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

If you have enabled Microsoft Office 365, you can view all files in your Microsoft Office 365 (OneDrive) folder in Canvas. You can access the OneDrive folder 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, you cannot access OneDrive files from course, group, or personal Files in Canvas.

00:07: How do I view my Microsoft Office 365 files in canvas? 00:12: In course, navigation, click the Office 365 link. 00:18: You must authenticate your account, click the login button. 00:22: In an external window. Enter your Office 365 email 00:26: or phone number and password. 00:30: View the files and folders in your OneDrive folder. 00:33: OneDrive, displays file name and the date. 00:36: It was modified files display. 00:38: The file size 00:40: To search for a file enter, the name of the file and press the enter return 00:44: key. 00:46: OneDrive returns file results related to your search. 00:50: To open a file, click the name of the file. 00:54: View the file in Microsoft Word online, you can edit the document directly 00:58: in your browser if necessary. 01:01: If you have multiple OneDrive accounts and need to log out, click the logout 01:05: link You can log in again, using a different OneDrive account and 01:09: view those files in canvas. 01:12: This guide covered how to view Microsoft Office 365 files 01:16: in canvas.

Open Office 365

Open Office 365

In Course Navigation, click the Office 365 link.

Log in to Office 365

Log in to Office 365

You must authenticate your account. Click the Log In button.

In an external window, enter your Office 365 email (or phone number) and password.

View OneDrive

View OneDrive

View the files and folders in your OneDrive folder.

OneDrive displays file name [1] and the date it was modified [2]. Files display the file size [3].

Search for Files

Search for Files

To search for a file, enter the name of the file and press the Enter (Return) key.

View Search Results

View Search Results

OneDrive returns file results related to your search.

Open File

Open File

To open a file, click the name of the file.

View File

View File

View the file in Microsoft Word online. You can edit the document directly in your browser if necessary.

Log Out

Log Out

If you have multiple OneDrive accounts and need to log out, click the Logout link. You can log in again using a different OneDrive account and view those files in Canvas.