Show/hide functions are native to Canvas when you add a document to a Canvas page as instructed on this page. In addition, Canvas provides link options that control how your document will display on your page. Those link options are:
- preview overlay (the default option)
- preview inline
- preview inline expanded by default
In all cases, the document can also be downloaded by selecting the icon next to the link.

Link With Preview Overlay
- Type a descriptive filename.
- Select the file name text.
- Choose Insert -> Document -> Upload Document or Course Documents.
- Choose document.
- Select Done (the default option, preview overlay, is automatically selected).
Preview Overlay Example
Select the link to see how this content displays.


Link With Preview Inline
- Follow the instructions above to create the document link.
- Select the link and choose Link Options.
- Select Preview Inline.
Preview Inline Example
Select the link to see how this content displays.


Preview Inline Expanded by Default
- Follow the instructions above to create the document link.
- Select the link and choose Link Options.
- Select Preview Inline.
- Check Expand preview by Default.
Preview Inline Expanded Example

In this case, the document link should be set apart from the sentence to work properly.
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