What types of files can be previewed in Canvas?
Canvas supports a variety of document types that can be converted in Canvas. If the submitted file is an assignment and Canvas DocViewer supported file type, the file will be rendered by DocViewer in SpeedGrader. If the submitted file is not an assignment or a DocViewer supported file type, the file will be rendered by Google Previewer. If your file upload does not display a preview, try uploading it as a different file type.
Canvas supports previews for documents up to 100 MB and 999 pages.
Notes:
- SpeedGrader may take up to ten minutes after an assignment is submitted to display a document that supports DocViewer.
- Files over 30 MB need to be downloaded to view.
Document Preview Files
The following file types are supported for Canvas DocViewer:
| .doc | .ods |
.sxc |
| .docx | .odt |
.sxi |
| .key | .pages | .sxw |
| .numbers | .txt | |
| .odf |
.ppt |
.xlsx |
| .odg |
.pptx |
.xls |
| .odp |
.rtf |
Notes:
- HTML located within a text file (.txt) cannot be previewed or annotated in DocViewer and must be downloaded to view the content.
- Audio and video located within Powerpoint files (.ppt/.pptx) cannot be previewed in DocViewer and must be downloaded to view the content.
- In the Canvas Teacher and Canvas Student apps, OpenDocument files (.ods/.odt) cannot be previewed in DocViewer. However, if the user has a third party app installed on the device, they can use that app to view OpenDocument formats.
- To preview Apple iWork files (.pages, .numbers, and .key), your Canvas account must be located within the United States.
Document Preview Fonts
The following fonts are supported for Canvas DocViewer:
|
AR PL UMing
Light (CN, HK, TW, TWE)
|
DejaVu Sans Extra Light
Book
Bold
Oblique
Bold Oblique
Condensed
|
IPA Mincho Regular
|
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AR PL UKai
Book (CN, HK, TW, TWE)
|
DejaVu Sans Condensed Book
Bold
Oblique
Bold Oblique
Condensed
Condensed Bold
Condensed Oblique
Condensed Bold Oblique
|
Times New Roman Regular
Italic
Bold
Bold Italic
|
|
Arial Regular
Bold
Italic
Bold Italic
|
Georgia Regular
Italic
Bold
Bold Italic
|
Verdana Regular
Italic
Bold
Bold Italic
|
|
Arial Narrow Regular
Italic
Bold Italic
|
IPAP Mincho Regular
|
Un Batang Regular
Bold
|
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Arial Unicode Regular
Bold
|
IPA Gothic Regular
|
Un Dinaru Regular
Bold
Light
|
|
Calibri Regular
Bold
Italic
Bold Italic
|
IPAP Gothic Regular
|
Un Dotum Regular
Bold
|
|
DejaVu Serif Book
Bold
Italic
Bold Italic
|
Meiryo Regular
|
Un Graphic Regular
Bold
|
|
Dotum Regular
|
M Hei PRC Regular
|
Un Gungseo Regular
|
|
Cambria Regular
Bold
Italic
Bold Italic
|
M Hei HK Medium Regular
|
Un Pilgi Regular
Bold
|
|
Cambria Math Regular
|
MingLiu Regular |
Wingdings 1 Regular
|
|
Comic Sans Regular
Bold
|
Monotype Sorts Regular
|
Wingdings 2 Regular
|
|
Courier New Regular
Italic
Bold
Bold Italic
|
Palace Script MT Regular
|
Wingdings 3 Regular
|
|
DejaVu Serif Condensed Book
Bold
Italic
Bold Italic
Condensed
Condensed Bold
Condensed Italic
Condensed Bold Italic
|
SimSun Regular |
|
|
DejaVu Sans Mono Book
Oblique
Bold
Bold Oblique
|
Symbol Regular
|
Image Preview Files
The following image files are supported for Canvas DocViewer:
| .bmp | .png |
.tiff |
| .jpeg | .svg | |
| .jpg |
.tif |
Note: TIF and TIFF file previews are not native to most browsers and may not preview in Canvas.
