Pages for Collaborative Texts

When you are a member of a group, you can use the Pages function to work on a collaborative text. Anyone in the group can start a page by clicking on the +Page button. When the page is saved, all group members can work on the text. Keep in mind that this function is not optimised for multiple users working on the text at the same time: you will only see changes once a user has clicked Save. Tips for how to work around this problem can be found further down on this page.

Teachers can also unlock pages within the course for students to edit.

Add Images

Screenshot shows text editor with Image menu and Upload Image selected.

You can paste images or upload them. Click on the image icon and choose Upload Image.

Add a Sound File or Video Clip

Screenshot shows text editor with Media menu marked and User Media selected.

Click on the media symbol if you wish to upload audio or a film. You can also record sound and short films directly in Canvas. However, Dalarna University recommends you use the Play tool that you can find under Tools and Apps. With Play, you can find all the videos in your library, not just videos linked to the current course.

View Your Editing History

Screenshot shows a page, three dots at top right is marked and a menu with option View page history is selected.

At the top right of the page that you have editing rights on, there are three vertical dots. Click on these to see a list of everyone who has edited the page. You can also see different versions of the page. This can be useful if several users have edited the page at the same time. You can copy and paste from the different versions of the page to one version of the page.

Submit Group Work in the Form of a Page

If it is only the teacher who will read the work, you can simply copy the address of the page and submit it.
All teachers have access to the group content and can therefore access group pages. Students who are not members of the group cannot access the page.

You can also copy all the text on the page and paste it into a Word document. The formatting may change, so ensure you have time to check the document before you submit it.

Questions? E-mail us at support@du.se or call us on +46 23-778888 if you have any questions about Canvas. We will need to know your name, the name of the course and the nature of the question.