The guides in the Instructure Community provide simple, yet comprehensive instruction for all Instructure software products. These guides are a free resource that can be accessed without logging into the Community.
Instructure Guides are created, organized, and maintained by the Instructure Community Team.
You can view guides for Instructure products in the Instructure Community. You can use the Community's top navigation menu and/or the Community's search field to locate guides.
View Instructure Product Guides
In the Instructure Community, guides are separated by product.
To access guides for a specific Instructure product, click the Products link [1] in the Community navigation menu. Then click the name of a product to view the product landing page [2].
View Product Landing Page
Each product landing page has the same layout and similar options. To view the available guides for a product, click the Read the Guides button [1]. To view any additional resources for a product, click the Additional Resources button [2]. To view guides in a language other than English, click the Languages button [3].
View Guides
In the View the Guides modal you can view the available user guides and documentation for the product. Each product includes a variety of available user guides and documentation, so the product guides modal may display differently depending on which product you're viewing. Products may include sections for popular guides [1], guides divided by user role [2], and additional guides, such as language guides, video guides, or troubleshooting guides [3]. Some product guides modals may display guides divided by feature area or use case.
View Additional Resources
In the Additional Resources modal, you can view additional resources available for the product. These include items that are informational and helpful but don't fit under the standard user guides for the product. Additional Resources may include resource and reference documents, product release notes, known issues, integration documents, and API documentation.
View Product Guide Table of Contents
Each user guides manual displays a Table of Contents.
To move to a specific chapter in the manual, click a chapter link [1].
To view a lesson, click the name of the lesson [2].
Search for Guide
You can also find Instructure product guides by using the search field.
To search for a lesson, enter your terms in the Search field [1]. Then click the name of the lesson in the search results [2].
Note: When you search within a product landing page, the search scope may be limited to the category you are currently viewing. Results will be limited to content that is hosted within that category. To change the scope of your search to the entire Community site, click the This category drop-down menu [3] and select All Community [4].
Links to Product Guide Pages
Canvas Guides and Documentation
You can access the guides and documentation for the Canvas family of products by using the following links:
All Canvas product guides: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas/ct-p/canvas
Canvas LMS: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Guides/ct-p/canvas_guides
Canvas Mobile Guides for Student iOS: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Student-iOS-Guide/tkb-p/student_ios
Canvas Mobile Guides for Student Android: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Student-Android-Guide/tkb-p/student_android
Canvas Mobile Guides for Teachers iOS: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Teacher-iOS-Guide/tkb-p/teacher_ios
Canvas Mobile Guides for Teachers Android: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Teacher-Android-Guide/tkb-p/teacher_android
Canvas Mobile Guides for Parents/Observers iOS: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Parent-iOS-Guide/tkb-p/parent_ios
Canvas Mobile Guides for Parents/Observers Android: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Parent-Android-Guide/tkb-p/parent_android
Canvas Video Guides: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Video-Guide/tkb-p/videos
Canvas Studio: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Studio/ct-p/studio_guides
Canvas Catalog: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Catalog/ct-p/canvas_catalog
Canvas Commons: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Commons/ct-p/canvas_commons
Canvas Credentials and Canvas Badges: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Credentials-Badges-Badgr/ct-p/canvas-credentials-badges
Canvas Student Pathways: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Portfolium/ct-p/portfolio
Canvas Network: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Network/tkb-p/CanvasNetwork
Canvas Student ePortfolios: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Portfolium/ct-p/portfolio
Canvas Resource Documents: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Resource-Documents/tkb-p/canvas-resource
Mastery Guides and Documentation
You can access the guides and documentation for the Mastery family of products by using the following links:
All Mastery guides: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Mastery/ct-p/mastery
Mastery Connect: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Mastery-Connect/ct-p/masteryconnect
Mastery Item Bank: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Mastery-Item-Bank/ct-p/mastery-item-bank
Elevate Guides and Documentation
You can access the guides and documentation for the Elevate family of products by using the following links:
All Elevate guides: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Elevate/ct-p/elevate
Elevate K-12 Analytics: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Elevate-K-12-Analytics/ct-p/videri
Elevate Data Quality: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Elevate-Data-Quality/ct-p/elevate_data_quality
Elevate Data Sync: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Elevate-Data-Sync/ct-p/elevate_data_sync
Elevate Data Hub: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Elevate-Data-Hub/ct-p/elevate_data_hub
Elevate Standards Alignment: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Elevate-Standards-Alignment/ct-p/academic_benchmarks
Impact Guides and Documentation
You can access the guides and documentation for Impact by using the following links:
All Impact guides: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Impact/ct-p/impact
Impact Guides: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Impact-Guides/tkb-p/impact_guides
How do I find information about the roadmap for Instructure products?
You can find information about Instructure's overall roadmap and roadmaps for Canvas, Mastery, Elevate, Impact, and LearnPlatform in the Instructure Community. Below are links to access each roadmap directly:
Instructure roadmap: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructure-Roadmap/ct-p/instructure-roadmap
Canvas roadmap: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Product-Roadmap/ct-p/canvas-product-roadmap
Mastery roadmap: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Mastery-Product-Roadmap/ct-p/mastery-product-roadmap
Elevate roadmap: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Elevate-Product-Roadmap/ct-p/elevate-product-roadmap
Impact roadmap: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Impact-Product-Roadmap/ct-p/impact-product-roadmap
LearnPlatform roadmap: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/LearnPlatform-Product-Roadmap/ct-p/learnplatform-product-roadmap
