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Updated on: Oct 16, 2024
How do I use the To Do list and sidebar in the Dashboard as a student?
<p>The sidebar contains the To Do list and other sections that help you know what assignments and events are coming up in all of your courses. The sidebar includes specific items for instructor and student roles. If you are enrolled in Canvas courses with more than one user role, your sidebar may show items for both roles.</p> <p>The Dashboard sidebar is similar to the sidebar that displays in your Course Home Page, but the course sidebar only includes items for the specific course. Depending on the setup of your Course Home Page, the sidebar in a course may contain additional sections than shown in the Dashboard sidebar. Learn how to view the <a href="../../4212/l/41953?data-resolve-url=true&data-manual-id=4212" data-object-class="article" data-object-uuid="329E2263-051D-4FB3-8D71-C7A01B7EB7A3" data-object-manual-uuid="2E9743B0-E3D9-012F-D7F0-12313804AAC3" data-resolve-url="true" target="_blank">Course Home Page</a>.</p>Manual Canvas Basics Guide -
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How do I view grades for all courses in the Card View Dashboard?
<p>You can view overall course grades in the Dashboard. This button is available to all user roles and displays grades for both courses being taken and courses being taught, if any.</p> <p><strong>Note:</strong> You may not be able to view grade totals.</p>Manual Canvas Basics Guide -
Updated on: Oct 16, 2024
How do I create hyperlinks to user, group, or course files in the Rich Content Editor?
<p>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).</p> <p><strong>Note:</strong> 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.</p>Manual Canvas Basics Guide -
Updated on: Oct 16, 2024
How do I upload and embed a media file from my computer in the Rich Content Editor?
<p>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).</p> <p>Canvas allows you to <a href="../../4152/l/719727?data-resolve-url=true&data-manual-id=4152" data-object-class="article" data-object-uuid="3E78BBA0-FEF7-0134-D95C-22000AB760A3" data-object-manual-uuid="2E64DA50-E3D9-012F-D7C3-12313804AAC3" data-resolve-url="true" target="_blank">upload supported media types</a>.</p> <p>Canvas videos also support caption files. Once you upload a video, learn how to <a href="../../4152/l/719744?data-resolve-url=true&data-manual-id=4152" data-object-class="article" data-object-uuid="04A601B0-FEFB-0134-5EBD-22000BC102FE" data-object-manual-uuid="2E64DA50-E3D9-012F-D7C3-12313804AAC3" data-resolve-url="true" target="_blank">add captions to a video.</a></p>Manual Canvas Basics Guide -
Updated on: Oct 16, 2024
How do I record media using the Rich Content Editor?
<p>You can use the Rich Content Editor to record a video. You can record media for any length of time, but shorter video recordings are recommended. If your video is longer than 15 minutes, you may want to consider recording and uploading using an external provider. Longer media lengths require a longer rendering time and may be interrupted without a stable internet connection.</p> <p>The Rich Content Editor is used in features that support the editor (Announcements, Assignments, Discussions, Pages, Quizzes, or Syllabus).</p> <p>Canvas videos also support caption files. Once you record and save your video, learn how to <a href="../../4152/l/719744?data-resolve-url=true&data-manual-id=4152" data-object-class="article" data-object-uuid="04A601B0-FEFB-0134-5EBD-22000BC102FE" data-object-manual-uuid="2E64DA50-E3D9-012F-D7C3-12313804AAC3" data-resolve-url="true" target="_blank">add captions to a video</a>.</p>Manual Canvas Basics Guide -
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How do I contact Canvas Support?
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How do I manage video options in the Rich Content Editor?
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How do I embed media files from Canvas into the Rich Content Editor?
<p>You can use the Content Selector to insert and upload course images into the Rich Content Editor. The Rich Content Editor is used in features that support the editor (Announcements, Assignments, Discussions, Pages, Quizzes, or Syllabus).</p> <p><strong>Note</strong><strong>s</strong>: </p> <ul><li>If you do not need to upload images, you can embed images using the Rich Content Editor <a href="../../4152/l/115077?data-resolve-url=true&data-manual-id=4152" data-object-class="article" data-object-uuid="BE180BCD-2E5C-42EA-92F0-F3A521856F32" data-object-manual-uuid="2E64DA50-E3D9-012F-D7C3-12313804AAC3" data-resolve-url="true" target="_blank">Embed Image functionality</a>. </li> <li>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.</li> </ul>Manual Canvas Basics Guide -
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How do I link to a document from Canvas in the Rich Content Editor?
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Updated on: Oct 15, 2024
How do I use the Terms page in an account?
<p>The basic function of a term is to give a default set of start and end dates to any course assigned to that term. Terms can be added manually or created through SIS imports.</p> <p>Canvas always includes a default term, which cannot be removed. However, you can create terms with specific start and end dates.</p> <p>Once a user is added to a course, terms set default dates for when users have access to courses assigned to that term. <em>Access</em> relates to published courses.</p> <p><a href="https://vimeo.com/73008309" target="_blank">View a video about Terms</a>.</p>Manual Canvas Admin Guide
