Pressbooks - Importing a Pressbooks Common Cartridge File into Your Canvas course [UW-Madison]

After you’ve downloaded your interactive Pressbook as a .imscc file (as described in Pressbooks - How to Export Pressbooks Content as a Common Cartridge for use in Canvas [UW-Madison] , you need to import it to your Canvas course:

1. Log in to Canvas.
2. Navigate to the Canvas course you’d like to add your Pressbooks content to.
3. Click on Settings from the course navigation.
4. Click on Import Course Content:
   
   
5. Select Common Cartridge 1.x package from the content type drop-down menu: 
   
   
6. Next to Source, click the Choose File button:
   
   
7. Select the file you downloaded from Pressbooks as outlined in the previous KB article Pressbooks - How to Export Pressbooks Content as a Common Cartridge for use in Canvas [UW-Madison] .
8. Select either the All content to import everything or Select specific content to choose which parts of your Pressbook to import.

• • If you chose All content, click the Import button:
    
    Your material will import into Canvas. If your book has a lot of material, it could take a few minutes. You can see the progress under Current Jobs.
  • If you chose Select specific content, click the Import button:
    
    Under Current Jobs you will see your Pressbooks material import. Once completed, you will see a Select Content button. Click it:
    
    A Select Content window will open, which shows what parts of your Pressbook are available to import. Click the checkbox for the pieces you want to import and click Select Content:
    
    The Common Cartridge listed under Current Jobs progress bar will complete. The Select Content button will turn to a green completed notification
• Click on Modules to review the imported material. If you selected All content, it will include any chapters you checked as described in Pressbooks - How to Export Pressbooks Content as a Common Cartridge for use in Canvas [UW-Madison] , including assignments, discussions, the introduction, and appendix. If you chose Select specific content, it will only include the items you selected. You may want to remove any modules you don't actually plan to use by clicking the three dot button next to unneeded material and selecting Remove: