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Upload and Embed a PDF Syllabus in Canvas

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This basic tutorial will cover how to upload your PDF syllabus into Canvas and setting that PDF to display as soon as the Syllabus webpage loads. 

Home Page: Template Form Test - [Brennan] - Google Chrome

2. Click the Edit button.

Syllabus for Template Form Test - [Brennan] - Google Chrome

3. Enter some texts.

Students will expect something similar to "View the Syllabus". 

Syllabus for Template Form Test - [Brennan] - Google Chrome

4. Highlight the texts you entered for Step 3, and select the Document icon in editor toolbar.

Syllabus for Template Form Test - [Brennan] - Google Chrome

Clicking the Document icon will have the same effect as clicking the arrow beside it and selecting Upload Document from the dropdown menu. The other dropdown options, Course Documents and User Documents, are useful if you have previously uploaded a document that you wish to use here.

5. Drag and drop your syllabus into the Upload file area or click to browse the file on your computer.

Alternatively, click in the Upload File area to browse for the file on your computer.

6. Click Submit to confirm your document selection.

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10.1. Under Display Options, check Preview Inline and Expand Preview by Default.

10.2. Click Done to save changes.

Syllabus for Template Form Test - [Brennan] - Google Chrome

11. Click the Update Syllabus button to save your changes.

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