Using the Calendar, you can change the date of an Event or Assignment by clicking on the event or assignment or by dragging and dropping the event or assignment to a different date.
You can also delete items from the Calendar. Please be aware that deleting a Calendar entry also deletes the associated content elsewhere in Canvas.
Note: To edit an assignment from the Calendar, you must be an instructor.
Open Calendar
In Global Navigation, click the Calendar link.
Edit Event
To edit or delete an event, click the event link [1].
Then, to edit, click the Edit button [2]. Alternatively, to delete the event, click the Delete button [3].
Edit Event Details
In the Edit Event window, you can edit the event title [1], date [2], specify a time range [3], change the frequency [4] and location [5].
You can move the event to a different calendar using the Calendar drop-down menu [6].
To add a location address or use the Rich Content Editor to add additional event details or links, click the More Options button [7]. Otherwise, click the Submit button [8].
Note: Events that include a conferencing link in the description or location field display a Join button on students' List View Dashboard.
Confirm Repeating Events
If you edited a repeating event, choose which event instances you want to change by selecting one of the following radio buttons:
- This event [1]: change only the selected instance
- All events [2]: change all the instances
- This and all following events [3]: change the selected instance and all instances thereafter
Then click the Confirm button [4].
Edit To-do Item Details
If you assign student to-do dates to a page or ungraded discussion, the item displays in the course calendar. You can edit the to-do item Title [1] and Date [2], and specify a time [3].
To edit the discussion or page, click the More Options button [4]. Otherwise, click the Submit button [5].
Edit Assignment
View assignment details by clicking the event you want to view [1] and clicking the Edit button [2].
Edit Assignment Details
You can edit the assignment title [1], due date [2], and assignment group [3].
To edit assignment details, click the More Options button [4]. Otherwise, click the Submit button [5].
Note: If your institution has enabled a student information system (SIS) integration, you can manage the assignment to sync to the SIS by selecting the Sync to SIS checkbox.
Edit Appointment Details
When editing an appointment created in the Scheduler, the Edit Appointment menu displays.
You can edit the description [1] or limit the amount of users for this appointment [2]. To submit your changes, click the Update button [3].
Drag and Drop Event or Assignment
You can also change the date of an event or assignment in the same calendar by dragging and dropping the event or assignment to a different date on the month view or mini calendar [1]. Click the event or assignment, drag to the new date, and release your mouse.
You can add items from the Undated list to the course calendar by dragging and dropping the item to a desired calendar date [2]. Adding items from the Undated item list to the calendar assigns them a due date and removes the item from the Undated list. The item displays on the student-specific List View dashboard and in the global and course home page to-do lists.
Note: You cannot drag and drop appointments created in the scheduler.
Manage Undated Items
Undated events or assignments are listed in the Undated section. To view undated items, click the Undated Expand/Collapse icon [1].
To assign a date to an undated itme, drag and drop undated assignments [2] to and from a day on the month view of the calendar [3]. When undated assignments move to the calendar, the due date of the assignment changes to 11:59pm on that day.
Moving events or assignments to the Undated section removes the due dates.
