I want students to write the exam essay in the textbox and not on a separate document that they then attach. Is there any way to prevent the students from being able to attach or upload a file in an essay question in a quiz/exam?
Since you asked about a quiz, @KOverall , I assume you mean the Essay Question type and that students are attaching the file via the Documents button in the Rich Content Editor toolbar:
File upload button in Rich Content Editor toolbar
Unfortunately there is not an option to disable the RCE toolbar in Classic Quizzes.
However, New Quizzes does have this option! The RCE is on by default but instructors can decide not to allow it. There are other options for essay questions that New Quizzes has:
RCE option in New Quizzes essay question
More information about these options is available in the Canvas Guides document How do I create an Essay question in New Quizzes?
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