On-campus Canvas courses can be set up to include a link in the course navigation menu called Print Materials. This link will take a student to the BYUI Web Print shop, where they can print files from the Canvas course. Before this link will work, there are some things to note.
Information for Instructors
Printing Requirements
For a student to print any course materials, they must first download the file. This means that the file has to be published, available for download, not restricted to to certain students and sections, and visible to the student. Embedded documents not available for download cannot be printed. Course pages can also not be printed. The student must download the material before accessing the Print Materials link. From there, they can upload the file to be printed.
Adding Print Materials Link
You can add the Print Materials link to your course navigation menu by going to Settings > Navigation and then dragging the Print Materials section to arrange it in the navigation menu. Make sure to select Save to save your changes. Then, make sure the link is published and visible to the students.
Additional Information
- Not all students know they can print materials on campus from Canvas. Instructions for students on printing and retrieving materials can be found here.
- PDFs are the most accessible file type for printing.
- Make file names easily identifiable and unique.
- The "Print Materials" link is only available to be added on on-campus Canvas courses.
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