Removing “Editor Only Instructions” in Content Blocks

As you add/edit content blocks in content pages of your course, you may remove the instructions contained within the area purple shaded area shown below. (In the DesignPLUS Sidebar, this is called an “Action Item”.) Removing the Action Item is completely optional, as students will never see any of the information within it.

In the below example, the “Assignment Context” Content Block includes a set of instructions only viewable to the instructor (shown within the purple shaded area). You have the option to remove these instructions from your content page if you so choose. The end result keeps the heading, “Assignment Context”, and whatever content you choose to replace the “Assignment_context_description” with.

A screenshot from the Canvas LMS shows an "Assignment Context" content block. The block contains "Editor Only Instructions" which are visible to instructors but hidden from students. These instructions guide the instructor to replace placeholder text for the Assignment_context_description.
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Save Your Page

When adding a Content Block on a content page for the first time, be sure to Save & Publish or Save your page so that Canvas/DesignPLUS recognizes you have an “Action Item” on the page that you may want to remove later on.

Removing the Action Item

  1. While editing your content page in Canvas, click on the green Open Action Items icon at the bottom right corner of the screen.
A green square icon is located in the bottom right corner of the screen, floating just above the system clock and tray icons. The icon, which represents the DesignPLUS "Action Items" box, features a white graphic of a checklist above a bulleted list.
  • If you do not see the green Open Action Items icon, you may need to temporarily close the DesignPLUS sidebar.
A screenshot of the DesignPLUS sidebar header. A large purple arrow points to the 'x' (Close Sidebar) icon, which is located in the top-right corner. To the left of the 'x' are a maximize icon and an undo icon.
  1. Select the 🗑️ Remove button.
A screenshot of the "Editor Action Items" box from the DesignPLUS sidebar. A large purple arrow points directly to the red "Remove" button, which features a trash can icon. This button is located at the bottom of the box, positioned in the center between the "Mark as Complete" button on the left and the "Unwrap" button on the right.

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