How to Upload Files to Canvas

• Go to “Files” in the menu bar on the left hand side.

• 

• Depending on the file, you may need to create a folder. Be sure there are subfolders.

  • “Course Readings” → “Week 1 Readings”

  • “Images” → “Week 1 Images”

• 

• Typically, readings, worksheets, handouts, etc. are uploaded as PDFs. However, this depends on the course. Word documents may be more appropriate if students need to edit and work in the uploaded file.

• Once the file is uploaded you can hyperlink to it in the desired Canvas page.

  • Go to the page you’d like to insert the hyperlink.

  • Highlight the text you would like to hyperlink. You can also find a blank line and insert the link from the sidebar.

    • Click the link icon from the menu bar and select “course links”.

    • Go to the right sidebar and select “Files” from the dropdown menu. Click the item you want to link to. Note: Pages will also contain Assignments

    • Do not copy the Canvas url because this will break or not transfer over when others click the link.

  • Search for the file name and click.

  • The selected text should now be hyperlinked.

• 

• Click “Save” at the bottom of the page to view the hyperlink. It should appear as green text with no icons after the link. Previously, there was either a paper with a magnifying glass icon or a download arrow, but we did not want those to appear.