Using Canvas teacher on ipad pro 12.9

I use the canvas teacher app to grade papers on my ipad pro 12.9 (4th generation). As you can see from the screen shot below, there is no way to close the side bar, which makes it impossible to grade in portrait mode and only a bit easier to grade in landscape. Is there no fix for this?

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Kristin Lundstrum

Hi @RMBuck - While I do not have an iPad Pro, I double-checked this with my iPad (6th Gen) running 15.0.2. When I open a submission (I tried a variety!), I was able to change from portrait to landscape and back easily.

The sidebar closes automatically when I'm in vertical mode. When I tap the light gray line above comments, it expands first to the halfway point on my screen. When I tap it again, it fully expands. Tap a third time, and it closes.

However, I see where it could be helpful to be able to hide the side menu when I am annotating AND my iPad is in landscape view. This hasn't ever been a feature, but I bet a number of instructors would enjoy having it available. I think it would be worthwhile to share a new idea conversation! If you author an idea, please link it back to this conversation. That way, when other Community members search for a solution, they'll be able to piece everything together.

Kristin Lundstrum

Hi @RMBuck and @RobertBickers (and other Community Members who find this thread). While helping someone today, I discovered this idea: Let the 12.9-inch iPad Pro have a collapsible comment bar so we can grade papers full size

While this doesn't mean the feature is available for iPad Pro users, it does mean that it's an ongoing conversation in the Community. Please consider commenting and rating the idea.

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Kristin Lundstrum

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I am having the same problem. It appears that the software is reading screen width resolution on the 12.9 inch iPad Pro rather than screen orientation. This prevents it from moving the tools around correctly.

It isI am having the same problem. It appears that the software is reading screen width resolution on the 12.9 inch iPad Pro rather than screen orientation. This prevents it from moving the tools around correctly.

It is really limiting having an enormous screen with very little usable real estate.

Kristin Lundstrum

While this doesn't mean the feature is available for iPad Pro users, it does mean that it's an ongoing conversation in the Community. Please consider commenting and rating the idea.

RMBuck

Agreed--this is long overdue.

ChristineC

This iPad Pro issue is extremely frustrating, and surely easy to fix, given that what we are asking for already happens for regular iPads. Canvas, please allow us the option of using the full screen to read in the Teacher app!

RMBuck

It has now been more than 2 years since the last “update” regarding this issue, and still there is no resolution. Can anyone from the project management team provide an update? At the very least, let us know that this problem will not be fixed (if that is the case) so that we won’t waste time with additional posts and questions.

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