Available Tasks

Course Wiki Pages

Upload New Pages

Upload new wiki pages to the selected course, using existing HTML files.

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  • Multiple files can be selected at once.
  • A new wiki page for each file will be created within the selected course.
  • The wiki pages’ names will be derived from the HTML file names.
  • File name conflicts will be checked before the new pages are created.
  • If a name conflict exists, the user will be prompted to enter a new name, overwrite the existing page, or cancel the upload for that file.
  • The Force Overwrite checkbox can be used to skip the renaming prompts and overwrite any existing pages of the same name.

Manage Existing Pages

View or remove wiki pages existing within the selected course.

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  • The list of pages will be refreshed whenever the selected course, task, or sorting method is changed.
  • Pages can be opened in the default web browser by double-clicking the entries in the page list.
  • Pages can be sorted alphabetically, or by how recently they were created (useful when uploading new pages).
  • Multiple pages can be selected and deleted at once.
  • A prompt will display the names of the pages you are choosing to delete and will allow you to continue or cancel the deletion.

Search Pages

Search for wiki pages with HTML that contain the given search term.

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  • You can choose to search all pages in the selected course, or through all enrolled courses.
  • A search using a Full word scope will only return matches that are surrounded by spaces.
  • A search using a Partial word scope will return matches regardless of surrounding spaces.
  • If the case scope is set to Match, only results that exactly match the case of the search term will be returned.
  • A case scope of Ignore will return results that match, regardless of the case.
  • Results can be double-clicked and opened in the system’s default web browser.

Course Files

Upload New Files

Upload files to the selected course.

Warning

Files are not checked for naming conflicts before uploading. Any existing files in the course with the same name will be overwritten.

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  • Multiple files can be selected at once.
  • The file(s) will be uploaded to the selected course.
  • The uploaded file display names will match the uploaded file’s name.
  • Unlike uploaded wiki pages, files are not checked for name conflicts..
  • If a name conflict exists, the existing file in canvas will be overwritten.
  • The Force Overwrite checkbox is not yet supported for this task.

Manage Existing Files

View or remove files existing within the selected course.

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  • The list of files will be refreshed whenever the selected course, task, or sorting method is changed.
  • Files can be opened in the default web browser by double-clicking the entries in the file list.
  • Files can be sorted alphabetically, or by how recently they were created (useful when uploading new files).
  • Multiple files can be selected and deleted at once.
  • A prompt will display the names of the files you are choosing to delete and will allow you to continue or cancel the deletion.