Copy Course Content in Canvas

Last updated on December 16, 2025

Sometimes you might need to copy content from one course into another without wanting to copy an entire course. For instance, if you create a quiz in one course and want to use it elsewhere, being able to copy that quiz directly can save significant time and effort. Canvas has built-in features that allow you to copy individual learning content as well as multiple items at once.

This tutorial will walk through how to copy individual content, such as assignments or pages, as well as how to import multiple items at once from one course to another. To learn more about copying over an entire course or multiple items at once, check out our tutorial Copy a Canvas Course.

Directions

1. Log in to your Canvas Account.
2. Select the Course that contains the content you want to copy
3. Click Modules in the left-hand course navigation menu.
4. Locate the item you would like to copy to another course.
5. Click the more options menu (three dots) to the right of the item name.
   1. You can also copy over an entire module and all the items in it by following the same steps.
6. Select Copy To from the drop-down menu.
7. Click the drop-down menu under Select a Course.
8. Select the Course you want the content copied over to.
   1. Note: You can only copy to one course at a time.
9. Click the drop-down menu under Select a Module (optional).
10. Select the Module you want the content to copy over to.
    1. Note: It is recommended to place any content in a module so it is easy for you and students to locate.
    2. If you do not select a module, the content will appear in the designated tab in the course navigation menu based on the content type (Assignments, Discussions, Pages, Files, Quizzes).
11. Click the drop-down menu under Place.
12. Select where in the module you want the content to appear.
13. Click Copy.
    1. A pop-up will appear letting you know the operation started successfully. To check whether the copy was successful, open the course you copied the content to, and scroll to the module you placed it in. The content should now be under that module. 

Note: This will copy over any assignment settings, including due dates. To learn how to adjust an assignment’s settings, check out our tutorial Edit Existing Assignments.