Open the text box
Open Canvas in Chrome and click into the editor where the text should go.
Auto typer for Canvas
Your draft, typed into Canvas.
Trace types text you have already written into Canvas, the learning platform by Instructure, at the speed you choose: discussion replies, text-entry assignments and pages.
Add to ChromeFrom draft to Canvas
Three steps. That’s it.
Bring your draft
Paste it into Trace, or upload a Word file (.docx). Word files are read on your device.
Set a speed and start
Choose a preset or an exact words per minute. Pause whenever you need, and carry on from the same place.
Good to know
How Trace handles Canvas
Word counts keep up
Trace sends a key press and release for every character, so a word count or character counter updates as the text goes in.
Paragraphs stay paragraphs
Enter is sent the way Canvas’s editor expects, so each paragraph in your draft stays a paragraph.
It never tabs onto Submit
A tab in your draft is typed into the text instead of moving to the next button, and Enter in a one-line field is sent so that it cannot submit the form.
Word files arrive as plain text
Bold, italics and headings from a Word upload are applied only in Google Docs and Word on the web. In Canvas the text comes in plain, and a page break becomes an empty line.
Schools and workplaces set their own rules about how work is entered. Trace types writing that is already yours; where a rule says otherwise, follow the rule. Read the ethics statement.
Questions
Trace in Canvas, answered.
Does Trace write the text for me?
No. Trace types text you have already written into Canvas. It does not generate, rewrite or paraphrase anything.
Is Trace free to use in Canvas?
Yes. Typing into Canvas is free, with unlimited words once you sign in and 1,000 words a day without an account. Pro, at C$4.99 a month or C$39.99 a year with a 7-day free trial, adds Human Touch and Your Fingerprint.
Does Trace submit my work?
No. Trace only types. Submitting is always up to you.
Is this the same as Canva?
No. Canvas is the learning platform by Instructure, used by schools and universities. Canva is a design tool.
A simpler way to get there
Your next draft is ready to go.
Choose your pace. Let Trace handle the typing.