Understanding Atomic Search

Atomic Search for Canvas is an integrated Canvas application with comprehensive search functionality. Students and instructors can now easily search their Canvas content in a user-friendly and accessible way. They will save time finding the information they need in a course site without spending time searching through all of the content.

Atomic Search allows you to:

  • Save time by optimizing teaching and learning
  • Full text search of course content
  • Easy to adopt and use as it has a similar experience to searching on Google
  • Search all types of course content including files, pages, assignments, quizzes, and announcements

You can get answers to your questions about Atomic Search in their FAQ knowledgebase.


To disable Atomic Search from your course, please visit this page.

Modified on: Wed, Jul 6, 2022 at 2:33 PM

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