Office 365 Assignment Setup

To setup a Office 365 assignment:

1) Open Assignments

Select Assignments from the Course Navigation.

2) Add Assignment

Click the +Assignment button.

3) Add Assignment Details

In the Assignment Name field, create a name for the assignment. In the Description field, enter the details, requirements and instructions for the assignment. In the Points field, enter the assignment point value. Select the Assignment Group and Display Grade method.

4) Edit Submission Type

In the Submission Type drop-down menu, select the External Tool option.

5) Find External Tool

Click the Find button.

6) Configure External Tool

Select the Office 365 Cloud Assignment tool. If you want the assignment to load in a new tab, click the Load in a New Tab checkbox. Click the Select button.

7) Select Document

From your OneDrive, click the checkbox next to the document you want to attach to the assignment. Click the Attach File button.

8) Edit Due and Availability Dates

Set due or availability dates for the assignment. These dates appear throughout Canvas like regular assignments. By default, Canvas will set your assignment dates for everyone in your course. Select a due date for the assignment in the Due Date field. The option to add Availability dates, a date and time when students can no longer submit to the assignment is available. 

9) Save Assignment

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O365 Assignment Setup

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