Matthew Van Matre

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3. Add Alt Text to Images (ADA Compliance)

Thanks for that Adam. Looks like a great, future KB article: How to add alt text to images. It's only a 9-step process: Upload your image to Files Select image file in Files Once your image loads ...

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• Matthew Van Matre
• Created September 29, 2022 14:35
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3. "Files" management fix

It's nuts! I'm dealing with this now - 2 years on and no solution. Files in folders is as old as time. And, I used to moan about Canvas at my previous college, somehow their developers have figured...

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• Matthew Van Matre
• Created February 27, 2023 20:20
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3. "Links to an External Site" icon added for all external links created in WYSIWIG

Hi Adam, Final Clarification - what I'm going to train my faculty to do. For external links: Am I having them do option one or option 2? Thanks for your help, Matthew

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• Matthew Van Matre
• Created October 05, 2022 19:23
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3. "Links to an External Site" icon added for all external links created in WYSIWIG

Hi Adam, I think I'm getting it. From W3: H33: Supplementing link text with the title attribute (links to an external site)  The objective of this technique is to demonstrate how to use a title at...

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• Matthew Van Matre
• Created October 03, 2022 20:50
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3. "Links to an External Site" icon added for all external links created in WYSIWIG

Hi Adam, As a white belt developer, you have any sample code for me or a link to some, I'd appreciate that as a workaround for now.  Yet, I cannot imagine that'd be a solution going forward for eve...

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• Matthew Van Matre
• Created October 03, 2022 19:45
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3. Dashboard and having color for emphasis for my students

Hi Alan, If you select "formatting guide" in the bottom left of the bulletin board box, it gives you a handful of ways to format your text. Hope that helps, Matthew  

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• Matthew Van Matre
• Created October 03, 2022 14:17
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3. Course Links Tab

Hi Ginger, I agree. This feature currently exists in Canvas: How do I validate links in a course? (links to an external site). It also addresses Simran's concern about showing what is invalid and w...

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• Matthew Van Matre
• Created October 03, 2022 14:13
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3. Edit auto-generated discussion grades

I'm new to Populi. Is there any reason why you cannot use a rubric to achieve the same purpose? Best, Matthew

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• Matthew Van Matre
• Created September 29, 2022 14:39
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3. Change Default Text in WYSIWIG to Size 12

Hey Adam, Now that's an explanation I can nerd out on. That definitely needs to be in the Populi KB. Normal text = 14 px - sorted. If you have not figured it out yet - I'm a total Why guy. Now, the...

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• Matthew Van Matre
• Created September 27, 2022 20:49
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3. Add heading presets for wysiwig editor for ADA compliance

Hey Adam, Thank you for adding some headings (not seeing h4) to the syllabus WYSIWIG. Any reason why this feature did not make it over the content WYSIWIG in lessons? We need ADA compliance in the...

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• Matthew Van Matre
• Created September 27, 2022 16:13
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