The Rich Content Editor is used by all users when editing or creating content in a Canvas page.

In Jan 2021, this feature will be updated, which will impact all users, most notably for teaching staff creating content for their courses.

The new Rich Content Editor is streamlined and should be more intuitive to use, however if you are used to working with the old version there are some changes to the layout to be aware of.

The image below shows the Rich Content Editor:

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And this is the old rich content editor:

Everything is accessible from the toolbar strip, including the links and images menus.

If your screen or window size is too narrow to display all the tools, the toolbar will display 3 dots, click them to access the other tools as shown in the workflow below:

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To access the links (internal/external), files and images menus find the associated tool in the menu:

RCE_external links.png

RCE_uplaod image.png

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RCE_upload

Remember to click 'save', or 'save and publish' your once you have finished editing your content.

For a full explanation of all the features of the Rich Content Editor please see the Official Canvas Documentation, which has a section dedicated to the RCE, or view the video below..

For help with this or any other Canvas issues, please visit us in the Learning Technology Office located in the library, or email LTHelp@gsa.ac.uk