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Updated on: Jan 17, 2020
How do I upload and embed an image in the New Rich Content Editor as a student?
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Updated on: Jan 17, 2020
How do I embed images from Canvas into the New Rich Content Editor as a student?
You can embed images from your personal files in Canvas into the Rich Content Editor. You can also add alt tags to your images for better accessibility.
You can only embed images that have been previously uploaded to your personal or course files. However, as an instructor, you have the option to upload images to your course files using the content selector. If a change is made to the image in your personal files after it has been embedded, the image you have added to the Rich Content Editor will not be changed.
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Updated on: Jan 17, 2020
How do I manage alt text and display options for images embedded in the New Rich Content Editor as a student?
You can use the Rich Content Editor to embed images from Flickr Creative Commons. You can also add alt tags to your images for better accessibility.
The Rich Content Editor is used in features that support the editor (Announcements, Assignments, Discussions, Pages, Quizzes, or Syllabus). If a change is made to the source of your image after it has been embedded, the image you have added to the Rich Content Editor will not be changed.
Note: Although an image may appear in the Flickr Creative Commons, not all images have the same license. Some Flickr images require an attribution to appear within the image. You may want to confirm the image copyright before using it in your course. Click the image to view it directly on Flickr.
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Updated on: Jan 17, 2020
How do I upload and embed a media file from my computer in the New Rich Content Editor as a student?
You can use the Rich Content Editor to upload a video. The Rich Content Editor is used in features that support the editor (Announcements, Assignments, Discussions, Pages, Quizzes, or Syllabus).
Canvas allows you to upload supported media types.
Canvas videos also support caption files. Once you upload a video, learn how to add captions to a video.
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How do I insert a table using the New Rich Content Editor as a student?
You can use the Rich Content Editor to insert, format, edit, and delete a table.
The Rich Content Editor is used in features that support the editor (Announcements, Assignments, Discussions, Pages, Quizzes, or Syllabus).
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Updated on: Jan 17, 2020
How do I use the HTML view in the New Rich Content Editor as a student?
You can use the Rich Content Editor to embed content using HTML. The Rich Content Editor is used in features that support the editor (Announcements, Assignments, Discussions, Pages, Quizzes, or Syllabus).
When attempting to do custom HTML coding in Canvas, you may discover that certain HTML codes do not work upon saving. This is because Canvas will only support certain HTML elements for security reasons. This also applies to content copied and pasted from an external source. Below is a link to a list of HTML tags that are permissible in Canvas. HTML tags that are not on this list may be stripped out of the Canvas Rich Content Editor when you save your work. View the Canvas HTML whitelist PDF for more information.
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How do I create hyperlinks to external URLs in the New Rich Content Editor as a student?
You can use the Rich Content Editor to create a hyperlink.
The Rich Content Editor is used in features that support the editor (Announcements, Assignments, Discussions, Pages, Quizzes, or Syllabus).
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Updated on: Jan 17, 2020
How do I create hyperlinks to user files in the New Rich Content Editor as a student?
You can use the Rich Content Editor to insert course files from the Content Selector. The Rich Content Editor is used in features that support the editor (Announcements, Assignments, Discussions, Pages, Quizzes, or Syllabus).
Note: In Pages and the Syllabus, the Content Selector sidebar includes visual style updates and content section pagination. However, the overall functionality of the Content Selector throughout Canvas is the same.
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How do I edit and remove hyperlinks in the New Rich Content Editor as a student?
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How do I view New Analytics in a course as a student?
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