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title: "Send an Assignment to Another Instructor"
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As an instructor, you can share individual assignments in your course with other instructors at your institution. You can also <u>[copy an individual assignment into another course](https://instructure.vanillacommunities.com/en/kb/articles/660686-how-do-i-copy-an-assignment-to-another-course)</u>. When you share an assignment, any assets within that assignment (images, files, etc.) will be included in the shared file. 

> ℹ️ **Notes:  ** 
> ℹ️ 
> ℹ️ - To share course content, you must have the Course Content - add / edit / delete permission enabled.
> ℹ️ - Shared content does not count against course or user quotas.
> ℹ️ - You can use the Send to feature to send course content to yourself.

1. In Course Navigation, click the **Assignments** link.

![Screenshot 2026-02-17 133058.png](media://56e3379e-16be-4774-a877-3ff8617721e0)

2. Locate the Assignment you wish to copy, then click the assignment **Options** icon [1]. Select the **Send To...** option [2].

![Screenshot 2026-02-17 133143.png](media://10901845-cbc0-46a3-bf2a-10a44737ffa2)

3. To send your assignment to another instructor, click or type in the **Send to **field [1]. Then click the name of the instructor to receive your assignment [2].

> ℹ️ **Note:** You can send the assignment to multiple instructors at one time.

![Screenshot 2026-02-17 133234.png](media://5ba13512-de7c-4218-9926-54f767182aff)

4. You can view all selected recipients in the **Send to** field [1].To remove a recipient, click the **Remove** icon [2].

> ℹ️ **Note: **To share the assignment to yourself, add your name to the Send to field.

![Screenshot 2026-02-17 133314.png](media://30000c77-4e17-47f0-874e-40bda09b8cca)

5. Click the **Send **button.

![Screenshot 2026-02-17 133355.png](media://0555113b-16ea-47dd-9311-ef1f1cbf5c09)

6. Canvas displays a notification when content sends successfully.

![Screenshot 2026-02-17 133430.png](media://0b956cbe-fc52-44ab-bfe4-e792ec4072af)

7. When an instructor receives shared content, a badge displays on the user's Account icon [1] and in the Shared Content link [2].

- Learn how to <u>[manage received content](https://instructure.vanillacommunities.com/en/kb/articles/660774-how-do-i-manage-content-shared-to-me-from-other-users)</u>.

![Screenshot 2026-02-17 133517.png](media://8ff2ceac-4ce7-4c44-80fc-135a2eb7c94d)

**Additional Resources:** 

- [Send a Module to Another Instructor](https://setonhall.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PUBLICKBA/pages/4190240775)