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Adoption Toolkit: New Quizzes
What is the Adoption Toolkit? We heard you—there’s a growing need for more clarity and resources around New Quizzes. With recent improvements to the experience, we’ve created a toolkit to help streamline learning, planning, and adoption. The New Quizzes Adoption Toolkit is designed to serve as an introductory resource for…
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Alternative (Alt) Text Overview
What is alt text? Alt text (alternative text) is a brief written description of an image. It is read aloud by screen readers. It replaces the image for learners who cannot see it. If no alt text is provided, screen readers may skip the image or read a filename. If the image is decorative and adds no meaning, mark it as…
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Canvas Character Limits
This document includes the character limit for the Canvas Rich Content Editor in different parts of a course. Note: These are approximations based on the information given by our engineering team. Character Limit Announcement 153,585 characters Announcement Reply 64,620 characters Assignment 506,000 - 507,000 characters…
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Canvas Course Role Permissions
This document is for course role permissions; to view account role permissions, please visit the Canvas Account Role Permissions resource document. This document is designed as a complete reference for the Permissions page in Canvas. Using the information in this document, you may be able to troubleshoot…
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Canvas Course Role Permissions Comparison
This document is designed as a quick reference for default course role permission settings. Course role permissions can be managed in the Permissions page. Permissions are listed alphabetically, matching the order in the Canvas UI. Each permission includes the following information: The default status (enabled/disabled)…
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Canvas Course States Comparison
Canvas courses have three essential states: unpublished, published, and concluded. Course States Definition Unpublished Unpublished courses are courses in preparation; they are courses being authored by instructors, instructional designers, and administrators. While a course is unpublished, students cannot access or…
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Canvas Feature Option Summary
What feature options are currently available for an entire Canvas account? Instructure is continually adding new features to Canvas to improve your experience. The majority of improvements are made available as part of the Canvas regular release cycle. However, some features may change the workflow for common activities in…
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Canvas File Quotas
This document includes comprehensive information about default quotas, instructor quotas, and student quotas. Canvas file quotas dictate the available storage space for a Canvas course, group, or user. Some individual quota defaults can be modified by an account admin. Note: Imported or newly uploaded files count toward a…
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Canvas HTML Editor Allowlist
This document lists the HTML codes that are permissible in Canvas. Allowed HTML Tags a, acronym, address, area, article, aside, audio, b, bdo, big, blockquote, br, caption, cite, code, col, colgroup, dd, del, details, dfn, div, dl, dt, em, embed, footer, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, header, hr, i, img, ins iframe, kbd, legend, li,…
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Canvas Icon Summary
This document outlines common icons used in multiple areas of Canvas. InstUI iconography is curated by Canvas designers to ensure consistency in meaning throughout the interface. This document outlines common meanings for icons that are utilized in multiple areas of Canvas. Assignment Icon The Assignment icon represents…