What types of files can be previewed in Canvas?
What types of files can be previewed in Canvas?
Canvas supports a variety of document types that can be converted in Canvas. If the submitted file is an assignment and Canvas DocViewer supported file type, the file will be rendered by DocViewer in SpeedGrader. If the submitted file is not an assignment or a DocViewer supported file type, the file will be rendered by Google Previewer.
Canvas supports previews for documents up to 100 MB and 999 pages.
Notes:
- SpeedGrader may take up to ten minutes after an assignment is submitted to display a document that supports DocViewer.
- Files over 30 MB need to be downloaded to view.
Document Preview Files
.doc
.odt
.sxi
.docx
.pdf
.sxw
.odf
.ppt
.xlsx
.odg
.pptx
.xls
.odp
.rtf
.txt
.ods
.sxc
The following file types are supported for Canvas DocViewer:
Notes:
- HTML located within a text file (.txt) cannot be previewed or annotated in DocViewer and must be downloaded to view the content.
- Audio located within Powerpoint files (.ppt/.pptx) cannot be previewed in DocViewer and must be downloaded to view the content.
- In the Canvas Teacher and Canvas Student apps, OpenDocument files (.ods/.odt) cannot be previewed in DocViewer. However, if the user has a third party app installed on the device, they can use that app to view OpenDocument formats.
Image Preview Files
.bmp
.png
.tiff
.jpeg
.svg
.jpg
.tif
The following image files are supported for Canvas DocViewer:
Note:
TIF and TIFF file previews are not native to most browsers and may not preview in Canvas.