Rich Content Editor
Features
In most items, the default text box space for a user to enter and publish content is the Rich Content Editor. The editor is designed and organized similarly to other popular word processor toolbars, but it also supports and facilitates some unique Canvas functionalities.
Let's look at some of the general features of the Rich Content Editor:
- Familiar look and feel: The Rich Content Editor's menus and icons closely match those seen in most typical word processing programs (Edit / View / Insert / Format / Tools / Table).
Tool consolidation: To declutter the toolbar, the Rich Content Editor groups together related features. - The Rich Content Editor has dedicated menus and toolbar icons that allow you to rapidly link course files, photos, and documents wherever you are working.
- File Sorting / Filtering: When adding file links, you can sort and search for them. You can use search and filtering (by date added or alphabetically by file name) to identify the files you need when providing a link to a file placed in your course site's Files area.
- Item Publish Status: You can easily see if the item (file, page, assignment, etc.) you're linking to will be accessible to your students when you select items to link.
- Auto-Save: If you have unsubmitted content in the Rich Text Editor, it can be saved for up to one day in your browser's cache. In other words if you are editing content and browse away from the page before saving, you will be able to preview and recover the auto-saved content if you return to the page and change it within one day.
Keyboard Shortcuts: For producing and modifying information, users have access to keyboard shortcuts.
Video tutorial
Watch the video below to learn more about the features of Rich Content Editor
Additional resources
Click on the links below to learn more about using the Rich Content Editor.
- How do I access the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
- How do I add and modify text in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
- How do I use the menubar in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
- How do I resize the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
- How do I insert a table using the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
- How do I use the HTML view in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
- How do I create hyperlinks to external URLs in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
- How do I create hyperlinks to course or group content in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
- How do I create hyperlinks to course, group, and user files in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
- How do I edit and remove hyperlinks in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
- How do I upload and embed an image in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
- How do I embed images from Canvas into the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
- How do I manage alt text and display options for images embedded in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
- How do I upload and embed a media file from my computer in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
- How do I record media using the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
- How do I embed media from an external source in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
- How do I embed media files from Canvas into the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
- How do I add captions to new or uploaded videos in the Rich Content Editor in Canvas as an instructor?
- How do I view captions in a video in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
- How do I manage video options in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
- How do I upload a document in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
- How do I embed documents from Canvas in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
- How do I select content from an external app in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
- How do I use the Math Editor in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
- How do I create a hyperlink or embed a file from Google Drive into the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
- How do I create a hyperlink from Microsoft Office 365 in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
- How do I link to a YouTube video in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
- How do I use the Accessibility Checker in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?
- How do I create an icon using the Rich Content Editor Icon Maker?
- How do I edit an icon made using the Rich Content Editor Icon Maker?
- How do I delete an icon made using the Rich Content Editor Icon Maker?
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