News in Canvas

February 2024

Rich Content Editor

When viewing course files with long and similar names in the Rich Content Editor (RCE), users can hover over the file name to view the full name.

Modules

Option to unpublish a module only. This option is available in the Publish All drop-down menu and individual module drop-down menus.

Grades

In the Grades page, a submitted column displays the date an assignment is submitted.

Calendar

Manually input event times. The time increments in the drop-down menu are changed to 15 minute increments.


January 2024

Calendar

Create and edit duplicate events for different sections of a course.


November 2023

Discussions

Enable push notifications for New Topics and New Replies.


October 2023

Announcements

When creating a delayed announcement, the Publish button is updated to display as Save.

Calendar

Create and edit recurring events. Select, update and delete the frequency from a drop-down menu. Note: recurring calendar events are not available for appointment groups. 


September 2023

Announcements

When creating an Announcement in an unpublished course, a warning displays that notifications are not sent retroactively. 

When editing an Announcement, a warning displays that notifications are not sent for edits made to Announcements.

Pages

When editing a page title, all links to that page automatically update in a course.


August 2023

Gradebook

The Enhanced Gradebook feature will become the default for all Canvas instances. This updates the Gradebook view and allows the creation of custom filter presets for institutions that were not early adopters of the Enhanced Gradebook filter.

Rich Content Editor

When editing a course link, the sidebar is now updated to allow users to view the name of the current link and choose a replacement from all available course links.

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