How do I embed a file from Google Drive into the Rich Content Editor?

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If your course has enabled Google Apps, you can create a document, slide presentation, or spreadsheet using Google Drive and then embed that document anywhere you can use the Rich Content Editor in Canvas. Several features in Canvas support the Rich Content Editor, including Announcements, Assignments, Discussions, Pages, and Quizzes. When embedded, Google slide presentations default to presentation mode.

In Google, you can embed files. Any time you edit the Google file, the edits also display in Canvas.

Note: If you cannot view the Google Drive option in the Rich Content Editor LTI Tools menu, you can still include your file by creating a hyperlink or publishing your Google content to the web and pasting the embed code in the HTML editor.

00:07: How do I embed a file from Google Drive into the rich content editor? 00:12: Open the rich content editor when using one of the canvas features, which support the editor. 00:18: You can view a list of external tools from the menu bar. 00:20: Click the tools link navigate to the apps option then select 00:25: the view all option. 00:28: Alternatively, you can view your apps from the toolbar in the toolbar. 00:32: Click the app icon. 00:34: If you have previously used an external app from the rich content editor, you 00:38: can quickly open recently used apps. 00:40: To view recently used apps. Click the app icon Then 00:44: select the app you want to open. 00:47: If the Google LTI tool does not display in your recently used applications. 00:50: You will need to select it from the list of all applications. 00:55: Click the Google Drive LTI 1.3 link You 01:00: can also filter menu options using the search field. 01:05: Click the select file button. 01:08: Locate and select the file. You want to embed click the add button? 01:13: To embed the file click the attach button. 01:15: The rich content editor will display a placeholder image for the file. 01:20: View the embedded Google file in the rich content editor. 01:24: Click the reply or save button. 01:27: The guide covered how to embed a file from Google Drive into the rich content editor.

Open Rich Content Editor

Open the Rich Content Editor when using one of the Canvas features which support the Editor.

Note: The Rich Content Editor supports keyboard shortcuts. To view the Keyboard Shortcuts menu, click the Keyboard icon or press ALT+F8 (PC keyboard) or Option+F8 (Mac keyboard).

Open Apps

You can view a list of external tools from the menubar. Click the Tools link [1]. Navigate to the Apps option [2], then select the View All option [3].

Alternatively, you can view your apps from the toolbar. In the toolbar, click the App icon [4].

Note: To view the App icon, you may have to click the Options icon [5].

View Recently Used Apps

If you have previously used an external app from the Rich Content Editor, you can quickly open recently used apps.

To view recently used apps, click the App icon [1]. Then select the app you want to open [2].

To view all apps, click the View All link [3].

Open Google

Click the Google Drive (LTI 1.3) link [1].

You can also filter menu options using the Search field [2].

Note: If the Google link does not display, the LTI may not be enabled in your course. You can still include your file by creating a hyperlink or publishing your Google content to the web and pasting the embed code in the HTML editor.

Select File

Click the Select file button.

Locate and select the file you want to embed [1]. Click the Add button [2].

Attach File

Click the Attach link.

View Embedded File

View the embedded Google file in the Rich Content Editor.

Save Changes

Click the Save button.

Notes:

• The assignment, discussion, pages, and quizzes details pages may display a Save & Publish button.
• The Syllabus page displays an Update Syllabus button.
• Discussion replies display a Reply button.