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How do I add a new term in an account?
Updated on: Oct 15, 2024
- Canvas LMS Guides Canvas Admin Guide Terms How do I add a new term in an account?
Admin Guide Terms Canvas Admin consortium
The basic function of a term is to give default start and end dates to any course assigned to that term. Terms can be imported using a SIS file or manually set up. Make sure the term date is set up correctly before courses are moved into the term.
How do I add a new user role in Canvas?
Updated on: Oct 11, 2024
- Canvas LMS Guides Canvas Admin Guide Roles and Permissions How do I add a new user role in Canvas?
Account Admin Guide Permissions Canvas Admin roles
You can create account-level roles in Canvas.
How do I create or manage question banks in an account?
Updated on: Oct 11, 2024
- Canvas LMS Guides Canvas Admin Guide Question Banks How do I create or manage question banks in an account?
Admin Canvas question bank Admin Guide Account
How do I approximate my assignment scores using the What-If Grades feature?
Updated on: Oct 09, 2024
- Canvas LMS Guides Canvas Student Guide Grades How do I approximate my assignment scores using the What-If Grades feature?
Canvas Grades Grading Periods Student Student Guide What-If Grades grades page Marks
You can view your grades based on What-If scores so that you know how grades will be affected by certain scores.
How do I view Collaborations as a student?
Updated on: Oct 09, 2024
- Canvas LMS Guides Canvas Student Guide Collaborations How do I view Collaborations as a student?
Collaborations Student Guide Office 365 Canvas microsoft office Student Google Drive google docs
<p>You can join a Collaboration using Google Docs in Canvas. You can view the collaboration in Canvas or you can view the document in your Google account.</p> <p>Note: Each collaborator will need a Google account and will need to authorize Canvas to access his or her Google account to use Google...
How do I make API calls in an account with an access token?
Updated on: Oct 08, 2024
- Canvas LMS Guides Canvas Admin Guide API How do I make API calls in an account with an access token?
Admin Guide Admin Canvas api token API
How do I suspend or reactivate users in an account?
Updated on: Oct 08, 2024
- Canvas LMS Guides Canvas Admin Guide People How do I suspend or reactivate users in an account?
Account Admin Admin Guide Canvas People user details
You can edit a user's details in your account.
How do I import SCORM files as a page?
Updated on: Oct 08, 2024
- Canvas LMS Guides Canvas Instructor Guide Pages How do I import SCORM files as a page?
SCORM SCORM pages SCORM upload Pages pages upload
How do I publish or unpublish a module as an instructor?
Updated on: Oct 08, 2024
- Canvas LMS Guides Canvas Instructor Guide Modules How do I publish or unpublish a module as an instructor?
Instructor Guide Modules Canvas draft state Instructor publish unpublish
How do I view captions in a video in the Rich Content Editor?
Updated on: Oct 08, 2024
- Canvas LMS Guides Canvas Basics Guide Rich Content Editor (RCE) How do I view captions in a video in the Rich Content Editor?
Canvas Captions Student Video Accessibility Instructor Observer
Some videos within Canvas may contain closed captioned files. You can view the captions in the closed-captioning menu.

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