Embedding a Panopto recording on a Canvas Page

Panopto videos can be added to a Canvas Page (shown below), Discussion Board, Announcement, Assignment or Test Question via editing in the Rich Content Editor.  


  1. Select the Modules tab in your Canvas course (See Fig. 1).View of Canvas with a red arrow pointing to Modules
    Figure 1: The Modules tab
  2. Select the plus icon to open the items to insert (See Fig. 2).
    Red arrow pointing to the + sign at the top of a module
    Figure 2: + button in a Module
  3. Select the Page option (See Fig. 3).
    Canvas pop-up window with a red arrow pointing to Page in the dropdown menu

    Figure 3: Item drop down menu
  4. Select Create Page (see Fig. 4).

    Canvas pop-up window with a red arrow pointing to Create Page
    Figure 4: Create Page option
  5. Give your page a name and then select Add Item (See Fig. 5).Canvas pop-up window with red arrows pointing to the Page Name field and Add Item button
    Figure 5: Page name area
  6. Open your page and select Edit (See Fig. 6).
    Red arrow pointing to the Edit button on the Canvas screen
    Figure 6: Edit option in Panopto
  7. Select the Panopto icon (See Fig. 7).Red arrow pointing to the green Panopto icon in the Rich Content Editor
    Figure 7: Panopto icon
  8. Select or type in the folder name where videos are stored (See Fig. 8).Red arrows pointing to the down arrow, and the folder name in the list
    Figure 8: Select or type in the name of the folder
  9. Select the video you want and then select Insert (See Fig. 9).List of videos with a red arrow pointing to the radio button next to a selected video
    Figure 9: Select video then click insert
  10. Select Save to save changes to the Canvas page (See Fig. 10).
    Figure 10: Save option on Canvas page



Modified on: Mon, Sep 25, 2023 at 1:50 PM

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