How to Copy Course Content (Import Existing Content) from Another Canvas Course

Overview

This step-by-step guide from the Office of Digital Instruction walks you through how to Copy Course Content (Import Existing Content)  from another Canvas Course.

How-To-Guides

 

  1. Open Canvas

    Uploaded Image (Thumbnail)
     
  2. Click on your course that will be copied from in the Dashboard 

    Dashboard with courses

     
  3. Click Import Existing Content in the right Course Navigation menu

    Import existing content button
     
  4. Choose Copy a Canvas Course from the Select Content Type drop-down menu

    Select Content Type

     
  5. Type in the course name in the Search for a course search box

    Search for a course
     
  6. Click > Select Specific Content and choose from the items under Options: Convert content to New Quizzes, Adjust events and due dates​​​​​​. Click > + Add to Import Queue


     
  7. Under Content imports, click > Select content

    Content Imports
     
  8.  Select the specific content to import into the destination course, then click > Select Content. The import will be queued and imported to the course.


     
  9. The status will show Completed in green when the import is complete.

    Completed status
     
Additional Information

Need additional information or assistance? Contact the Office of Digital Instruction at online@morehouse.edu.

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