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.

Use these directions to submit an assignment to the Canvas Student app from the Microsoft OneDrive app on an iPad or iPhone. You will need to know the name of your Canvas course and the name of the assignment in order to complete these directions. You also need the Canvas Student app and the OneDrive app installed on your iPad.

  1. To begin, open the OneDrive app from your iPad and locate the file.
  2. To submit the file directly from 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
     
  3. Select the "Open in Another App" option.

     Open in another app menu item

  4. Alterntively, you can also submit the file after opening in OneDrive. 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

  5. Select the Canvas Student app from this menu.

    canvas student app selection menu

  6. Select the Course, then select the assignment being submitted.

    course and assignment selection for upload
     
  7. Tap Submit to complete the process. You'll receive confirmation that the file has been submitted.

     canvas mobile assignment submission confirmation
     
  8. The assignment will be submitted to Canvas. You can 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:
2025-01-15
Sites:
Chippewa Valley Technical College