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* Summary * Availability * Configuration * Account Setup * Course Setup * Feature Workflow Summary Leveraging semantic algorithms and AI, Smart Search allows users to search Canvas course content by understanding the context of queries and finding relevant results based on that context. ` Smart Search facilitates faster…
If you have additional colleagues who are participating in Smart Search Beta, they can be added to this private group by submitting their community username on this form.
Smart Search can either be enabled at a Course or Sub-Account level. * Enabling Smart Search in a Course * Enabling Smart Search at a Sub-Account Level Enabling Smart Search in a Course 1. Navigate to Course Settings > Feature Options 2. Enable the Smart Search Feature Option. * Guide: How do I manage new features for a…
* 2025-08-16 * 2024-06-05 * 2024-05-22 * 2024-04-10 2025-08-16 Updated Features Interface Update For more details related to this release, see the Canvas Release Notes (2025-08-16). Published 2025-07-13 2024-06-05 Updated Features Added How It Works Button A “How It Works” button to better explain the current scope of…
Last updated: 2025.11.13 We're prioritizing our Smart Search development directly based off of feedback received from our Beta Customers. We're primarily focusing on some UI enhancements to improve the User Experience. Following the improved UI, we're working on increasing the various types of objects that are included in…
* What is Smart Search? * How does the Search feature work? * What AI is being used? * What regions are currently supported? * What content is searched? * How is content searched? * Will Smart Search be a paid-for feature to Canvas? * What languages are supported? * Has this feature been vetted for accessibility? * Will…