Estimated Time to Complete
7 minutes

Rich Content Editor, Media, and File Storage

Welcome to Lesson 5, where you'll learn to:

Create content using the Rich Content Editor.
Interact with different sources of media.
Properly store and share files with OneDrive.

Tip: Are videos too small? Click the double arrow on the player to watch it full screen.

Rich Content Editor

The Rich Content Editor (RCE) is a collection of options to add text, images, and other content to Canvas. Posting comments to Announcements, submitting Assignments, writing Discussions, and answering essay questions in Quizzes are types of content you use the RCE to create. Watch the 5-min Rich Content Editor video to see how to:

✔ Add and format text to the content field.

✔ Use the toolbar options to perform a wide variety of tasks.

✔ Take advantage of shortcut keys and view the RCE in full screen.

Media

Course content is built by your instructor, and they have a variety of multimedia and instructional technology options to choose from when designing learning experiences. You may have courses with videos that play in Microsoft Stream, Canvas Studio, or YouTube just to name a few.

While there are similarities with all user experiences, each technology has its own purpose, features, and security options. For example, videos displayed through Microsoft Stream will require you to be signed into your Microsoft account to view them. How do you ensure they play? There are usually instructions displayed with the video to help you, but if you sign into Cardinal Apps and open any Microsoft product before opening Canvas, you'll usually see videos automatically.

Check out a dog snoring across a few video options:

Microsoft Stream Video

Canvas Studio Video

YouTube Video

File Storage

While Canvas gives you 52MB of storage space in your Account, it can quickly fill up with larger file types like PowerPoints and videos. Instead, UIW provides all students with near-limitless storage in Microsoft OneDrive. Once you save your files to OneDrive, there are several ways to share your work in Canvas:

✔ Share content stored in OneDrive

✔ Use the OneDrive for Students app in the Canvas RCE

✔ Choose the Microsoft OneDrive upload option for File Upload Canvas Assignments

Canvas Guides

Rich Content Editor