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    File Preview Types

    Canvas supports a variety of document types that can be converted in Canvas. If the submitted file is an assignment and Canvas DocViewer supported file type, the file will be rendered by DocViewer in SpeedGrader. If the submitted file is not an assignment or a DocViewer supported file type, the file will be rendered by Google Previewer.

    Canvas supports previews for documents up to 100 MB and 999 pages.

    Note: SpeedGrader may take up to ten minutes after an assignment is submitted to display a document that supports DocViewer.

    Document Preview Files

    The following file types are supported for Canvas DocViewer:

    .doc .odt .sxi
    .docx .pdf .sxw
    .odf .ppt .xlsx
    .odg .pptx .xls
    .odp .rtf .txt
    .ods .sxc  

    Notes:

    • HTML located within a text file (.txt) cannot be previewed or annotated in DocViewer and must be downloaded to view the content.
    • Audio located within Powerpoint files (.ppt/.pptx) cannot be previewed in DocViewer and must be downloaded to view the content.
    • In the Canvas Teacher and Canvas Student apps, OpenDocument files (.ods/.odt) cannot be previewed in DocViewer. However, if the user has a third party app installed on the device, they can use that app to view OpenDocument formats.

    Document Preview Font

    The following fonts are supported for Canvas DocViewer:

    AR PL UMing
    Light (CN, HK, TW, TWE)
    DejaVu Sans
    Extra Light
    Book
    Bold
    Oblique
    Bold Oblique
    Condensed
    IPA Mincho
    Regular
    AR PL UKai
    Book (CN, HK, TW, TWE)
    DejaVu Sans Condensed
    Book
    Bold
    Oblique
    Bold Oblique
    Condensed
    Condensed Bold
    Condensed Oblique
    Condensed Bold Oblique
    Times New Roman
    Regular
    Italic
    Bold
    Bold Italic
    Arial
    Regular
    Bold
    Italic
    Bold Italic
    Georgia
    Regular
    Italic
    Bold
    Bold Italic
    Verdana
    Regular
    Italic
    Bold
    Bold Italic
    Arial Narrow
    Regular
    Italic
    Bold Italic
    IPAP Mincho
    Regular
    Un Batang
    Regular
    Bold
    Arial Unicode
    Regular
    Bold
    IPA Gothic
    Regular
    Un Dinaru
    Regular
    Bold
    Light
    Calibri
    Regular
    Bold
    Italic
    Bold Italic
    IPAP Gothic
    Regular
    Un Dotum
    Regular
    Bold
    DejaVu Serif
    Book
    Bold
    Italic
    Bold Italic
    Meiryo
    Regular
    Un Graphic
    Regular
    Bold
    Dotum
    Regular
    M Hei PRC
    Regular
    Un Gungseo
    Regular
    Cambria
    Regular
    Bold
    Italic
    Bold Italic
    M Hei HK Medium
    Regular
    Un Pilgi
    Regular
    Bold
    Cambria Math
    Regular
    MingLiu
        Regular

    Wingdings 1
    Regular
    Comic Sans
    Regular
    Bold
    Monotype Sorts
    Regular
    Wingdings 2
    Regular
    Courier New
    Regular
    Italic
    Bold
    Bold Italic
    Palace Script MT
    Regular
    Wingdings 3
    Regular
    DejaVu Serif Condensed
    Book
    Bold
    Italic
    Bold Italic
    Condensed
    Condensed Bold
    Condensed Italic
    Condensed Bold Italic
    SimSun
       Regular
     
    DejaVu Sans Mono
    Book
    Oblique
    Bold
    Bold Oblique
    Symbol
    Regular



    Image Preview Files

    The following image files are supported for Canvas DocViewer:

    .bmp .png .tiff
    .jpeg .svg  
    .jpg .tif  
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