Paper Canva — Export tab
Print/PDF, preview, share, assign, LMS export, Word export and convert to online/offline exam.
What the Export tab does
The Export tab is where a finished paper leaves the canvas: print or save as PDF, preview pages, share a link, assign it to students, export to an LMS or Word, and convert it into an online or offline (OMR) exam.
Print group
- Opens print options to print the paper or save it as a PDF. Includes Student Copy, Teacher Copy and Answer Key variants.
Toggles the print preview panel. Each thumbnail is a live miniature of the real rendered page — cloned straight from the canvas and scaled down, so it shows the true pagination, not an approximation, and refreshes when the paper or view mode changes. A separate draggable zoom toolbar floats over the canvas (drag it anywhere; it auto-shifts left so it never covers the panel). Shown only when the preview action is available.
Share group
- Generates a shareable link to the paper with view-only or edit permissions for other teachers. Shown only when the share action is available.
- Assigns the paper as practice to students, sections or entire classes. Shown only when the assign action is available.
- Exports the paper in LMS-compatible formats (Moodle XML, QTI) for direct import into a Learning Management System. Shown only when the LMS-export action is available.
Document group
- Exports the paper as a Microsoft Word (.docx) document for offline editing and distribution. Routes through the same print pipeline as Print / PDF.
Convert to Exam group
- Converts the paper into an Online Exam, preserving all sections and questions with their structure. Shown only when the convert-to-online action is available.
- Offline Exam
- Converts the paper into an Offline / OMR Exam, preserving all sections and questions. Shown only when the convert-to-offline action is available.
Common tasks
- Click Preview to confirm pagination.
- Click Print / PDF and choose Student Copy, then repeat for the Answer Key.
- Save as PDF from the browser print dialog if you need a digital file.
- Click Online Exam (or Offline Exam for OMR) to convert — sections and questions carry over.
- Or click Assign to push the paper directly to students/classes as practice.
Several Export buttons (Preview, Share, Assign, LMS Export, Online/Offline Exam) only appear when the host page wires up their handler — if a button is missing it isn't enabled in your context, not broken.