Use previously uploaded file as stimulus in New Quizzes?

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rachel_preston
Community Member

I'm just getting started with newquizzes‌, so I don't know enough to troubleshoot this myself and figure out if I'm missing a trick somewhere.


I have a quiz I normally give on paper that I'm trying to add to Canvas. I have a PDF file of the reading passage the quiz is over, and I've already uploaded this file to Canvas. Is it possible for me to access my files for the Canvas course while using the "New Quizzes" tool, or do I have to upload the file again to make it appear in the "#stimulus area?

Thank you for your help.

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erinhmcmillan
Instructure Alumni
Instructure Alumni

Hi, Rachel,

You can add the PDF as a workaround in the Rich Content Editor. Open your files, and right-click your PDF to get the Copy Link Address option. You need the URL to the file. In New Quizzes, find the Insert/Edit link option, and paste the URL into the window. It's not seamless, and the file will download for students to be able to view, but it does work.

Hope that helps!

Erin

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