Canvas Features by User Role 2022-06-18
This document highlights all default and optional features in the current Canvas web release if available for each user role. The date of this document indicates when the included features will be available in the production environment. Unless otherwise indicated, features are already available in the beta environment.
Default Features
Default features affect all Canvas users. If enabled in the Help Menu, the Release Notes section displays links to these features according to user role.
Optional Features
Use of optional features varies across institutions, and the Optional Features section for each user role is designed to assist you in distributing information about these features if you choose to enable them for your institution. User summary templates provide all information and offer two options for distribution. For additional details about these templates, please see Template Distribution Details.
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Default Features
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