Canvas - How to Submit an Assignment from OneDrive to the Canvas Student App on an iOS Device

Submit an assignment to the Canvas Student app from Microsoft OneDrive on an iPad or iPhone.

You can submit an assignment to the Canvas Student app from the Microsoft OneDrive app on an iPad or iPhone. You will need:

    • The OneDrive app
      • The file you want to upload will need to be uploaded to your OneDrive account
    • The Canvas app
    • The name of the Canvas course and the assignment

If the assignment fails to upload, you should verify that each app has been signed-in with the proper credentials.

  1. To begin, open the OneDrive app from your iPad and locate the file.
  2. In the OneDrive app, tap the three-dot meatball menu corresponding to the file being submitted. Each file will have its own menu, so be sure to select the correct one.

    meatball menu in OneDrive
     
  1. Select the "Open in Another App" option.

     Open in another app menu item

  2. Alternatively, you can also submit the file from an opened state. Click to open the Share menu in the upper right corner of the opened file, then use the Send a copy option. This menu will operate the same as the Open in Another App option.

    option for send a copy

  3. Select the Canvas app from this menu.

    canvas student app selection menu

  4. Select the Course first. When the course has been selected, you can select from its list of corresponding assignments. 

    course and assignment selection for upload
     
  5. Verify that you have to correct selections from course and assignment, then tap Submit to complete the process. You'll receive confirmation that the file has been submitted.

     canvas mobile assignment submission confirmation
     
  6. The assignment will be submitted to Canvas. You can then verify the assignment was turned into Canvas.


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Doc ID:
147539
Owned by:
Andrew M. in Chippewa Valley Technical College
Created:
2025-01-15
Updated:
2026-04-13
Sites:
Chippewa Valley Technical College