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  [### Canvas - Comment Filters

 ](/resource/canvas-comment-filters) Jan 2026 - In SpeedGrader, you can now filter comments by All, Course, or Assignment, making it faster to find and reuse feedback. 

 

 

   [### Canvas - Add Pronouns

 ](/resource/canvas-add-pronouns) Jan 2026 - Students can set their pronouns directly in Canvas by going to Account > Settings > Edit Settings and selecting from the Pronouns dropdown. If no pronouns are set, nothing will display. 

 

 

   [### Canvas - Post Grades Separately

 ](/resource/canvas-post-grades-separately) Dec 2025 - Choose to release grades and feedback together or schedule them to release separately for each assignment in Gradebook. ***Comments must be released before grades if scheduled separately. Manual grade release overrides any schedule. Note... 

 

 

   [### Canvas - New Analytics

 ](/resource/canvas-new-analytics) Aug 2025 - New Analytics will be mandatory for all users, and the option to disable it will be removed. 

 

 

   [### Canvas - Dyslexia-friendly Font

 ](/resource/canvas-dyslexia-friendly-font) Aug 2025 - When Use Dyslexia-Friendly Font is enabled, Canvas and the RCE default to OpenDyslexic font. Users can also manually select it in the RCE. 

 

 

   [### Canvas - Discussion Checkpoints

 ](/resource/canvas-discussion-checkpoints) Aug 2025 - Instructors can now add discussion checkpoints to group discussions or convert existing checkpoint discussions to group discussions when editing. 

 

 

   [### Canvas - Unsaved Alert

 ](/resource/canvas-unsaved-alert) Aug 2025 - Instructors receive a warning about unsaved work when leaving the Rubric Edit page. 

 

 

   [### Canvas - Schedule Page Release

 ](/resource/canvas-schedule-page-release) Aug 2025 - Instructors can schedule pages in advance to automatically publish in a course. Scheduled pages remain invisible to students until the publish date and time. In Modules and Pages, instructors can view when a page is scheduled to publish. 

 

 

   [### Canvas - Auto Captioning

 ](/resource/canvas-auto-captioning) Aug 2025 - Auto Captioning is now available for media comments in SpeedGrader, automatically generating captions for improved accessibility. 

 

 

   [### Canvas - Redesigned Files

 ](/resource/canvas-redesigned-files) April 2025 - The redesigned Files page features a new look with sortable columns, pagination, and simpler file selection—no folder tree or drag-and-drop. 

 

 

   [### Canvas - Discussion Post Permalink

 ](/resource/canvas-discussion-post-permalink) April 2025 - Each reply in Discussions now has a copyable permalink for easy sharing. Thread replies will expand automatically to reveal the linked post. 

 

 

   [### Canvas - Sort Status

 ](/resource/canvas-sort-status) April 2025 - Sort individual assignment columns and rows by excused submissions and unposted grades. 

 

 

  

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