Docviewer does not have annotating tools for uploaded pdf's

[rawarner1]

Students have uploaded pdf files to a quiz and the annotation tools are not in the Docviewer. I have tried Firefox and Chrome. I have attached a screenshot.

[chriscas · Accepted solution]

Hi @rawarner1,

At the time of this post, docviewer/annotation is only available for files uploaded to Canvas assignments, not to quizzes (classic or new).  I know there have been some ideas submitted to add this functionality to quizzes (for example,  [New Quizzes] Allow annotated feedback in Speedgra... - Instructure Community ), but that's not something that will be available today.

I hope this at least addresses the issue, even though it's probably not what you were hoping to hear.

-Chris

[rawarner1]

I'm not a software engineer, but I believe the technical term for this is "Mickey Mouse." Does Canvas believe that there is no need to annotate quiz submissions? 

Thanks for allowing me to vent.