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How do I embed a video in a page in a course?

Canvas lets you embed video content within a page.

Notes:

  • Canvas only supports secure video URLs (HTTPS) for embedding.
  • Video playback defaults to the lowest resolution quality. Users can manage video playback options in the video settings menu.

Open Pages

Open Pages

In Course Navigation, click the Pages link.

View Pages

View Pages

Pages is designed to open to the front page for the course, if there is a front page selected.  To select a page from the Pages Index, click the View All Pages button.

Open Page

Open Page

Click the title of the page you want to view.

Edit Page

Edit Page

Click the Edit button.

Open Insert Media Tool

Open Insert Media Tool

Click the Media icon. You can upload and embed media files from your computer or Canvas.

Notes:

  • Media will be inserted at the location of your cursor in the Rich Content Editor.
  • You can also upload and embed media files from external sources or YouTube.

Save Page

Save Page

Click the Save button.

View Page

View Page

View the video embedded into your page.