How do I view the Instructure Guides?
The guides in the Instructure Community provide simple, yet comprehensive instruction for all Instructure software products. These guides are a free resource that can be accessed without logging into the Community.
Instructure Guides are created, organized, and maintained by the Instructure Community Team.
You can view guides for Instructure products in the Instructure Community. You can use the Community's top navigation menu and/or the Community's search field to locate guides.
Open Instructure Product Guides
Click All Guides [1] in the navigation menu to access guides for all Instructure products. All products and their guides and categories will then appear. To go to a specific guide's category, click the guide's tile [2].
Each tile displays that product's available guides and documentation. Because products offer different resources, the listed tiles may vary. You may see popular guides, role-based guides, language or video guides, troubleshooting resources, or guides organized by feature area or use case.
Note: Selecting a tile redirects you to the first listed guide in that category.
Search for a Guide Category
To search for a guide's category, enter your terms in the Search field [1]. Then click the tile in the search results [2].
Show More Categories
Selecting a category or subcategory opens the first guide listed in that category [1].
To hide the categories section, click the Hide Categories button [2].
Selecting a category or subcategory opens the first guide listed [1] in that category.
View Guide
Each guide displays other related guides and categories. To go to other categories, click the available guide names on the list [1].
To follow a guide for updates, click the Follow button [2].
To move to a specific section in the guide, click a section link in the Table of Contents [3].
To change the language, click the Language drop-down menu [4].
To give a quick feedback, click the Yes or No buttons [5].
If you need more help, click the Ask a Question button [6] to post a question in a community board.
Search for a Specific Guide
You can also find Instructure product guides by using the search field in the Instructure home page [1].
To search for a lesson, enter your terms in the Search field [2]. Then click the name of the lesson in the search results [3].
Links to Product Guide Pages
Canvas Guides and Documentation
You can access the guides and documentation for the Canvas family of products by using the following links:
All Canvas product guides: https://community.instructure.com/en/categories/canvas
Canvas LMS: https://community.instructure.com/en/categories/canvas-lms?showTab=guides
All Canvas Mobile Guides: https://community.instructure.com/en/categories/canvas_mobile?showTab=guides
Canvas Mobile Guides for Student iOS: https://community.instructure.com/en/kb/canvas_mobile-app-ios-guide
Canvas Mobile Guides for Student Android: https://community.instructure.com/en/kb/canvas_mobile-app-android-guide
Canvas Mobile Guides for Teachers iOS: https://community.instructure.com/en/kb/canvas_mobile-teacher-ios-guide
Canvas Mobile Guides for Teachers Android: https://community.instructure.com/en/kb/canvas_mobile-teacher-android-guide
Canvas Mobile Guides for Parents/Observers iOS: https://community.instructure.com/en/kb/canvas_mobile-parent-ios-guide
Canvas Mobile Guides for Parents/Observers Android: https://community.instructure.com/en/kb/canvas_mobile-parent-android-guide
Canvas Video Guides: https://community.instructure.com/en/kb/canvas-video-guides
Canvas Studio: https://community.instructure.com/en/kb/canvas-studio-guide
Canvas Catalog: https://community.instructure.com/en/kb/canvas_catalog-guide
Canvas Commons: https://community.instructure.com/en/kb/canvas_commons-guide
Canvas Credentials and Canvas Badges: https://community.instructure.com/en/kb/parchment-digital-badges-guide
Canvas Student Pathways: https://community.instructure.com/en/kb/canvas-student-pathways-eportfolios-pathways-guide
Canvas Network: https://community.instructure.com/en/categories/canvas-network
Canvas Student ePortfolios: https://community.instructure.com/en/kb/canvas-student-pathways-eportfolios-eportoflios-guide
Canvas Resource Documents: https://community.instructure.com/en/kb/canvas-resource
Mastery Guides and Documentation
You can access the guides and documentation for the Mastery family of products by using the following links:
All Mastery guides: https://community.instructure.com/en/categories/mastery
Mastery Connect: https://community.instructure.com/en/categories/mastery-connect?showTab=guides
Mastery Item Bank: https://community.instructure.com/en/kb/mastery-item-bank-guide
Elevate Guides and Documentation
You can access the guides and documentation for the Elevate family of products by using the following links:
All Elevate guides: https://community.instructure.com/en/categories/elevate
Elevate Data Quality: https://community.instructure.com/en/kb/elevate_data_quality-guide
Elevate Data Sync: https://community.instructure.com/en/categories/elevate_data_sync
Elevate Data Hub: https://community.instructure.com/en/categories/elevate_data_hub
Elevate Standards Alignment: https://community.instructure.com/en/categories/elevate-standards-alignment?showTab=guides
Impact Guides and Documentation
You can access the guides and documentation for Impact by using the following links:
All Impact guides: https://community.instructure.com/en/categories/impact?showTab=guides
Impact Guides: https://community.instructure.com/en/categories/impact?showTab=guides
How do I find information about the roadmap for Instructure products?
You can find information about Instructure's overall roadmap and roadmaps for Canvas, Mastery, Elevate, Impact, and LearnPlatform in the Instructure Community. Below are links to access each roadmap directly:
Instructure roadmap: https://community.instructure.com/en/instructure-roadmap
Canvas roadmap: https://community.instructure.com/en/canvas-roadmap
Mastery roadmap: https://community.instructure.com/en/mastery-roadmap
IgniteAI roadmap: https://community.instructure.com/en/igniteai-roadmap
