Why do pictures show up when editing a quiz but not when previewing same quiz?

I'm looking over the courses I've built, before I retire, and just noticed that a quiz question looks "funny" in Preview mode, but not in edit mode. Edit mode: Preview mode: I'm ...

How exactly do Blueprint courses work?

In the courses I've been building this year, I've made buttons and linked pages, quizzes and discussions to these buttons.  This was done to try and keep all of the pages out of the modules and ...

What's the difference between copying a course and importing a course?

I searched the guides, but I didn't find an easy answer to my question.  I thought that copying a course would be the best option for what I am doing -- writing a course and then "pushing it out...

Difference in borders?

I've been building MANY tables in Canvas recently and noticed a few things. 1. If I build it in Chrome and put the borders of the table as white, the borders show up in IE.  Why? 2. What i...

Recurring notice

I've gotten at least a dozen notifications that I have a new message in this community mailbox.  However, it's the same message, even after reading it!  Any idea what's going on?

Is there a way to add tabs on the Dashboard?

As an Instructional Designer for my county, I just made 18 course, and my partner made 12.  We are pushing the edits out manually this year (they'll be blueprint courses next year).  I'd li...

How to limit what a student sees?

Before I hear the complaints that there should be transparency with the students, please read everything! I am in the process of making a course for students to take ONLY after they have failed an...

Is there an easier way to change the title of an equation other than to write the equation, go to HTML editor and change the title?

I'm not sure how many of you  have noticed, but if you write an equation in the equation editor, and save, when you scroll over the equation, you get a lightbox.  This lightbox has the LATe...

When adding a picture, is there a limit to 15 picture files that will show up?

As I write my math courses, I have many pictures!  I've numbered them, and have noticed that even though there are 18 in the files, only 15 show up in the menu when I click the "insert picture" ...

Why is content different in different views?

I just noticed something disturbing, and I hope it isn't in ALL of the pages (esp. math) that I have built.  I can see 1 thing in edit view, but see something different in the webview (uneditabl...

How do I get rid of the "page deleted" notification?

When I go to ALL pages, I get a notification, in 1 class, that the "null" page was deleted. 1. How can I stop seeing this notification? 2. What was the "null" page? I know how to get rid of de...

Is there a way to add a checklist to a page?

I have found the code for this, but when I hit "Save" the code disappears.  That tells me that Canvas can't support that.  I think it is also because most of the time a check box is used, i...

Is there a way to cut a student out of a quiz if they drop below a threshold?

In the courses I'm building, a great question came up.  Is there a way that a student can be "cut" out of a quiz if they make below a threshold grade?  For example, the student has gone thr...

Why do some responses in quizzes replicate themselves automatically?

I have had this problem quite a bit.  I'll write a quiz, and then the answers will replicate themselves.  I've had it happen in multiple choice and in multiple drop downs.  In fact, wh...

Is there a way to have students NOT see all assignments?

I'm writing courses for multiple students to start in multiple places.  Is there way to format the page so that the students ONLY see the assignments that they've been given, even if they get a ...

How can I get students to see ONLY certain assignments?

I'm writing courses for students and I want them to ONLY see the assignments that they have been assigned too.  I thought Mastery Paths was the answer, but I'm not getting it to do what I want i...

Is there a way to make a link to the Assignments PAGE and not just to a particular assignment?

I'm trying to build a course where multiple students will start in a variety of locations.  They have to take a particular test in order to go on a Mastery Path.  I want them to be able to ...

Why do links not work for everyone?

My partner and I are writing courses for HS students.  She uploaded a pdf version of a page into Canvas, and linked it to a button we made.  When I click on the button, I get the pdf; when ...

Can you put matching questions in a lesson page?

As a review of terms, I'd like to put some matching items into a lesson page.  I'd also like to cut down the movement from the page, to a quiz, and back to a page.  Is it possible to embed ...

Can a working Excel spreadsheet be embedded in Canvas and still be functional?

Working with Algebra, the teachers would like to put a table in (yes, I can do this with Canvas), but the students need to input some numbers to see how it changes the area and volume of a box. ...