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When I create a template for students to complete as an assignment in Canvas (using the ready-made Circle Map template in Lucidchart) I delete all of the tabs (Page 1, Example, Printable) except the Circle Map tab. When I open the template in Canvas as an assignment, those extra tabs that I deleted reappear. How can I prevent this from happening?

Hi ​@ThinkingMaps, thank you for posting in the community! To confirm, did you remove the page tabs before saving and publishing the assignment for your students? Are you selecting the Circle Map template from the Create from Template option each time?

This information will help us better understand the issue and share advice relevant to your use case. Feel free to let me know if you have any questions! 


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Hi ​@ThinkingMaps, thank you for confirming that information! I am checking internally for some additional insight into the behaviour and will update this thread as soon as I have more details. 

In the meantime, you could try creating a document in lucid.app using that template, remove the tabs and use the option to choose an existing document when creating the assignment. This should help prevent the extra tabs from reappearing. 

I hope this helps. If you have any questions, please let me know! 


Hi ​@ThinkingMaps, thank you for your patience! Our team was able to create an assignment with the Circle Map template by creating a document with the template, delete the extra tabs then creating the assignment in Canvas using that document. The assignment copy does not have the additional tabs. Would you mind checking the follow up questions below to help better understand the issue you’re experiencing?

  • Did you create the assignment from the unedited Circle Map template then make changes in your preview? If that is the case, it is expected that the changes made in the preview will not carry over to the student’s copy.
  • Did you create an assignment from the unedited template, notice the additional tabs when your preview copy was created then went back into the document used to create the assignment and deleted the tabs? Did you edit the assignment and update the template? 

If this is not the case, would you mind sharing detailed steps that you took when creating the assignment? This will help us understand what might be causing the issue.

Thank you and please let me know if you have any questions!