Things you’ll need to have before the exam

• A quiet location with uninterrupted Internet connectivity. Connect to a network in advance via wifi or an ethernet port.
• A desktop or fully charged laptop with charging cord.
• A Two-Step Authentication method (e.g. phone, tablet).
• A supported web browser (Firefox or Chrome recommended).

For Canvas help, please email: canvashelp@stanford.edu

For online assignment file uploads:

1. Go to your course and click on Assignments from the lefthand course navigation menu (or Modules, if the Assignments tab is hidden).
2. Select the assignment.
3. Click Start Assignment
    

File Upload or Text Entry assignments  

File Upload

1. Note the due date, availability time and type of submission for the exam and whether only certain file types are accepted.
   
   
    
2. Click the rocket ship to select a file from your computer or drag-and-drop the file from your desktop to the submission page.
3. Once uploaded, do not forget to click Submit Assignment at the bottom of the page.

Text Entry 

1. Please note the due date, availability time and type of submission for the exam.
2. Be sure to occasionally click outside of the text box as you type for Canvas to save your work.
3. For optimal height, click and drag the handle down from the bottom right corner of the text box.
   
   
    
4. For optimal font size, change the font size in the text box’s menu bar.
   

Submission Received   

You know you submitted successfully if you see a confetti appear on the page upon submission and a timestamp next to "Submitted on". You can scroll down to review your submission.

 

Internet outage 

Your answers are saved every time you click outside the text box. However, if your internet connection goes out, you will see this message
 

You can continue to work while this message shows, but your work won’t be backed up to the server. Until your computer reconnects, do not select back, forward, or refresh on your browser and do not click the Submit Assignment button. 

• If your network does not reconnect with Canvas by the end of the exam, save your work in a document and email the instructor with the exam attached.  Do not modify your doc after the end of the test (your time stamp will prove you completed work on time). If your internet remains down entirely and you have a smart phone, take a photo and email it to your instructor using data.