{"id":1820,"date":"2024-11-05T21:31:34","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T21:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/?p=1820"},"modified":"2026-01-14T14:36:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T14:36:57","slug":"out-of-office-signature-in-the-canvas-inbox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/out-of-office-signature-in-the-canvas-inbox\/","title":{"rendered":"Out of Office \/ Signature in the Canvas Inbox"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"168\" src=\"http:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/05\/FAQbanners_Canvas_Inbox_OutOfOfficeSignatureInTheCanvasInbox-1024x168.png\" alt=\"Out of Office \/ Signature in the Canvas Inbox\" class=\"wp-image-2784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/05\/FAQbanners_Canvas_Inbox_OutOfOfficeSignatureInTheCanvasInbox-1024x168.png 1024w, https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/05\/FAQbanners_Canvas_Inbox_OutOfOfficeSignatureInTheCanvasInbox-300x49.png 300w, https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/05\/FAQbanners_Canvas_Inbox_OutOfOfficeSignatureInTheCanvasInbox-768x126.png 768w, https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/05\/FAQbanners_Canvas_Inbox_OutOfOfficeSignatureInTheCanvasInbox-1536x253.png 1536w, https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/05\/FAQbanners_Canvas_Inbox_OutOfOfficeSignatureInTheCanvasInbox-1200x197.png 1200w, https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/05\/FAQbanners_Canvas_Inbox_OutOfOfficeSignatureInTheCanvasInbox.png 1922w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In the Canvas Inbox, you can set an &#8220;Out of Office&#8221; message. You can also add a signature for all of your outgoing messages sent from the Canvas Inbox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> The settings described here do not link back to your Out of Office or Signature that you may use for your official CCS e-mail address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Log in to Canvas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In Global Navigation, click the <strong>Inbox<\/strong> link.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the \u2699\ufe0f <strong>Inbox settings<\/strong> (cog wheel) icon at the top right-hand corner of the screen.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>To set an Out of Office message, select the <strong>Response On<\/strong> radio button, and fill out the relevant information [<strong>Start Date<\/strong>, <strong>End Date<\/strong>, <strong>Subject<\/strong> (Required), and <strong>Message<\/strong>].<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"707\" height=\"503\" src=\"http:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2024\/11\/Inbox_OutOfOffice.png\" alt=\"A screenshot of the Canvas Inbox Out of Office configuration screen shows the &quot;Response On&quot; radio button selected, as indicated by a purple arrow, enabling automatic replies to incoming mail. The &quot;Start Date&quot; is set to &quot;Thu, Nov 28, 2024,&quot; and the &quot;End Date&quot; is &quot;Mon, Jul 29, 2024.&quot; The &quot;Subject&quot; field is filled with &quot;Out of the Office,&quot; and the &quot;Message&quot; text area contains the text: &quot;Hello... I am currently out of the office. I'll get back to you when I return. John Smith.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-1822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2024\/11\/Inbox_OutOfOffice.png 707w, https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2024\/11\/Inbox_OutOfOffice-300x213.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>To display a signature below your Inbox messages, select the <strong>Signature On<\/strong> radio button.  Use the <strong>Signature<\/strong> text box to customize what your signature will look like.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"328\" src=\"http:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2024\/11\/Inbox_Signature.png\" alt=\"A screenshot of the Canvas Inbox configuration screen for setting a signature shows the &quot;Signature On&quot; radio button selected, as indicated by a purple arrow. The &quot;Signature&quot; text area below contains the signature: &quot;----- John Smith College for Creative Studies jsmith@ccsdetroit.edu -----&quot;.\" class=\"wp-image-1823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2024\/11\/Inbox_Signature.png 704w, https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2024\/11\/Inbox_Signature-300x140.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click the <strong>Save<\/strong> button to save your changes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-adv-tabs advgb-tabs-wrapper advgb-tab-vert-desktop advgb-tab-vert-tablet advgb-tab-stack-mobile advgb-tabs-d70017ac-efc2-4ab5-bd64-38f26822397b\" data-tab-active=\"0\"><ul class=\"advgb-tabs-panel\" role=\"tablist\"><li class=\"advgb-tab advgb-tab-active\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"background-color:#e9e9e9;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:10px\"><button class=\"advgb-tab-button\" id=\"advgb-tab-_22dbd1-73-0\" aria-controls=\"advgb-tab-panel-_22dbd1-73-0\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#242424;background:none;border:none;width:100%;text-align:inherit;cursor:pointer;padding:8px 16px;font:inherit\"><span>Managing Inbox Settings<\/span><\/button><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"advgb-tab-body-wrapper\" style=\"border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:10px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-tab advgb-tab-body-container\"><div class=\"advgb-tab-body-header advgb-tab-class- header-active\" id=\"advgb-tab-panel-_22dbd1-73-0\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"advgb-tab-_22dbd1-73-0\" tabindex=\"0\"><span>Managing Inbox Settings<\/span><\/div><div class=\"advgb-tab-_22dbd1-73 advgb-tab-body\" aria-labelledby=\"advgb-tab-panel-_22dbd1-73-0\" style=\"display:block\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/662882-how-do-i-manage-my-inbox-settings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How do I manage my Inbox settings?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div style=\"position:relative;width:100%;max-width:900px;margin:8px 0;padding-top:56.25%;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/embed.app.guidde.com\/playbooks\/p759K423WFwkQurEtDd1Tp\" title=\"How do I manage my Inbox settings as a student?\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-forms\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;background:#000;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<style class=\"advgb-styles-renderer\">.advgb-tabs-d70017ac-efc2-4ab5-bd64-38f26822397b ul.advgb-tabs-panel li.advgb-tab.advgb-tab-active {background-color:#251c5c !important;color:#fff !important;}#advgb-tabs-d70017ac-efc2-4ab5-bd64-38f26822397b .advgb-tab-body-header.header-active, .advgb-tabs-d70017ac-efc2-4ab5-bd64-38f26822397b .advgb-tab-body-header.header-active{background-color:#251c5c !important;color:#fff !important;}<\/style>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the Canvas Inbox, you can set an &#8220;Out of Office&#8221; message. 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