Building Content
How to Enable PDF Previews Within a Page
Contents When adding or working with PDF links in Canvas—whether it’s newly uploaded content or part of migrated materials—Canvas will default to showing the PDF as a simple hyperlink. You may want to allow students to view the PDF directly within the course page, to do this you can enable an inline preview. How to […]
Canvas Course Standards Guide
This page details the Canvas Course Standards for The University of Manchester. These standards have been co-developed by academics, digital learning specialists, and students from across the University to guide academics in achieving the best outcomes for their students. The Canvas Course Standards document: Read more about how the standards were developed and view the […]
Copying Content Items and Modules Between Courses
The ability to copy items and modules between courses in Canvas can save you time and effort when building your live teaching course. We’ve provided both a video demonstration and a written guide — both walk you through the same simple process step by step. Contents Introduction The Copy To feature in Canvas allows you […]
Canvas Sandbox
This article will explain what a Sandbox is, how you access a Sandbox, how to edit a sandbox name, and how to add users to a Sandbox in Canvas. Contents What is a Sandbox? A Sandbox in Canvas is the equivalent of a Playground in Blackboard. Simply put, it is an empty course that you […]
Canvas Course Template
Contents Introduction To ensure a consistent and high-quality student experience across Canvas courses, the university has developed a Canvas Course Standards Guide, co-created by teaching staff, digital learning specialists, and students. The guide was created in conjunction with the Canvas core template. This template helps to provide a consistent structure across courses, and importantly, it […]
Importing a Canvas Commons Resource
Contents Finding a Resource The first step in importing a resource is to find it in the Commons library. When you open the Commons link from the global navigation menu, you will be taken to the Commons dashboard. By default, you will see all Commons resources that are currently available for you to download. If […]
Sharing a Resource to Commons
Contents Introduction Instructors in Canvas can make their resources available for others to use. This might include an assignment template, a pre-structured module, a quiz, or other course materials that could benefit colleagues. By sharing resources, instructors can collaborate, save time, and maintain consistency across courses. Sharing a Resource to Commons To share a resource […]
Bulk Downloading Blackboard Course Files
Contents Introduction In preparation for the transition to Canvas you may wish to download all your learning materials (PDFs, PPTs, Word etc) from Blackboard in one bulk action. The steps below will explain how you can download all of your learning material in a single zip file. How to bulk download all course files This […]
Restoring deleted content in Canvas
Contents Introduction In Canvas, you can recover items that have been recently deleted from courses that you manage. The following types of content can be restored: This functionality is not officially documented or supported by Canvas, and as such, it may not function perfectly in all scenarios. While testing has shown the tool to be […]
How do I embed content from the video portal in Canvas?
Contents Introduction The University of Manchester Video Portal serves as the institution’s central repository for video content, including lecture captures, manually uploaded videos, and various other ad hoc materials. You may be aware that Canvas features its own integrated video platform, called Canvas Studio. At present, the Video Portal is intended to coexist alongside Canvas […]