Embedded Files
Analytics
Analytics
New Analytics
New Analytics
How do I view analytics for an individual student in New Analytics?
How do I view average course grade analytics in an interactive chart graph in New Analytics?
How do I view average course grade analytics in a data table in New Analytics?
How do I send a message to all students based on specific course criteria in New Analytics?
How do I send a message to an individual student in New Analytics?
How do I view weekly online activity analytics in an interactive chart graph in New Analytics?
How do I view weekly online activity analytics in a data table in New Analytics?
Announcements
Announcements
How do I view and sort announcement replies as an instructor?
How do I add an external RSS feed to an announcement as an instructor?
How do I subscribe to the Announcements RSS feed as an instructor?
How do I delay posting an announcement until a specific date in a course?
How do I allow or disallow announcement replies in a course?
How do I allow students to like replies in a course announcement?
How do I like a reply in a course announcement as an instructor?
How do I use Direct Share to copy an announcement to another course?
How do I use Direct Share to send an announcement to another instructor?
Assignments
Assignments
How do I publish or unpublish an assignment as an instructor?
What is the difference between a Canvas Assignment and a Canvas Activity?
What is the difference between assignment due dates and availability dates?
How do I bulk update due dates and availability dates as an instructor?
How do I weight the final course grade based on assignment groups?
How do I exclude an assignment from the course's final grades?
How do I enable anonymous instructor annotations in student submissions?
How do I add a moderated assignment to be graded by multiple reviewers?
How do I use Direct Share to copy an assignment to another course?
How do I use Direct Share to send an assignment to another instructor?
How do I view differentiated assignments with different due dates in a course?
How do I download all student submissions for an assignment?
How do I automatically assign peer reviews for an assignment?
How do I view student peer review comments as an instructor?
How do I create a cloud assignment with a Google Drive file?
How do I create a cloud assignment with a Microsoft Office 365 file?
How do I set up an assignment to be sent to my institution's student information system (SIS)?
Calendar
Calendar
How do I filter the Calendar view by course as an instructor?
How do I add and duplicate an event in the Calendar as an instructor?
How do I set a different event date for each section in a course calendar?
How do I view the Calendar iCal feed to subscribe to an external calendar as an instructor?
How do I subscribe to the Calendar feed using Google Calendar as an instructor?
How do I subscribe to the Calendar feed using Outlook as an instructor?
How do I subscribe to the Calendar feed using Outlook.com as an instructor?
How do I add a Scheduler appointment group in a course calendar?
How do I view or edit a Scheduler appointment group in a course calendar?
How do I remove students from a Scheduler appointment in a course calendar?
Commons
Commons
How do I import Commons Favorites in the Rich Content Editor in Canvas?
How do I import a favorite assignment from Commons to Canvas as an instructor?
How do I import a favorite discussion from Commons to Canvas as an instructor?
How do I import a favorite page from Commons to Canvas as an instructor?
How do I import a favorite quiz from Commons to Canvas as an instructor?
How do I import a Commons favorite as a module item in Canvas as an instructor?
How do I view updates to resources I previously imported from Commons?
What types of document and media files can be shared to Commons?
How do I share a document, image, video, or audio file to Commons?
Course Import tool
Course Import tool
How do I copy content from another Canvas course using the Course Import tool?
How do I import content from Bb Vista/CE, WebCT 6+ into Canvas?
How do I import content from Blackboard 6/7/8/9 into Canvas?
How do I import content from Desire 2 Learn (D2L) into Canvas?
How do I select specific content as part of a course import?
How do I import Thin Common Cartridge files as separate modules?
How do I view the status of current and prior course imports?
Courses and Sections
Courses and Sections
How do I use the Canvas course setup tutorial as an instructor?
How do I start a new course from the Dashboard as an instructor?
How do I change the start and end dates for a course section as an instructor?
How do I de-cross-list a section in a course as an instructor?
How do I conclude a course at the end of a term as an instructor?
How do I manage content for a course associated with a blueprint course?
How do I view the blueprint sync information for a course associated with a blueprint course?
How do I lock course objects in a blueprint course as an instructor?
How do I sync course content in a blueprint course as an instructor?
How do I view the sync history for a blueprint course as an instructor?
Discussions
Discussions
How do I publish or unpublish a discussion as an instructor?
How do I use Direct Share to copy a discussion to another course?
How do I use Direct Share to send a discussion to another instructor?
How do I delay posting a discussion until a specified date in a course?
How do I assign a graded discussion to everyone in a course?
How do I assign a graded discussion to an individual student?
How do I mark discussion replies as read or unread as an instructor?
How do I change discussion settings to manually mark discussion replies as read as an instructor?
How do I like a reply in a course discussion as an instructor?
How do I enable a podcast feed for a discussion in a course?
How do I automatically assign peer reviews for a discussion?
How can I require students to reply to a course discussion before they see other replies?
How do I edit or delete student discussion replies in a course?
How do I embed an image in a discussion reply as an instructor?
How do I attach a file to a discussion reply as an instructor?
How do I link to a YouTube video in a discussion reply as an instructor?
