Collaborations with Office365

Accessing a Microsoft Office 365 Collaboration

Canvas uses collaborative technology to allow multiple users to work together on the same document at the same time. Collaborative documents are saved in real-time, meaning a change made by any of the members will be immediately visible to everyone. You can use Microsoft Office 365 to create a collaboration with Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file.

 

Course Collaborations

 

In the course navigation, click on the "Collaborations" link. The Collaborations page displays all collaborations where you have been invited to participate. You can view the name of the collaboration, description, person that created the collaboration, and date that the collaboration was created.

 

Group Collaborations

 

1. 1. 1. In the Global Navigation, click on the "Groups" button.
      2. Select the group page that you would like to access.
      3. On the group page, click on the "Collaborations" link.
         

The Collaborations page displays all collaborations where your group has been invited to participate.

Note: Your instructor will need to use Groups in order for you to access the group space.

 

Creating a Microsoft Office 365 Collaboration

You must have an Office 365 account to create a Microsoft Office 365 collaboration. If you have access to Office 365 for Canvas Collaborations, you can create a Word Document, PowerPoint, or Excel collaboration. You can create a collaboration with another student or a group if you have been given the permissions and group membership to do so. A collaboration must first be created and then other students or groups are invited to participate in the collaboration.

 

Creating an Office 365 Collaboration

 

1. 1. 1. Select the "+ Collaboration" button.
      2. Choose “Microsoft Office 365” from the drop-down menu.
      3. Select "Word," "PowerPoint," or "Excel" from the drop-down menu.
      4. Add the name and details for the collaboration.
      5. Select the name of a person in the course, OR use the "Groups" tab to add classmates to your collaboration document.
      6. Click "Save."

 

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Related Canvas Guides

• How do I view Collaborations as a student? Links to an external site.
• How do I create a Microsoft Office 365 Collaboration? Links to an external site.

 

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