Overview
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Continuing Education students cannot log into the Canvas mobile application normally. This article explains how to Continuing Education students can access UWF Continuing Education eLearning courses from your their iPhone or Android smartphonesmartphones. Continuing Education students cannot access the mobile version of eLearning the same way that UWF college students can. |
Instructions
Step 1: Install the app
On your phone's app store (App Store for iPhone, Play Store for Android), search "Canvas" and install the free app from Instructure called "Canvas Student"Download the Canvas Student app by Instructure Inc. on your smartphone (app on Apple's App Store; app on Google Play Store).
Step 2: Change to "Canvas Login" mode
Using 2 fingers, spread apart slightly as seen in the videos below, double-tap on tap on the screen.
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The phrase "Canvas Login" will appear in the top right of the screen next to the question mark: |
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On Android 9, a toast notification that says "Canvas_Login: ON" will appear briefly and then fade away: |
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If you double-tap too many times, you will have to keep double-tapping until you see the correct phrase appear (Canvas Login, or Canvas_Login: ON). |
Step 3: Find
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UWF
Click the blue button that says "Find my school." . Type "uwf" and select University of West Florida from the search results
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4: Log in
Enter your Login ID (usually your email address) and password. If you do not know your password, press "Forgot Password?" and enter your Login ID in order to reset your password.
FAQs
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| title | I am tapping the screen, but I don't see "Canvas Login" anywhere. |
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You may not have your 2 fingers spread apart far enough (it should be about an inch), or . Or you may be double-tapping too slowly. Try doing it double-tapping quickly, as shown in the videos above. |
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| title | I saw "Canvas Login" appear, but when I try to log in, it shows a UWF logo. |
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You may have double-tapped too many times and tried to log in as a "Site Admin" instead. Go all the way back to the starting screen and double-tap with two fingers again until you see "Canvas Login" or "Canvas_Login: ON.". |
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| title | I entered my User ID and password and I cannot log in. |
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If you see a UWF Logo logo and a "Username" and "Password" field, you are on the incorrect login screen. If you see a Canvas logo and fields for "User ID" and "Password" but cannot log in, you may be entering your password incorrectly. You can tap "Forgot Password?" to reset it. |
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| title | I have other questions, but I don't see answers on this page. |
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Please contact the ITS Help Desk by phone at (850) 474-2075 during our normal business hours and we will gladly assist you. Just be sure to be in front of your computer (a Mac or PC) when you call. We may have to remote in to assist, and if necessary, to troubleshoot and gather additional screenshots as well. ITS Help Desk Hours of Operation |
