How to Access the DVC Images

DVC Images for Canvas Course Design is a page available in the Canvas Commons. This page contains all the images, badges, and icons that appear in these course pages:

Import DVC Images for Canvas Course Design to Your Canvas Course

You must import the DVC Images for Canvas Course Design to use these images correctly. You import this page from the Canvas Commons. There are instructions in the Canvas Community: How do I use the Commons? or follow these steps.

Commons on Homepage

Import from Canvas Commons

Go to the Home Page in your Canvas course.
Select "Import from Commons" (on the right side or bottom of your Canvas page) or use the "Commons" option in the Global Navigation Bar.
Search for "DVC Images for Canvas Course Design."
Select Import/Download (blue button).
Click the blue name on the card (or tile).
Select one of your courses for the import.
Wait for the import to complete.
The images will appear in the "Files" area of your course and the page will be in the "Pages" area of your course.
These images are available to add to your Canvas pages, assignments, and discussions with the "Course Images" in the rich content editor.

Locate Images in Your Course

Adding Course Images

Once you import the DVC Images for Canvas Course Design page, the images will appear in the "Files" area of your course and the page will be in the "Pages" area of your course.

These images are available to add to your Canvas pages, assignments, and discussions by using the "Course Images" in the rich content editor. Because the images were recently added, they will appear at the top of your available image selections. You can also open the file folder organization of your images by selecting the dropdown menu "All."

Coming soon: "Importing from the Canvas Commons" Video

Attention Pro Tip: Organize all your files with folders early in course design, before you link images and files into pages, assignments, or discussions.

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