. |
Account (Disabled/Unlocked) |
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ePub Exporting allows all users to download a course as an ePub file. |
Account (Disabled/Unlocked) |
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External Collaborations Tool allows users to view an updated interface for Collaborations when an institution has added the Google Apps LTI or the Microsoft LTI. |
Account (Disabled/Unlocked) |
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The Final Grade Override allows instructors to manually enter a final grade for a student in the Gradebook different from the grade automatically calculated by Canvas. |
Account/Course (Disabled/Unlocked) |
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Full Screen Access |
Root Account admins can use the Full Width Everywhere feature to fully utilize the available screen width. When enabled, the user interface expands to utilize the entire screen width. |
Account (Disabled) |
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K-12 Specific Features allows you to display the Global Navigation icons in K-12 specific branding. This feature can be used for customization in the Theme Editor. |
Must be configured by a Customer Success Manager (CSM) |
No Notes Available. Released 2014-08-16. |
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The Learning Mastery (Outcome) Gradebook helps you and your instructors assess the outcomes that are being used in Canvas courses. |
Account/Course (Disabled/Unlocked) |
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Microsoft Group Enrollment Syncing |
In collaboration with Microsoft’s release of multiple new apps for Canvas, course rosters can be synced with Microsoft Teams. |
Account (Enabled) |
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The Microsoft Immersive Reader enhances accessibility and comprehension for any reader. |
Account (Disabled) |
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Mobile Offline Support (iOS Student | Android Student) |
Allow students to sync their course content in the mobile apps and view them while offline. |
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Moderated Grading allows anyone with assignment creation permissions to specify an assignment submission to be reviewed by one or multiple graders, review the assignment grades, and select which grade should be set as the final grade for each student. |
Account/Course (Disabled/Unlocked) |
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Allows instructors to filter student submissions by multiple sections at once, making it easier to manage and grade students across different groups. |
Account (Disabled/Unlocked) |
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New User Tutorial allows new instructors to view a course set-up tutorial to help them easily set up a course in Canvas. |
Account (Disabled) |
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Preserve Group Set During Assignment or Discussion Copy |
Preserve group set during assignment or discussion copy |
Course (Disabled) |
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Product Tours enables a welcome tour for admins, instructors, and students that guides them through Canvas features that are vital to their user role. |
Account (Disabled) |
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Quiz Log Auditing allows instructors to investigate problems that a student may have when taking a quiz. |
Account/Course (Disabled/Unlocked) |
No Notes Available. Released 2015-01-31 |
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Rich Content Editor Icon Maker allows users to manage a library of custom icons from the RCE. |
Account (Disabled) |
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Student Analysis Report |
The Student Analysis Report feature in New Quizzes provides instructors with clearer insights into students' grasp of course materials and concepts, enabling them to better support students in improving comprehension and test-taking strategies. Instructors can view the report by downloading the CSV file. |
Account (Disabled/Unlocked) Course (Disabled)
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Canvas Release Notes (2025-01-18)
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The Student Learning Mastery Gradebook shows students how they are being scored against outcomes being used in Canvas courses. |
Account/Course (Disabled/Unlocked) |
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Submission Stickers |
The Submission Stickers feature option allows instructors to add stickers to individual and group assignment submissions per attempt, offering an engaging way to provide feedback. Once enabled at the account or course level, instructors can apply stickers through the Traditional Gradebook tray, Individual Gradebook, and SpeedGrader. Submission Stickers only work in courses that have also enabled the Assignment Enhancements feature option. |
Account/Course (Disabled/Unlocked) |
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Admin can create temporary enrollment pairings, allowing recipients (temporary enrollees) to have access to a provider’s (ex: an instructor’s) course(s) for a specific time frame. |
Account (Disabled/Unlocked) |
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Top Navigation Placement |
An LTI Tools Menu button displays on all pages with a top navigation bar in Canvas and external tools with this placement display in the LTI Tools Menu dropdown. Up to two tools can be pinned to display on the top-navigation bar. An external tool with the Top Navigation placement must also be enabled for the LTI Tools button to display in the top navigation bar. |
Account (Disabled/Unlocked) |
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View Ungraded as Zero View in Gradebook adds the View Ungraded as 0 option to the View menu in the Gradebook. |
Account (Disabled/Unlocked) |
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When the YouTube Migration Tool feature option is enabled at the course level and Studio is detected, the migration tool displays in the course. The migration tool helps Studio admins locate and easily migrate YouTube videos embedded in Canvas to Canvas Studio. Converted videos are added in the Course Collection using a Studio admin user named YouTube admin. |
Account (Disabled/Unlocked) |
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Youtube Content Overlay |
Displays an overlay message in Canvas for YouTube videos not hosted in Canvas Studio to alert viewers that ads may appear. The message displays in the browser before the video plays. |
(Disabled/Unlocked) |
The following optional features currently default to On for each account. Admins who have permission to manage Feature Options can opt out of the following features by accessing the Feature Options tab in Account Settings.
