In addition to the common calendaring features available with many learning management systems, the calendar in Canvas offers a unique variety of functionality not available in Moodle. This article will cover the basics of the Canvas Calendar as well as highlight a few unique features that it provides.

Canvas Calendar Overview (Video):

Video Source: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Video-Guide/Calendar-Overview-Instructors/ta-p/382929

Calendar Basics

For topics including how to access the calendar along with various points of interest, please see the following guide:

https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Basics-Guide/How-do-I-use-the-Calendar/ta-p/617613

Editing Events and Assignments

Editing Basics

For topics concerning how to edit the calendar along with associated assignments, please see the following guide:

https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Basics-Guide/How-do-I-edit-or-delete-an-event-or-assignment-in-the-Calendar/ta-p/617605#edit_event

Tip: As noted in the article, deleting a Calendar entry also deletes the associated content elsewhere in Canvas (i.e. in an associated course)

Drag-and-drop

Canvas as the unique ability to allow users to modify their event timings by way of drag-and-drop functionality in the Calendar. Performing this operation on assignments with due dates will automatically adjust their respective activity date and time settings accordingly.

Users wanting to drag-and-drop items into a different month may do so by adjusting the mini calendar (top-right), and then drag from the main calendar on screen into the mini calendar.

The following guide illustrates what this looks like:

https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Basics-Guide/How-do-I-edit-or-delete-an-event-or-assignment-in-the-Calendar/ta-p/617605#drag_and_drop_event_or_assignment

Calendar Filtering

Users can manage calendar events easier by filtering events by course where additions and updates can be made to those in active view.

For a guide on filtering by course, please see:

https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Basics-Guide/How-do-I-filter-the-Calendar-view-by-course/ta-p/617609

Appointment Groups

As an alternative to using the Google Calendar for creating appointment slots, users can use the Canvas Calendar to create Appointment Groups.

• Adding Appointment Groups
• Viewing and Editing Appointment Groups

More guides on Canvas Calendar:

• https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Basics-Guide/tkb-p/basics#Calendar