Copy Selected Content from one Canvas Course to Another (Instead of All Content)

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When would you use this?

You want to copy some, but not all, content from one Canvas course to another, possibly just one single item.

Instructions:

There are two possible methods:

  1. Use the course copy/course import tool
    1. Navigate to the "Import Content" page in the target course (by either clicking "Import Existing Content" button from the homepage or "Import Course Content" button from Course Settings)
    2. From the drop-down menu (Select Content Type), select "Copy a Canvas Course"
    3. Under Content,  select the radio button Select specific content
  2. Use the direct copy ("Copy to") tool, which can be used for the following course material types (note: process is exactly the same for every item type):

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Article ID: 170896
Created
Tue 10/6/26 12:45 PM
Modified
Tue 10/6/26 12:45 PM

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