How to use Turnitin

Assignments should be submitted through Canvas using a desktop or laptop computer using a supported browser and not the Canvas Student App or mobile browsers due to limited functionality in these platforms. It is recommended that these platforms are not used to access Turnitin Assignments in Canvas due to this limited functionality. On the Assignments page, select the name of your assignment. Then, select Start Assignment.

There are 3 options in which you can submit you assignment:

• File upload – directly load a file from your device.
• Text entry – direct input of text only.
• Office 365 – You can use your University Office 365 OneDrive to submit an assignment to Turnitin in Canvas.

Note: The Canvas supplier advises that in order to maintain consistent formatting, it is recommended that students submit files in pdf format, rather than doc. Different programs will read and display document formatting differently. Converting documents with complex formatting to PDF can help reduce the conversion errors because of the way PDF handles charts, images, equations and other formatting. Navigate to the file you would like to upload (2). There is the option to add any comments you would like to add with your assignment (3). Be sure to check the box to agree to the end user license agreement (4). Then choose “Submit assignment” (5).

If resubmissions are allowed for the assignment and you need to resubmit your paper, you can click the New Attempt button (6). If you resubmit an edited paper, it will not compare to the first submission you made (i.e. you will not match the text to the previous submission resulting in a 90% match score). You can download a copy of your submission and see submission details if your submission was successful (7).