Adding Content Using Rich Content Editor

You want your course to be dynamic and rich with content --- not just text, but rich media, videos, equations and more!

Want additional buttons added to your RCE?
Why not add a shortcut to YouTube or Khan Academy
through the app center in you course settings.
Click on External (LTI) Tools to learn more!

Canvas has a simple, yet powerful, word processor that is available anytime for creating new content. Whether you are building pages or activities (such as assignments, discussions, quizzes, etc.), anytime there is the option to add content to your course, the Rich Content Editor will be available.

Just how can you use the RCE? Oh, let us count the ways...

0-Rich Content Editor.PNG

*NOTE: Configured External (LTI) Tools may create additional buttons in the Rich Content Editor. We do have some configured tools.

Office 365
Khan Academy
TedEd
Quizlet

Below are all the tutorials related to RCE:

What is the Rich Content Editor?
How do I align text using the Rich Content Editor?
How do I use the Font Size and Paragraph drop-down menus to style my text?
How do I remove formatting from text I am pasting from another source?
How do I create a bulleted or numbered list using the Rich Content Editor?
How do I insert a table using the Rich Content Editor?
How do I edit content in the HTML view in the Rich Content Editor?
How do I embed images from Canvas into the Rich Content Editor?
How do I embed images from the web in the Rich Content Editor?
How do I pull in images from Flickr Creative Commons?
How do I create a hyperlink in the Rich Content Editor?
How do I link to a YouTube™ video?
How do I embed iFrame videos using the Rich Content Editor?
How do I upload a video using the Rich Content Editor?
How do I upload an audio file using the Rich Content Editor?
How do I record a video using the Rich Content Editor?
How do I record audio using the Rich Content Editor?
What should I do if I can't record video comments with my webcam?
How do I use the Math Editor?
What is the Content Selector?
How do I insert links to course content into the Rich Content Editor using the Content Selector?
How do I insert course files into the Rich Content Editor using the Content Selector?
How do I insert course images into the Rich Content Editor using the Content Selector?
How do I set the auto-open for inline preview for Files using the Rich Content Editor?
How do I disable inline previews for Files using the Rich Content Editor?
How do I create a caption file for an external video?
How do I create captions for new or uploaded videos in Canvas?
How do I view captions in a video?
How do I embed a dynamic Google document into the Rich Content Editor?