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Canvas - How do I use the Classic 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.
*The New Rich Content Editor will be turned on for all users/courses January 1st, 2021. If you would like to start using it sooner, you can enable through your course settings. For an introduction to this new feature, review How do I use the menubar in the New Rich Content Editor?
Resources
- 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 use the HTML view in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
- Canvas Article: How do I embed images from Canvas into the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
- Canvas Article: How do I create a 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?
- Canvas Article: How do I create a hyperlink or embed a file from Google Drive into the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
- Canvas Article: How do I link to a YouTube video in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
- Canvas Article: How do I upload a video using the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
- Canvas Article: How do I upload an audio file using the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
- Canvas Article: How do I use the Math Editor in 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 course files into the Rich Content Editor using the Content Selector as an instructor?
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
- Use the Accessibility Checker to check for common accessibility errors within the editor.
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