How do I allow students to attach files to a course discussion?
How do I allow students to edit and delete their own discussion posts in a course?
How do I set up a graded discussion to be sent to my institution's student information system (SIS)?
ePortfolios
ePortfolios
How do I edit the default page in my ePortfolio section as an instructor?
How do I create a new page in my ePortfolio section as an instructor?
How do I add rich text content to my ePortfolio page as an instructor?
How do I add HTML/embedded content to my ePortfolio page as an instructor?
How do I retrieve assignments from previous courses in my ePortfolio as an instructor?
How do I upload a file or image to my ePortfolio page as an instructor?
How do I use the ePortfolio Getting Started Wizard as an instructor?
How do I download the contents of my ePortfolio as an instructor?
Files
Files
How do I set usage rights and user access for a course file?
How do I set usage rights and user access for a course file folder?
How do I view my Google Drive files in Canvas as an instructor?
How do I view my Microsoft Office 365 files in Canvas as an instructor?
What types of media files can I upload in Canvas as an instructor?
Navigation
Navigation
How do I view my institution's Public Course Index as an instructor?
How do I view my favorite courses in the Card View Dashboard as an instructor?
How do I view global activity for all my courses in the Recent Activity Dashboard as an instructor?
How do I use the To Do list and sidebar in the Dashboard as an instructor?
Grades
Grades
How do I view assignments or students individually in the Gradebook?
How do I set a default grade for an assignment in the Gradebook?
How do I view a student's Grades page in a course from the Gradebook?
How do I sort an individual assignment column in the Gradebook?
How do I view grades for inactive or concluded student enrollments in the Gradebook?
How do I download all student submissions for an assignment in the Gradebook?
How do I upload all student submissions for an assignment in the Gradebook?
How do I view the history of all grading changes in the Gradebook?
How do I view the Unpublished Assignments column in the Gradebook?
How do I sync grades to the legacy PowerTeacher gradebook in PowerSchool in the Gradebook?
How do I change the status of a submission in the Gradebook?
How do I create assignment columns for non-submission assignments in the Gradebook?
How do I hide grades that were previously posted in the Gradebook?
How do I sync grades to PowerTeacher Pro in PowerSchool in the Gradebook?
How do I use the Learning Mastery Gradebook to view outcome results in a course from the Gradebook?
How do I change the color for a grading status in the Gradebook?
How do I enter grades for an individual assignment as a specific grading type in the Gradebook?
How do I apply a Missing Submission policy in the Gradebook?
How do I select a grade posting policy for a course in the Gradebook?
How do I select a grade posting policy for an assignment in the Gradebook?
Inbox
Inbox
How do I find my unread messages in the Inbox as an instructor?
How do I send a message to a user in a course in the Inbox as an instructor?
How do I send a message to a user in a group in the Inbox as an instructor?
How do I send a message to all course users in the Inbox as an instructor?
How do I attach a media comment to a message as an instructor?
How do I privately respond to one individual in a group message as an instructor?
How do I reply to submission comments in the Inbox as an instructor?
How do I forward a message from a conversation as an instructor?
How do I add new people to an existing conversation as an instructor?
How do I delete a message from a conversation as an instructor?
Modules
Modules
How do I use modules to view the progress of students in a course?
How do I add conditional content to a MasteryPath source item?
How do I assign a conditional assignment for students to complete in MasteryPaths?
How do I view the MasteryPaths range breakdown results for an assignment?
How do I view course content offline as an HTML file as an instructor?
Outcomes
Outcomes
How do I view the outcomes results report for an individual student in a course?
How do I find Learning Standards to add to a course-level outcome?
How do I use the Learning Mastery Gradebook to view outcome results in a course?
How do I view outcomes or student results individually in the Learning Mastery Gradebook?
How do I view all aligned items and artifacts within an outcome?
People
People
How do I view my course interactions with an individual student?
How do I view the course access report for an individual user?
How do I view registered services for all users in a course?
How do I view a summary of all my student interactions in a course?
How do I limit a user to only interact with other users in the same course section?
How do I view a user's profile in a course as an instructor?
How do I generate a pairing code for an observer as an instructor?
Profile and User Settings
Profile and User Settings
How do I view course content offline as an ePub file as an instructor?
How do I manage new features in my user account as an instructor?
What feature options can I enable in my user account as an instructor?
How do I edit my profile in my user account as an instructor?
How do I add a profile picture in my user account as an instructor?
How do I change the settings in my user account as an instructor?
How do I change the language preference in my user account as an instructor?
How do I set a time zone in my user account as an instructor?
How do I add contact methods to receive Canvas notifications as an instructor?
How do I merge my user account with an account using the same email address as an instructor?
How do I set my Canvas notification preferences as an instructor?
How do I add an additional email address as a contact method in Canvas as an instructor?
How do I change my default email address in my user account as an instructor?
How do I add a text (SMS) contact method in Canvas as an instructor?
How do I set up multi-factor authentication for my user account as an instructor?
How do I select personal pronouns in my user account as an instructor?
