Author: Tyler Daneman

Change Assignment Due Dates Using the Calendar

This can be faster than editing Assignments individually. Seeing all Assignments on a single calendar can be helpful for context and planning.

  1. Click on the Calendar button in the Canvas gray global navigation menu
  2. Click your course at the far right
  3. You can change an Assignment’s due date by dragging & dropping it, or enter a date manually.The calendar view in Canvas. The calendar icon in the toolbar on the left is highlighted with #1 next to it. On the right side of the screen, in the list called Calendars, a course name is highlighted with a #2 next to it. The selectable item in the calendar titled "Final" is highlighted and labeled #3.
    1. To drag & drop: Select the Assignment title on the calendar. Drag and drop it to the calendar square that indicates the desired due date.
    2. To manually enter a date: Click the Assignment on the calendar. In the window that opens, click Edit. In the next window, choose a new date and click Submit.The pop-up window that appears after clicking on an item in Canvas calendar, with an "Edit" button in the bottom right corner. Below is the subsequent pop-up window for editing the event. It has three rows to input information labeled, "Title," "Due," and "Groups." The "Due" row has a calendar icon on the right side that is highlighted. There is a "Submit" button in the lower right corner of this window.
  4. You have now changed the due date for this Assignment—not just on your calendar, but for the actual Assignment. You can check it by going to the Assignments tab and confirming that the due date has changed. Continue doing this with each Assignment that needs updating.

Undated Assignments

If you have any Undated assignments (Assignments Discussions, or Quizzes with no due dates established) you can quickly add dates by dragging and dropping them onto the calendar.

  1. Click on the Calendar button in the Canvas gray global navigation menu
  2. Click your course at the far right
  3. Unfurl the arrow next to Undated
  4. In the list that appears, drag any Assignment onto the calendar to the due date you wish to establish.The calendar view in Canvas. The calendar icon in the toolbar on the left is highlighted with #1 next to it. On the right side of the screen, the section to select which course calendar is displaying is highlighted with #2 next to it. Below that is a list title, "Undated," that is highlighted with #3 next to it. One of the items in this list is highlighted, with #4 next to it, and an arrow pointing from the list to the calendar.
  5. You have now changed the due date for this Assignment—not just on your calendar, but for the actual Assignment. You can check it by going to the Assignments tab and confirming that the due date has changed. Continue doing this with each Assignment that needs a due date.

Add More Time to an Exam Attempt

If your quiz is unpublished, add an Assign box for any student(s) needing more time.

If your quiz is published, add an Assign box or use the moderate this quiz option.

Add an Assign Box

  1. Go to the Quizzes tab, click on the quiz title, then click the Edit button.
  2. Scroll to the bottom of the page. In the Assign section, click the +Add button:button reading +Add
  3. A new Assign box will appear. In the Assign to field, select the name of the student needing additional time from the dropdown list that will appear. Add any additional students needing time.
  4. Enter a date in the Due field so it will appear on the course calendar for the student(s).
  5. If you wish, you can set Available from and Until dates and times to require the student(s) to access it at a particular time.
    1. Please note that all of the students named in this Assign to field will be required to use the same availability dates and times; if a student requires a different set of dates and times, click the +Add button again to create an additional Assign box. Enter the availability periods.
  6. When you are finished, click Save.
  7. The student(s) will be able to access the quiz once it is published.

Use Moderate this Quiz

  1. Go to the Quizzes tab, click on the quiz title, then click Moderate this Quiz along the far right:A gear icon and text that says Moderate This Quiz
  2. Click the pencil icon next to the student needing more time. If you have multiple students needing more time, click the checkbox next to each name before clicking the pencil icon.
  3. Enter the number of attempts, checkmark Manually unlock the quiz for the next attempt (for quizzes where you’d previously set availability dates), then click Save:Student Extensions pop-up window. A field called "extra attempts" contains a number. There is a checkmark next to "Manually unlock the quiz for the next attempt." There is a Save button at the bottom right.
  4. Tell the student(s) that they are able to access the quiz.

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Importing Content From a Canvas Course into a Different Canvas Course

  1. Log in to the course you wish to copy into
  2. Click Settings in the course navigation menu
  3. In the menus along the far right, select Import Course Content
  4. For Content Type, choose Copy a Canvas Course
  5. Search for your course by typing the name of the course you wish to copy from
  6. In the popup, select the course you want to copyIn the Import Content window, a course name was entered into the second area called "Search for a course." There is an Import button at the bottom right.
  7. Choose either Select specific content or All Content; click Import
    • If you’re choosing specific items:
      • On the next screen, click Select Content
      • Twirl down the arrow(s) to checkmark a specific folder or files
      • Click Select Content
  8. You’ll see the content importing (wait for it to change from “Running” to “Completed”)
  9. The items will automatically publish in the new course. If you wish, you can unpublish them by pressing the green checkmark circle icon A circle with a checkmark in the center

Delete Files from the “My Files” Folder

You might wish to delete items from your Canvas folder if you are encountering a message that you have exceeded your user storage quota, similar to the one below:Canvas error message that says "User storage quota exceeded."Exceeding your storage limit can prevent you from uploading files to Discussions, Conversation messages, My Files, and other items.

To make space for more file uploads, you can delete files in the following folders of your personal files folder until the total file size is under 524 MB:
·         My Files
·         Conversation attachments
·         Unfiled
Files in the Submissions folder do not count against your personal storage limit and cannot be deleted.

Please note that once a file has been deleted from the My Files folder, it will be deleted from any items in Canvas. For instance, it will be deleted from previous Discussion posts and Conversation messages (also known as the Inbox).

For tips on creating smaller image files, please see this guide: Take a screenshot.

  1. Click Account in the gray global navigation menu > FilesThe Account button in the global navigation menu showing a menu with a link called Files.
  2. Your My Files folder will open.
  3. Select the 3 dots next to the file you wish to delete and click Delete:Three dots at the top right of folder list. Delete is at the bottom of the list.

Please note that once a file has been deleted from the My Files folder, it will be deleted from any items in Canvas. For instance, it will be deleted from previous Discussion posts and Conversation messages.

  1. Refresh your browser. If you had deleted many large files, you’ll notice the percentage of used storage space (at the bottom of the Files list) has decreased:A status bar indicating how full storage is. To the right of it the percentage being used and the total number of megabytes being used
  2. Going forward, please make sure that any files you upload are being uploaded to a course (where applicable) instead of your My Files folder (also called User items). It can be easy to inadvertently post a file against your personal “My Files” storage limit.

Copy a Canvas Item to Another Course

  1. Select the item you wish to copy (e.g. Page, Assignment, Discussion, Quiz, or Announcement).
  2. At the top right, select the 3 dots > Copy toAfter clicking on the 3 dots at the top right of the Canvas page, the Copy To selection is the second item down
  3. Enter the course title to copy to:After clicking Copy To, a field displays "Begin typing to search" with a Copy button at the bottom right.
  4. Select the course to copy into. Make sure to choose the correct semester.
  5. (optional) If you wish you can choose a specific Module within the destination course to copy into.
  6. Click Copy.
  7. You will see a message that the Copy operation started successfully.
  8. Go to the destination course to see the copied content.
    • If the copied item contained uploaded images, videos or items linked to the Files tab (e.g. PDFs), use Student View to check that those assets appear correctly in the destination course.