Guides
The manual way first. Then ours.
Answers to the questions students actually search — how to find something in Canvas, whether an extension is safe, how to get a lecture deck onto an iPad. Each one covers what works without installing anything before it mentions Scope for Canvas or Lectra Notes.
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How to Search Canvas: Every Course, Every File (2026)
Canvas search is per course and often switched off. Every way to find a file, page, or old assignment across all your courses.
Read the guideAre Canvas Chrome Extensions Safe? A 2026 Checklist
After the 2026 Canvas data breach, what a browser extension can see, what to check before installing one, and what Scope does and doesn't do.
Read the guideAnnotate Canvas Lecture Slides on iPad — Apple Pencil Guide (2026)
Get a lecture PDF from Canvas onto your iPad and mark it up with Apple Pencil — the share-sheet route and the one-tap route.
Read the guideDeciding between apps?
The comparisons put Scope and Lectra Notes next to BetterCampus, Tasks for Canvas, Goodnotes, and Notability — and say where the other app is better.