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Canvas - How do I use the Rich Content Editor?
Several features in Canvas support a Rich Content Editor, including Announcements, Assignments, Discussions, Pages, Quizzes, and Syllabus. You can type text and you can copy and paste text from other sources into the Rich Content Editor. The Rich Content Editor also supports embedded images, YouTube videos, hyperlinks, links to other course content, tables, equations, and other features.
Resources
Getting Started
- Canvas Article: How do I add and modify text in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
- Canvas Article: How do I insert a table using the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
- Canvas Article: How do I insert links to course content into the Rich Content Editor using the Content Selector as an instructor?
- Canvas Article: How do I insert a document into the Rich Content Editor using the Content Selector as an instructor?
- Canvas Article: How do I select content from an external app in the Rich Content Editor?
Adding images
- Canvas Article: How do I embed images from Canvas into the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
- Canvas Article: How do I manage alt text and display options for images embedded in the Rich Content Editor?
Adding hyperlinks
- Canvas Article: How do I create an external URL hyperlink in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
- Canvas Article: How do I create a hyperlink from Microsoft Office 365 in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
Adding media (videos and audio)
- Canvas Article: How do I link to a YouTube video in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
- Canvas Article: How do I upload and embed a media file using the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
- Canvas Article: How do I upload and embed media from an external source in the Rich Content Editor?
Using math functions
HTML
Accessibility Checker
Tips and Tricks
- If you wish to use the Math Editor to insert equations into the text of classic quiz questions, pages, or other places the Rich Content Editor is supported, the following pdf files created by Canvas provide extra help: Basic Equations, Advanced Equations, Chemistry Formulas
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