Recent Updates

  • Updated on: Jun 19, 2020

    How do I bulk upload files to my user or group files?

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  • Updated on: Jun 19, 2020

    How do I bulk upload files to a course?

    If you have a lot of files to add to your course, you can bulk upload them.

    Notes:

    • You can also bulk upload files by dragging and dropping the files into Canvas from your computer. However, sometimes too many files can cause problems. If you have more than 50 files, try zipping the files and uploading the ZIP file into your course.
    • If you are using Usage Rights, you must set the file usage rights before the files can be published.
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  • Updated on: May 20, 2020

    How do I create a Microsoft Office 365 collaboration as a student?

    You can use Microsoft Office 365 to create a collaboration with a Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file. You can select individual users, groups, or both as part of a collaboration.

    Notes:

    • If you cannot create a Microsoft collaboration, this feature has not been enabled for the course.
    • Once you invite a user to a collaboration, the collaboration is available to the user in the user's Microsoft OneDrive. Uninviting the user or deleting the collaboration does not remove access to the collaboration once a user has been added.
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  • Updated on: May 20, 2020

    How do I create a Microsoft Office 365 collaboration as an instructor?

    You can use Microsoft Office 365 to create a collaboration with a Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file. You can select individual users, groups, or both as part of a collaboration.

    Notes:

    • If you cannot create a Microsoft collaboration, this feature has not been enabled for the course.
    • Once you invite a user to a collaboration, the collaboration is available to the user in the user's Microsoft OneDrive. Uninviting the user or deleting the collaboration does not remove access to the collaboration once a user has been added.
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  • Updated on: May 15, 2020

    How do I install PowerShell 3.0 on a Windows machine?

    Admins using Windows can use PowerShell to import data to Canvas and set up an automated data integration between Canvas and your SIS. PowerShell is typically installed natively on the Windows operating system.

    Note: If you already have PowerShell installed with a version older than 3.0, remove the old version before installing PowerShell 3.0.

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  • Updated on: May 15, 2020

    How do I view my Microsoft Office 365 files in Canvas as an instructor?

    If you have enabled Microsoft Office 365, you can view all files in your Microsoft Office 365 (OneDrive) folder in Canvas. The OneDrive folder is accessed from the Course Navigation Menu.

    Notes:

    • You can only view one OneDrive account at a time in Canvas. Make sure you are logged in to the account you want to view in Canvas. If necessary you can log out of your account and authenticate with a different account.
    • Currently, OneDrive files cannot be accessed from course or personal files in Canvas.
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  • Updated on: May 08, 2020

    How do I view my Microsoft Office 365 files in Canvas as a student?

    If your course has enabled Microsoft Office 365, you can view all files in your Microsoft Office 365 (OneDrive) folder in Canvas. The OneDrive folder is accessed from the Course Navigation Menu.

    Notes:

    • You can only view one OneDrive account at a time in Canvas. Make sure you are logged in to the account you want to view in Canvas. If necessary you can log out of your account and authenticate with a different account.
    • Currently, OneDrive files cannot be accessed from course or personal files in Canvas.
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  • Updated on: May 08, 2020

    How do I use Chat as a student?

    The Chat tool can be used for real-time conversation with course users. Any user in the course can participate in a chat conversation. All content in a course chat can be viewed by anyone in the course. Currently there is no load limit for a course chat, but larger numbers of course users may affect performance.

    A user must be actively viewing the chat tool to appear in the chat list. You can open Chat in a new browser window while viewing other areas in Canvas.

    Note:

    • If you cannot view the Chat tool, Chat has not been enabled for your institution.
    • You cannot delete chat messages.
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  • Updated on: May 08, 2020

    Restoring Canvas course content

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  • Updated on: May 08, 2020

    Updating users using an SIS import

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