How to Download Files from Canvas

How to Download Course Files from Canvas

Go to the SPS Canvas Site and log in with your Wake Forest credentials. Your username will be the first part of your WFU email (everything before the @wfu.edu suffix). Your password will be your WFU account password.
1. If you do not remember your email account username or password, please submit a Help Ticket. Include the following information in the ticket body:
  1. Your full name
  2. a contact phone number
  3. indicate you need to access your student Canvas account
On your Canvas home page locate the navigation bar (located on the left side of the screen). Click the "courses" icon to open a list of your accessible courses

3. Click the "All Courses" link

4. Find the name of the course that contains the files you want to download. Each accessible course name is a hyperlink that will take you to that course's content.

If the course name is not an active link or if the course name is not listed, submit a Help Ticket.

5. From the course's home page, locate the "Files" link in the left-side navigation bar.

If the "File" link is not listed, submit a Help Ticket.

6. A screen will appear listing all accessible files for this course. Find the file you want to download and click the three vertical ellipses located on the right side of the file name row. A "Download" link will appear. Click the "Download" link and your file will download onto your computer.