Exporting course content in Canvas allows to you import content from the Content Library into your Sandbox. Please remember to always import content into your Sandbox and not your live course. Use the following steps to create a course export to import selected content into your Sandbox.
Stage 1- Export selected Content
1- Navigate to the Content Library course that you want to export and click settings
2- Click Export Course Content
3- Select the export type to course and click create export
4- Your export will begin processing
*Note- You can stay on the page and wait for the processing to complete or it will notify you via email that the export is complete.
5- Once your export is complete, you will need to download it to your computer. Click the New Export to start the download
6- Select Save to save the file to your computer and pay attention to the folder it will save into-frequently this will be your Download Folder
Stage 2- Import your recently downloaded file to your Sandbox Course
7- Once your file has downloaded you are going to import it into your Sandbox.
Begin by navigating to your Sandbox Course and select settings, then Import Course Content
8- Select Content Type as Canvas Course Export Package
9- Select the file that you downloaded to your computer, click select specific content and then click import
10- The uploading process will begin when you click import
11- Once the upload is complete, it will fall under current jobs to where you can select the specific content from the course that you want to import.
12- Check box ONLY the specific content you want to import to your Sandbox.
If you click the right pointing arrow , it will open a list of additional items to select underneath.
13- Once you have selected the specific content that you want to import you will click the select content button.
14- This will queue up the import and it will begin to run
15- Once the content has been imported you will find it in an Assignment Group on your Assignments page.