Canvas has a simple, yet powerful, content editor that is used for creating new content.

The Rich Content Editor is used in features such as: Announcements, Assignments, Discussions, Pages, Quizzes, and Syllabus.

Although clean and streamlined, the Rich Content Editor is sophisticated enough to support embedding video content, math formulas, and other rich media.

Transferring Content From Microsoft Word to a Canvas Page

Copy and paste text from a Microsoft Word document to a Canvas page.
Save any graphics from Word by right clicking on the graphic and choosing save as from the menu.
Rename the graphic and save it to your computer.
Upload the graphic into files through the course navigation menu.
Insert the graphic into the page.

Need more information? Check out these Canvas Guides!