How do I view course files?
Course files include any content uploaded to a course. By default, each course has 500 MB of storage space in Canvas (Free-for-Teacher accounts are limited to 250 MB). Administrators can change the quota for the entire institution or on a course-by-course basis. Files uploaded to a course do not count towards your personal file quota.
If the Course Files link is shown in the Course Navigation menu, any user in the course can view course files. If you are an instructor, you can learn how to manage Course Navigation links. However, parents/observers may only be able to access certain course files.
Open Files
In Course Navigation, click the Files link.
View Course Files
All published course files can be viewed by all course users [1]. However, some files may restrict access to specific users.
You can view your user quota and what percentage of that quota has been used [2].
If you want to switch to the old view, click the Switch to Old Files Page button [3].
Open Folder
To view folder contents, click the folder name.
Open File
To open a file, click the name of the file [1]. To download the file, click the File Options icon [2], then click Download [3].
Preview File
The file preview displays the file and file information details, as well as a link to download the file. You can scroll through the document, zoom in and out, and view the document in full screen.
To exit the preview, click the Close button [1] or the Close icon [2].
View All Files
To view the files for all your courses and your personal user files, click the All My Files button.
