Design PLUS: How to Upgrade Your Existing Course Content Overview
Upgrade Existing Course Content Whether you've already started designing your course or have imported a course over from an earlier term, DesignPLUS makes it easy to upgrade your content with just a few clicks. Upgrading your course content will make it compatible with the DesignPLUS Sidebar and help make your sit…
Accessibility Overview
Check out our collection of articles on accessibility best practices. These are designed to be low-effort, high-impact strategies to improve your courses' Ally scores while making your content more accessible for your students, regardless of accessibility needs and preferences. Getting Started * Image Descriptio…
Checking PowerPoint Slides for Accessibility
When using PowerPoint slides in a Canvas course site, two tools can help you quickly check the accessibility of your content: Ally and Microsoft PowerPoint's built-in accessibility checker. How to Use Ally to Identify Inaccessible PowerPoint Files Ally is an accessibility tool that works within Canvas to scan cours…
Arranging PowerPoint Content in Logical Reading Order
NOTE: The instructions featured in this article were written based on Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows (Version 2412). The interface and features demonstrated below may vary based on the version of PowerPoint you use (eg, PowerPoint for web, PowerPoint for macOS). If your version differs from what is shown in this ar…
Using PowerPoint's Built-in Layouts
NOTE: The instructions featured in this article were written based on Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows (Version 2412). The interface and features demonstrated below may vary based on the version of PowerPoint you use (eg, PowerPoint for web, PowerPoint for macOS). If your version differs from what is shown in this ar…
Accessibility Tips: The Scary Truth About Scanned PDFs
Need some simple fixes to improve accessibility? The Office of Digital Learning has a collection of tips for making course content more accessible. See the full collection: Accessibility Overview This tip focuses on scanned PDFs – why you shouldn’t use them and how to find alternative solutions. Please note that…
Accessibility Tips: Kaltura Makes "Kaptioning" Easy
Need some simple fixes to improve accessibility? The Office of Digital Learning has a collection of tips for making course content more accessible. See the full collection: Accessibility Overview Create, Caption, and Share Your Videos with Kaltura This tip focuses on Kaltura. Kaltura is a Canvas tool that makes i…
Accessibility Tips: Clean Up Your Ally Score with TidyUP
Need some simple fixes to improve accessibility? The Office of Digital Learning has a collection of tips for making course content more accessible. See the full collection: Accessibility Overview This tip describes how to use TidyUP. TidyUP is a content cleanup tool for Canvas courses that identifies potentially…
Accessibility Tips: Converting Documents and PowerPoints to PDFs
Need some simple fixes to improve accessibility? The Office of Digital Learning has a collection of tips for making course content more accessible. See the full collection: Accessibility Overview This tip focuses on converting your documents and PowerPoints to PDFs. PDFs are often the preferred document type for …
Adding Titles to PowerPoint Slides
NOTE: The instructions featured in this article were written based on Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows (Version 2412). The interface and features demonstrated below may vary based on the version of PowerPoint you use (eg, PowerPoint for web, PowerPoint for macOS). If your version differs from what is shown in this ar…
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