Upload a QTI .zip File (also referred to as a QTI package) of quiz questions to Canvas.

Summary

This step-by-step guide from the Office of Digital Instruction walks you through the steps to upload a QTI .zip File (also referred to as a QTI package) of quiz questions to Canvas.

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Overview

This step-by-step guide from the Office of Digital Instruction walks you through the steps to upload a QTI .zip File (also referred to as a QTI package) of quiz questions to Canvas.

 

How-To-Guides

 

  1. Log in to your Canvas course, then click the Home link in the left navigation.

    Home Link
     
  2. Click the Import Existing Content button in the top right side of the screen, then select Import Quizzes.

    Import Existing button
     
  3. From the Select Content Type dropdown menu, choose the QTI .zip file.

    Select Content Type
     
  4. In the Source box, either drag and drop the QTI .zip file or click Choose File

    Source box

     
    The file name will appear at the bottom of the  box

     
  5. Under Options, check the Import existing quizzes as New Quizzes box. Then click, +Add to Import Queue. If using Classic Quizzes, do not check this option.



     
  6. Under Content imports, the QTI .zip file will be queued for uploading. A blue progress bar will appear in the Status column until the green Completed button appears after the file is uploaded.

    Running Status

    Completed status
     
  7. Click the Quizzes link in the left navigation.

    Quizzes Link

  8. Canvas will produce an unpublished, generic quiz named “Quiz,” for a New quiz that has a blcak spaceship icon.

    New Quiz unpublished

    Canvas will produce an unpublished, generic quiz named “Quiz,” for a Classic quiz that has an outlined spaceship icon.

    classic unpublished quiz

  9. The last step is to edit the quiz, publish it, and deploy it to a course Module.

    Deployed quiz to a course Module

 

 

Additional Information

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

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Article ID: 3964
Created
Fri 11/14/25 1:22 PM
Modified
Tue 11/25/25 5:32 PM