Upload a Google Drive File to an Assignment

EWU has enabled Google Drive as a submission type; you can upload a file from Google Drive for an assignment. Unlike other assignment submissions, files from Google Drive are not uploaded into your Canvas user files.

Canvas accepts Google Doc, Google Sheet, and Google Slide files. You can also upload any uploaded Word (.doc/.docx), Excel (.xls/.xlsx), PowerPoint (.ppt/.pptx), and PDF files not converted to Google Docs formatting.

Notes:

If your course displays a link to your Google Drive in the Course Navigation Menu, your course has enabled Google Drive directly.
In Google Drive assignments, you can only submit one file for your submission.
When Google Drive files (docs, sheets, and slides) are uploaded as a submission, the files convert to their Microsoft counterpart file types and appear in the submission as respective Word, Excel, or PowerPoint files. This conversion essentially preserves the submission in its current state; any changes made to the file in Google Drive will not be updated in the submission.

Open Assignments

In Course Navigation, click the Assignments link.

Select Assignment

Click the title of the assignment.

Submit Assignment

Click the Submit Assignment button.

Open Google Doc

Click the Google Doc or Google Drive tab.

Note: If the Google Doc or Google Drive tab is not available, your institution has not enabled this feature.

Submit Assignment

Google Drive will display a list of all allowed file types. Click the name of the file [1], then click the Submit Assignment button [2].

View Submission Notification

After you submit your assignment, Canvas displays a message notifying you that your submission is processing. You can navigate away from the assignment submission page without disrupting the file upload. You will also receive an email notification when your submission completes processing.

To clear the notification, click the OK button.

View Submission

View the confirmation of your assignment submission.

View Uploading and Failed Submission Icons

If your submission has been queued for upload, an uploading icon displays [1]. This icon also displays for your instructor if they access the assignment before it uploads.

If your submission failed to upload, an upload failed icon displays [2]. Click the download submission link to view the error.