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Feature Option |
Summary |
Release Notes |
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Admin Analytics allows Admins to view, filter, and download data about Canvas usage, course success, and student engagement. |
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Allow LTI Placement Toggling |
When enabled, admins can enable or disable existing placements for any LTI tool installed on the External Apps page (previously only allowed for 1.1 tools to assist with migration to 1.3). Changes to placement status for 1.3 tools made on this page will be reset by any changes to the LTI developer key, including changes made by Instructure to global inherited keys. |
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Allow Sub-Account Selection when Users Manually Create Courses |
Allow Sub-Account Selection when Users Manually Create Courses lets admins decide where manually-created courses should be located in the account. |
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Automatic Mobile App Login |
Automatic Mobile App Login allows applications that rely on Canvas webviews to direct to the Canvas app. |
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Comment Library allows users with grading permissions to save and search frequently used feedback in a library of comments to be used in SpeedGrader. |
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Course and User Analytics allows users to use and preview Course Analytics in their courses before they replace the current course and user analytics functionality. |
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Default Due Time |
Default Due Time adds an account/course setting for a default due time for new assignments |
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Embedded Release Notes |
Embedded Release Notes adds release note links to the Help Menu for users with admin, instructor, TA, and/or observer roles. |
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The Improved Outcomes Management feature provides admins and instructors with improved outcomes creation, navigation, search, and import experiences. |
Canvas Release Notes (2021-09-18) |
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The LTI Apps-Monitor feature displays the monitor tab allowing Root Canvas Admins to see, filter, compare and understand which LTI apps are being used by whom, when, and how often. |
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Outcome Average Calculation Method |
The Outcome Average Calculation Method allows users to use the average as a calculation method for a given outcome. |
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Schedule Page Publication allows instructors to delay pages for publication for a specific date and time. |
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Self Service User Merge |
Self Service User Merge allows users with the necessary permissions to merge accounts. |
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Modernized SpeedGrader Platform |
Modernized SpeedGrader Platform enhances performance for a faster, smoother experience for users handling larger courses or complex assignments. Upgrading the backend technology improves SpeedGrader's ability to manage high-demand tasks more efficiently and reliably. |
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Reset UUID on Course Reset |
Reset UUID on Course Reset forces the course UUID to be reset whenever an instructor resets course content. This allows course restore to work better for New Quizzes data. Note: When Reset UUID on Course Reset is enabled, SIS IDs and Integration IDs remain unchanged to ensure compatibility with external systems like SIS. However, resetting a course UUID can affect an external LTI vendor integration that references the course UUID. |
The following account and course feature options are feature previews, which means they are in active development. Enabling one of these features provides early access to ongoing improvements.
User Groups
Customers who choose to enable a feature preview in the Production environment should join the user group and subscribe to the change log to stay current with upcoming features and their release dates.
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Feature Preview |
Summary |
Configuration |
Release Notes |
User Group |
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Assignment Enhancements allows supported student assignments to display an improved interface and submission workflow. Peer reviews are also supported. |
Account (Disabled/Unlocked) | |||
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Course Pacing distributes due dates on a defined pace for rolling enrollments. |
Course (Disabled) |
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Discussion Summaries |
Discussion Summarization uses a Generative AI model to give instructors summaries of the main points, questions, and ideas in a discussion thread. |
Account (Disabled/Locked) | ||
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Enhanced Rubrics |
Enhanced Rubrics provides visual and functional enhancements to rubrics across Canvas. Assignment Enhancements must be enabled for students to view the enhanced rubric. |
Beta: Account/Course (Enabled/Unlocked) Production: Account/Course (Disabled/Unlocked) |
Enhanced Rubrics User Group | |
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IgniteAI Translations for Inbox |
Allows users to access AI-supported translations for Inbox messages. |
Account (Disabled/Locked) Course (Disabled) |
Canvas Release Notes (2025-11-15)
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IgniteAI Translations for Inbox, Discussions and Announcements |
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IgniteAI Translations for Discussions & Announcements |
Allows users to access AI-supported translations for Discussions and Announcements. |
Account (Disabled/Locked) Course (Disabled) |
Canvas Release Notes (2025-11-15)
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IgniteAI Translations for Inbox, Discussions and Announcements |
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The New Quizzes LTI is an assessment engine that integrates with Canvas and will replace Classic Quizzes functionality. |
Account/Course (Disabled/Unlocked) |
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New Quizzes Migration during Course Import/Copy |
Allows the New Quizzes checkbox option to display as part of the Import Content page. |
Account/Course (Disabled/Unlocked) |
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New Quizzes Migration Enabled by Default |
Allows the New Quizzes checkbox option to be selected in the Import Content page by default. |
Account/Course (Disabled/Unlocked) |
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New Quizzes Migration Required |
Selects the New Quizzes checkbox by default. Users who are importing content are required to import all existing quizzes as New Quizzes. |
Account/Course (Disabled/Unlocked) |
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| Canvas Portfolio | Canvas Portfolio let students and instructors showcase learning, track progress, and validate competencies. | LTI Configuration Required | Canvas Release Notes (2025-07-19) | Canvas Portfolio |
| Smart Search | The Smart Search feature uses AI to understand search queries, giving more accurate and relevant results without needing complicated search terms or tools. | Account (Disabled/Locked) | Canvas Deploy Notes (2024-07-17) | Smart Search User Group |
Note: You can only embed guides in Canvas courses. Embedding on other sites is not supported.
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