Access Canvas by visiting [CIIS Connect](http://connect.ciis.edu) and selecting the Canvas button.

Navigate to your Canvas Dashboard or a specific course

Click the widget in the upper right side of the page or click "Search" in the course's side navigation menu

Enter your search term(s) into the field (it can take a moment for this page to load)

You can do wildcard searches (e.g. mus\*) and phrase searches (e.g. “music history”)

Use the appropriate filters to narrow your search as necessary\
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Tip: The icon next to each search result displays the type of item (e.g. page, syllabus, quiz).

#### **Search across all of your courses at once**

After you have done a search within a specific course, you can click the **Current Course** dropdown and select **My courses** to repeat the search across all of the courses that you are enrolled in.

**Students see results from published content in all courses in which they are enrolled. Teachers see both published and unpublished content in their courses.**

Instructure

ciis.instructure.com

Atomic Search offers a straightforward way to search across all course materials within Canvas. This guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to use Atomic Search in Canvas. It explains how to access Canvas and utilize the Atomic search feature effectively.

Searching with Atomic Search in Canvas