Managing and Viewing Files as a Student

Canvas Tutorials Managing and Viewing Files as a Student

Student Tutorial Module

Files in Canvas

In Canvas there are three separate file spaces that students may have access to in Canvas. 

  • Course– All students will have access to course files if the instructor allows it. In some courses instructors may turn off the files link in the course navigation.
  • Personal– Each user in Canvas has a personal private file space that can be accessed via the Account link in the global navigation. In the personal Files students can rename, delete, organize, and upload files. View the Profile tutorials for details. 
  • Group– All students who are enrolled in a course group will have access to the group files. In the group files all group members can rename, delete, organize, and upload files. See the Groups tutorial. 

The course files will be similar in appearance to group and personal files; however, there will not be as many options. Review the tabbed menu below to learn more.

Video Tutorial

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Canvas Guides

Note: These guides are maintained by the Canvas Documentation Team and are available on the Canvas Community site Links to an external site.. Some of the information in these guides may not apply to the Lake Land College instance of Canvas. If you have a question about a feature mentioned in these guides, please review Getting Help page for details on who to contact at Lake Land College.