Please note, if your school email does not allow access to Google Docs, you will need to use a regular Google account (i.e.

Google Apps for Education (integration with your school) works with Google Docs in Canvas.

Each collaborator will need a Google account and will need to connect Google Drive as a registered service in Canvas.

When creating a collaboration you cannot link to a previously created collaboration.If you cannot create a collaboration in a course, your institution has restricted this feature. Creating a collaboration is a course permission.

However, your instructor can always view your collaboration. This lesson is for creating a collaboration in a course when collaborations are created in a group, only group members and users with instructor-based roles (including TAs) can be selected as collaborators.If your collaboration options include Google Spreadsheets and Presentations in addition to Documents, your course has enabled Google Drive collaborations. Google Docs collaborations are separate from Google Drive collaborations. However, a Google file may be shared with up to 200 email addresses including viewers, commenters, and editors. Google Docs allows you to add up to 50 users per collaboration, and all users can view and edit a document at the same time. You can start a new collaboration using Google Docs in Canvas.

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