Hyperlink or Embed a Microsoft OneDrive File in the Rich Content Editor

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If your course has enabled Microsoft OneDrive, you can create a document, slide presentation, or spreadsheet in your OneDrive and then create a hyperlink to that document anywhere you can use the Rich Content Editor in Canvas. Several features in Canvas support the Rich Content Editor, including Announcements, Assignments, Discussions, Pages, Quizzes, and Syllabus.

When files are linked in the Rich Content Editor, the link displays the exact name of the file. Please ensure your file names are correct before linking a file.

Hyperlink

  1. Open the Rich Content Editor (RCE) when creating or editing an announcement, assignment, discussion, page, quiz, or syllabus.Text editor toolbar with a red box highlighting the Microsoft 365 app integration icon.

 

  1. Select file and Click Link Microsoft Education file library with a Word document selected and the "Embed" button highlighted in red.

 

  1. View the file link

Rich text editor page displaying a red box around a inserted file link for "Experiment and Results.docx".

 

Embed a Document 

Follow the same instruction, but select Embed on step 2.

  1. Open the Rich Content Editor (RCE) when creating or editing an announcement, assignment, discussion, page, quiz, or syllabus.Text editor interface showing a red highlight around the Microsoft 365 integration icon on the toolbar.

 

  1. Pick file and click EmbedFile manager interface showing a selected Word document and a red highlight around the "Embed" button in the bottom right corner.

 

  1. View file in the RCE

Embedded Word document viewer displaying the content of "Experiment and Results 1.docx" inside a rich text editor.

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