User Manual

To use the Emoji Picker click on the external tools icon in the rich text editor:

Then select Emoji Picker from the dropdown list, or if it isn’t shown select View All and select if from there:

A dialogue will be displayed and there you can search or browse for the emoji, select the emoji and click on Insert. This will insert the emoji into the rich text editor. If you then want to change it’s size you can select the emoji and adjust the font size in the Canvas editor.

Administrator Manual

Emoji Picker is designed to be a LTI 1.1 tool installed into Canvas. When setup in Canvas it should appear in the external tools dropdown in the Rich Text Editor.

Installation

There are 2 ways to install Emoji Picker into a Canvas installation, either by adding Emoji Picker through the Edu App Center or manually.

Add the tool using EduAppCenter

If you are an Instructor then there’s some documentation about using the Edu App Center in a course which guides you through how the Edu App Center works. To set up Emoji Picker follow these steps.

• Navigate to course or sub-account you wish to add the tool to.
• Click on the Settings page.
• Click on the Apps tab.
• Type emoji in the search box.
• Click on the Emoji Picker box in the search results.
• Click on +Add App
• When the dialogue is displayed click Add App
• The app should now be added to Canvas and available in the Rich Content Editor (RCE) under the Apps icon.

Institutions are able to limit the apps that are available in the Edu App Center so if the tool isn’t showing up you may need to contact your administrators or manually add the tool.

Add the tool manually

There’s an overview of what an LTI tool is in the Canvas Community site. To setup Emoji Picker follow these steps.

• Navigate to course or sub-account you wish to add the tool to.
• Click on the Settings page.
• Click on the Apps tab.
• Click on the View App Configurations button if using Instructure hosted Canvas.
• Click on the + App button.
• In the dialogue enter:
  • Configuration Type: By URL
  • Name: Emoji Picker
  • Consumer Key: leave empty
  • Consumer Secret: leave empty
  • Config URL: https://emoji-picker.wyelearning.com/config.xml
• Click on the Submit button and the app should now be added to Canvas and available in the Rich Content Editor (RCE) under the Apps icon.

FAQ

What happens if the service is turned off?

When you select an emoji it is returned to Canvas and this is embedded in the page/document you are editing. If our service is turned off all your emoji will continue to work without any issues. The only functionality that will be lost is the ability to insert new emoji.

What does this cost?

The tool is free to install and use, we hope you find it useful.

How do I change the size of the emoji?

If you then want to change it’s size you can select the emoji and adjust the font size in the Canvas editor.