Canvas Integrations

There are many ways to integrate Office 365 directly within your Canvas course.

Pages: Link to O365 Files

You can link to files in your OneDrive directly from the Canvas text editor.

Canvas: How do I create a hyperlink from Microsoft Office 365 in the Rich Content Editor?

Modules: Embed O365 Files

You can add Office 365 documents as distinct items within a module. Just click the + button to add content to the module and select External Tool.

How do I add an external tool as a module item?

Assignment Submissions

If you have a Word, PowerPoint, or Excel document that you want students to modify for an assignment, you can use the O365 Canvas Assignment integration. Canvas will create a copy of the original file for each student who makes a submission. You'll be able to see students' work in SpeedGrader or saved to your OneDrive.

O365 Assignment submissions have a couple of quirks that are useful to be aware of; check out our guide for step-by-step instructions.

Collaborations

Collaborations are shared Word, Excel, or PowerPoint documents that are created within Canvas. You can create Collaborations for groups of students, or they can create Collaborations to share amongst themselves. If you use Collaborations, be sure to enable them in Settings > Navigation so that they are visible to students.

Canvas: How do I create a Microsoft Office 365 collaboration as an instructor?

Office 365 Collaboration

There are also tools to collaborate with others directly within documents in your OneDrive. Participants can edit directly, make suggestions, or comment. Using the "@" symbol, they can even tag others directly to ask questions or assign tasks.

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