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Course Library: Building Resource Lists in Canvas

Notes for Students

When expanding an item, you can add notes for students or view notes that are already added.

Note for student - Item expanded view:

A note for student on the item expanded view.

 

You can also add/view Notes for students from the item Full details pane > Item actions tab.

Note for student - Item Full details:

The note for student on the full details pane.

Notes for students can be formatted or linked using the floating format menu when adding the note. Any changes to the note are automatically saved.

Note for student - formatting options:

The option to format a note.

 

Adding a URL to Student Notes

When adding/editing a student note for an item, you can add a formatted URL which is displayed as a clickable link in the Note for students field in the expanded item view and full view.

To add and format a URL in the Note for students:

In the Note for students field on the expanded item view or Full view Item actions tab select the Insert link clipboard_e920efbb5ade7981daed84fdf7c681de1.png icon.

The option to insert a link.

In the URL field, enter the URL to which you want to link.

In the Text field, enter the text to display to the student.

If relevant, select Open in new tab to open the URL in a new tab.

Select Insert.

Note for students - URL options:

The note for students URL formatting options.

After adding the link, you can use the Open Link clipboard_e11e0cfc341ceb5e8ef691c471c5b5c90.png icon to open the link.

You can use the clipboard_eebb307475f5ff6529b8943e52d34d383.pngicon to apply a green formatting or a thick underline.

You can use the Edit clipboard_ea4adeda94c37849b68566e70f97fe649.pngicon to edit your link.

You can use the Unlinkclipboard_e0a19fd6baee44b6a515475a3ff99c05e.pngicon to remove the hyperlink.

URL formatting options:

URL formatting options.