Recent Updates

  • Updated on: Jul 17, 2020

    How do I manage Consortiums in Commons?

    As an admin, you can manage (create, edit, and delete) consortiums for your account. A consortium is a collective of several institutions, which is different than a Commons group.

    You can also accept or decline invitations to consortiums and leave consortiums you have joined.

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  • Updated on: Jul 17, 2020

    How do I create and manage Groups in Commons?

    As an admin, you can manage (create, edit, and delete) groups for your account. A group is a subset within an institution, which is different than a consortium.

    As part of managing groups, you can add group managers. Group managers can change the group's name, add or remove group members, make other members group managers, and edit or delete resources shared to the group.

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  • Updated on: Jul 17, 2020

    How do I edit the details of a resource in Commons as an admin?

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  • Updated on: Jul 17, 2020

    How do I manage shared resources for my account in Commons?

    As an admin, you can manage (search, view, edit, remove) your account's shared resources.

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  • Updated on: Jun 19, 2020

    How do I bulk upload files to my user or group files?

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  • Updated on: Jun 19, 2020

    How do I bulk upload files to a course?

    If you have a lot of files to add to your course, you can bulk upload them.

    Notes:

    • You can also bulk upload files by dragging and dropping the files into Canvas from your computer. However, sometimes too many files can cause problems. If you have more than 50 files, try zipping the files and uploading the ZIP file into your course.
    • If you are using Usage Rights, you must set the file usage rights before the files can be published.
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  • Updated on: May 20, 2020

    How do I create a Microsoft Office 365 collaboration as a student?

    You can use Microsoft Office 365 to create a collaboration with a Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file. You can select individual users, groups, or both as part of a collaboration.

    Notes:

    • If you cannot create a Microsoft collaboration, this feature has not been enabled for the course.
    • Once you invite a user to a collaboration, the collaboration is available to the user in the user's Microsoft OneDrive. Uninviting the user or deleting the collaboration does not remove access to the collaboration once a user has been added.
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  • Updated on: May 20, 2020

    How do I create a Microsoft Office 365 collaboration as an instructor?

    You can use Microsoft Office 365 to create a collaboration with a Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file. You can select individual users, groups, or both as part of a collaboration.

    Notes:

    • If you cannot create a Microsoft collaboration, this feature has not been enabled for the course.
    • Once you invite a user to a collaboration, the collaboration is available to the user in the user's Microsoft OneDrive. Uninviting the user or deleting the collaboration does not remove access to the collaboration once a user has been added.
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  • Updated on: May 15, 2020

    How do I install PowerShell 3.0 on a Windows machine?

    Admins using Windows can use PowerShell to import data to Canvas and set up an automated data integration between Canvas and your SIS. PowerShell is typically installed natively on the Windows operating system.

    Note: If you already have PowerShell installed with a version older than 3.0, remove the old version before installing PowerShell 3.0.

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  • Updated on: May 15, 2020

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

    If you have enabled Microsoft Office 365, you can view all files in your Microsoft Office 365 (OneDrive) folder in Canvas. The OneDrive folder is accessed 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, OneDrive files cannot be accessed from course or personal files in Canvas.
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