Download, edit, publish, unpublish, or delete a worksheet in the Canvas View'em tool

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Overview

After you upload a file in View'em, you can download, update, publish, unpublish, or delete the worksheet. To make changes to a View'em worksheet, download the original, modify it, and then upload the modified version using the Edit feature as described below.

Download a worksheet

Instructors can download View'em worksheets at any time:

  1. Log into Canvas and navigate to your course site.
  2. In the course navigation menu, select View'em.
  3. On the main View'em screen, locate the worksheet you want to download and then, from the Actions menu, select Download worksheet.
  4. Save the file to your computer or cloud storage service.

Edit a worksheet

In View'em, the Edit feature allows instructors to change the title or publication status of an existing worksheet as well as to upload a new version of the .csv file.

Change the title or publication status

  1. Log into Canvas and navigate to your course site.
  2. In the course navigation menu, select View'em.
  3. Find the worksheet you want to modify and then, from the Actions menu, select Edit.
  4. To change the title, edit the text in the "Worksheet Title" field.
  5. Scroll to the bottom of the screen, and choose one of the following options:
    • To preserve the current published or unpublished status of the worksheet, choose Save.
    • To change the worksheet's status, choose Save & Unpublish (visible when the current status is published) or Save & Publish (visible when the current status is unpublished).
    • To exit without saving, choose Cancel.
      Note:

      The document's status ("Published" or "Unpublished") appears in the "Status" column. To change the publication status of any worksheet, select the Actions menu and then choose Publish or Unpublish, depending on the item's current status.

Upload a new .csv file

If you don't have the original .csv file and want to upload a new version, first download the worksheet as described in Download a worksheet. Then, edit and upload the file:

  1. Log into Canvas and navigate to your course site.
  2. In the course navigation menu, select View'em.
  3. Find the worksheet you want to modify and then, from the Actions menu, select Edit.
  4. At the bottom of the "Edit" screen, select Upload New CSV.
  5. Next to "Select a csv file", select Browse, and then navigate to and choose your .csv file.
  6. To save your file and advance to the "Preview" screen, choose Submit. To cancel and return to the main View'em screen, choose Cancel.
  7. Scroll to the bottom of the screen, and choose one of the following options:
    • To preserve the current published or unpublished status of the worksheet, choose Save.
    • To change the worksheet's status, choose Save & Unpublish (visible when the current status is published) or Save & Publish (visible when the current status is unpublished).
    • To exit without saving, choose Cancel.

Delete a worksheet

  1. Log into Canvas and navigate to your course site.
  2. In the course navigation menu, select View'em.
  3. Find the file you want to delete and then, from the Actions menu, select Delete.
  4. To confirm the deletion, select OK.

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Last modified on 2023-02-20 11:20:59.