Canvas LMS Instructor Guide

How do I attach a file to a discussion reply as an instructor?

You can attach a file to a Discussion reply using the attachment icon. Attached files are also uploaded to your Personal Files in the unfiled folder.

Notes:

You can only upload one attachment in your reply. Once an attachment is posted to a discussion post, the attachment cannot be deleted.
Instructors have the option to not allow students to attach files to Discussions. If you cannot attach a file, this feature has been disabled.

00:07: How do I attach a file to a discussion reply as an instructor?

00:11: In Course Navigation, click the Discussions link.

00:16: Click the name of the discussion you want to participate in.

00:20: Click the Reply button.

00:22: After adding content using the Rich Content Editor to the discussion reply,

00:27: click the Attach link.

00:29: In the file window, locate and click the name of the file.

00:32: Click the Choose or Open button.

00:36: If required by your institution, you will need to select usage right settings

00:40: for your attachment to manage usage.

00:42: Write settings, click the set usage rights icon in

00:46: the usage. Right drop-down menu, select one of five usage rights,

00:51: I hold the copyright. If you created the original content, I

00:55: have obtained permission to use the file.

00:57: If you obtain permission from the author, the material is in the public

01:01: domain. If explicitly assigned to public domain cannot be copyrighted

01:05: or is no longer protected by copyright, the material is subject

01:10: to an exception. Example, fair, use the right to quote, or others

01:14: under applicable copyright laws. If it is an excerpt or summary used

01:18: for commentary, news, reporting research or analysis and education

01:23: or the material is licensed under Creative.

01:26: Commons, which also require setting a specific Creative.

01:30: Commons license. If you are an instructor and are not sure which

01:34: usage rate applies to your file, Please consult your institutional admin

01:38: for guidance. If known enter the copyright holder information in the

01:42: copyright holder field to save your usage.

01:45: Right settings, click the save button, you can edit usage right settings

01:49: by clicking the set usage rights icon

01:53: Click the Reply button.

01:55: Your discussion reply. Your attached file displays under the

01:59: text.

02:00: This guide covered how to attach a file to a discussion reply as an instructor.

Open Discussions

In Course Navigation, click the Discussions link.

Open Discussion

Click the name of the discussion you want to participate in.

Create Reply

Click the Reply button.

Attach File

After adding content using the Rich Content Editor to the discussion reply [1], click the Attach link [2].

Note: If you cannot attach a file, this feature has been disabled.

Select File Upload

In the file window, locate and click the name of the file [1]. Click the Choose or Open button [2].

Note: You can only upload one attachment in your reply.

Set Attached File Usage Rights

If required by your institution, you will need to select usage right settings for your attachment. To manage usage right settings, click the Set usage rights icon [1].

In the Usage Right drop-down menu [2], select one of five usage rights. If you are an instructor and are not sure which usage right applies to your file, please consult your institutional admin for guidance:

I hold the copyright (original content created by you)
I have obtained permission to use the file (authorized permission by the author)
The material is in the public domain (explicitly assigned to public domain, cannot be copyrighted, or is no longer protected by copyright)
The material is subject to an exception - e.g. fair use, the right to quote, or others under applicable copyright laws (excerpt or summary used for commentary, news reporting, research, or analysis in education)
The material is licensed under Creative Commons; this option also requires setting a specific Creative Commons license

If known, enter the copyright holder information in the Copyright Holder field [3].

To save your usage right settings, click the Save button [4]. You can edit usage right settings by clicking the Set usage rights icon.

Post Reply

Click the Reply button.

View Discussion Reply

View your discussion reply. Your attached file displays under the text.

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