How do I view a QR code to log in to the Canvas mobile apps as an instructor?
How do I add Slack as a contact method in Canvas as an instructor?
How do I manage notifications for a single course as an instructor?
How do I manage celebration animations in Canvas as an instructor?
Quizzes
Quizzes
Once I publish a quiz, what kinds of quiz statistics are available?
How do I create a Formula quiz question with a single variable?
How do I move multiple questions from one question bank to another?
How do I move/copy a question from one question bank to another?
Once I publish a quiz, how can I give my students extra attempts?
How do I make a quiz available before or after the due date?
How do I import a question bank from one Canvas course to another?
How can I create a quiz where students only see one question at a time?
How do I create a quiz with a question group to randomize quiz questions?
How do I create a quiz by finding questions in a question bank?
How do I create a quiz with a question group linked to a question bank?
Once I publish a timed quiz, how can I give my students extra time?
How do I manually submit outstanding student quiz submissions?
How do I set up a quiz to be sent to my institution's student information system (SIS)?
How do I use Direct Share to send a quiz to another instructor?
New Quizzes
New Quizzes
How do I reorder questions in an assessment using New Quizzes?
How do I create a Fill in the Blank question in New Quizzes?
How do I add feedback to an assessment question in New Quizzes?
How do I add an item from an item bank to an assessment in New Quizzes?
How do I add all items or a random set from an item bank to an assessment in New Quizzes?
How do I move or copy a question from one item bank to another in New Quizzes?
How do I import an assessment from a QTI package in New Quizzes?
How do I import questions from a QTI package into an item bank in New Quizzes?
How do I create a File Upload assessment question using New Quizzes?
How do I moderate a student's assessment attempt in New Quizzes?
How do I align an outcome to an assessment question in New Quizzes?
How do I add assessment accommodations for a student in New Quizzes?
How do I use Direct Share to copy a quiz to another course in New Quizzes?
How do I use Direct Share to send a quiz to another instructor in New Quizzes?
How do I restrict students from viewing assessment results in New Quizzes?
Rich Content Editor
Rich Content Editor
How do I insert a table using the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
How do I embed iFrame videos using the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
How do I embed images from the web in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
How do I embed images from Flickr Creative Commons in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
How do I link to a YouTube video in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
How do I upload an audio file using the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
How do I record audio using the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
How do I disable inline previews for files using the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
How do I embed images from Canvas into the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
How do I add captions to new or uploaded videos in Canvas as an instructor?
How do I upload a video using the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
How do I record a video using the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
How do I add captions to an external video as an instructor?
How do I create a caption file using the subtitle creation tool as an instructor?
How do I use the HTML view in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
How do I create a hyperlink in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
How do I create a hyperlink from Microsoft Office 365 in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
How do I use the Math Editor in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
How do I use the Accessibility Checker in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
How do I add and modify text in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
How do I record a video using Flash in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
How do I record audio using Flash in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
New Rich Content Editor
New Rich Content Editor
How do I access the New Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
How do I insert a table using the New Rich Content Editor as an instructor?How do I link to a YouTube video in the New Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
How do I create hyperlinks to course content in the New Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
How do I create hyperlinks to course and user files in the New Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
How do I embed media files from Canvas into the New Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
How do I upload a document in the New Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
How do I embed images from Canvas into the New Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
How do I record media using the New Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
How do I use the HTML view in the New Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
How do I create hyperlinks to external URLs in the New Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
How do I use the Math Editor in the New Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
How do I use the Accessibility Checker in the New Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
How do I add and modify text in the New Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
How do I edit and remove hyperlinks in the New Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
How do I upload and embed an image in the New Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
How do I upload and embed media from an external source in the New Rich Content Editor?
How do I embed course and user documents in the New Rich Content Editor?
How do I use the menubar in the New Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
How do I view captions in a video in the New Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
Settings
Settings
How do I view a course as a test student using Student View?
How do I enable course self-enrollment with a join code or secret URL?
How do I hide grade distribution scoring details from students?
What feature options are currently available for Canvas courses?
How do I restrict student access to a course before or after the course dates?
How do I allow course content to be exported as an offline HTML file?
How do I access the Canvas beta environment as an instructor?
How do I access the Canvas test environment as an instructor?
How do I enable SpeedGrader to launch filtered by student group?
How do I enable an elementary-level theme in a course as an instructor?
SpeedGrader
SpeedGrader
How do I get to SpeedGrader from an assignment, quiz, or graded discussion?
How do I leave feedback comments for student submissions in SpeedGrader?
How do I view the details of a submission for a student in SpeedGrader?
How do I use the student list to view student submissions in SpeedGrader?
How do I use Chrome's speech recognition feature to leave a comment in SpeedGrader?
How do I adjust the point value for an entire quiz using fudge points in SpeedGrader?
How do I add annotated comments in student submissions using DocViewer in SpeedGrader?
How do I use free-form comments instead of ratings in a rubric in SpeedGrader?
How do I use a non-scoring rubric to assess submissions in SpeedGrader?
How do I review moderated assignments in SpeedGrader as a moderator?
How do I download submission comments as a PDF in SpeedGrader?
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