In Short

The Rich Content Editor allows you to add and modify text in Canvas. You can also use it to upload files, create audio or video recordings, embed images or links, and insert LaTeX equations. You will find the Rich Content Editor in most of Canvas's features, including Announcements, Assignments, Discussions, Pages, Quizzes, and the Syllabus.

Step-by-step

Access tools in the Rich Content Editor through the icon toolbar or the text menus. See below for an overview of the main features of the Rich Content Editor.

Screenshot of Rich Content Editor with Content Area and Tool Bar Menu

In the content area [1], preview and add content, including text, images, links, and more.
Use the toolbar icons to format text [2], insert links, images, media, and documents [3], remove text formatting [4], add a table [5], insert an equation [6], insert content from external tools [7] such as YouTube, Panopto, and more.
Use the HTML editor [8] to embed custom HTML content.

Video Tutorial

00:07: How do I access the rich content editor? 00:10: In announcements, you can access the rich content editor by creating or 00:14: editing an announcement. To create an announcement, click the add 00:18: announcement button. 00:20: To edit an announcement, click the announcement title, then click the options 00:24: icon and click the edit button. 00:27: In assignments. As an instructor, you can access the rich content editor 00:31: by creating or editing an assignment. 00:34: To create an assignment, click the add assignment button. 00:38: To edit an assignment click, the assignments options icon, and click the 00:42: edit option. 00:44: In assignments. As a student, you can access the rich content editor 00:48: by submitting a text entry assignment. 00:52: In discussions as an instructor, you can access the rich content editor 00:56: by creating editing or replying to a discussion. 01:00: To create a discussion. Click the add discussion button. 01:04: To edit a discussion, click the discussion title, then click the options 01:08: icon, and click the edit button, 01:11: In discussions, you can access the rich content editor by adding a 01:15: discussion reply. To reply to a discussion. 01:17: Click the reply button. 01:21: In Pages, you can access the rich content editor by creating or editing 01:25: a page. To view all pages in a course, click the view. 01:29: All pages button. 01:32: To create a new page, click the add page button. 01:36: To edit a page, click the pages options, icon and click the edit 01:40: option. 01:42: In classic quizzes as an instructor, you can use the rich content Editor 01:46: to edit the quiz description or quiz questions. 01:49: You can access the rich content Editor to edit a quiz description, when adding 01:53: a new quiz or editing a quiz, To add a new quiz, click 01:57: the add quiz button. 02:00: To edit a quiz, click the quizzes options icon and select the edit 02:04: option. 02:06: To use the rich content, Editor, to edit a question, click the questions 02:10: tab. Then click the edit icon for the question. 02:13: You want to edit? 02:15: In classic quizzes, as a student, you can use the rich content editor 02:19: when answering essay questions. You can use the editor to format 02:23: your content. 02:25: In new quizzes as an instructor, you can use the rich content Editor to 02:29: edit the quiz description or quiz questions. 02:32: To add a new quiz, click the add quiz button. 02:36: To edit a quiz, click the quizzes options icon and select the build 02:40: option. 02:42: To use the rich content Editor to edit a question, click the edit icon 02:46: for the question. You want to edit 02:49: To use the rich content Editor to edit a question, click the edit icon 02:53: for the question. You want to edit 02:56: In the syllabus as an instructor. You can use the rich content Editor to 03:00: edit, your course syllabus. To edit the syllabus, click the 03:04: edit button. 03:06: View the rich content editor. 03:09: This guide covered how to access the rich content editor.

Additional Resources

What is the Rich Content Editor?
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How do I upload and embed an image into the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?