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11 October 2021

Canvas Everything Skills Articles

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Post a Chat

How to post a Chat in Canvas.

Chat allows you to contact all members of your Canvas course who are online, and active in Chat at any one time. You can arrange to have a chat time with your students. This acts like a real time Discussion.

  1. Click on Chat in the Navigation Menu.
  2. Type your message in the text box below the main window.
  3. Click Send.

Hints and Tips

  • The history of the Chat will be stored.
  • Messages from you will be labelled ‘Instructor’ so that your messages are more visible.
  • Chat will allow emojis
  • Web address are clickable
  • Open Chat in a different browser window if you want to browse around Canvas at the same time as chatting.

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