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View Canvas spreadsheets as HTML tables

Make course spreadsheet data easier to scan in a browser by converting matching uploads into HTML tables.

Trigger

New Canvas File Upload

Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.

Action

Convert Excel to HTML

Tool to convert an excel file to html. use when you need an html table representation of a .xlsx file via upload or url.

Why this helps

Opening a spreadsheet just to inspect its contents adds a tool switch and slows down review.

  • Create an HTML representation of supported Excel files.
  • Make tabular data easier to preview in a browser.
  • Avoid repeating a manual conversion for each upload.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Canvas and Conversion tools once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name and prompt.
  • 3Ask Notis in one instruction to convert new Canvas Excel uploads into HTML tables.
  • 4Pick New Canvas File Upload as the trigger, then choose where run reports go.
  • 5Test with one real Excel upload from a Canvas course.

Questions about this workflow

What kind of output does the action create?

The action creates an HTML table representation from an Excel file supplied by upload or URL.

Does this work for every Canvas file?

The action is for Excel files. The automation should only send matching files to it.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Conversion tools. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Canvas triggers

Conversion tools actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

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ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Convert Excel to CSV

Tool to convert excel files to csv. use when you have an excel file (local upload or url) and need a csv output. use after uploading or providing file url.

ActionInstant

Canvas Assignment Graded

Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.

TriggerPolling

Convert Excel to HTML

Tool to convert an excel file to html. use when you need an html table representation of a .xlsx file via upload or url.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Assignment Submission

Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.

TriggerPolling

Convert Markdown to HTML

Tool to convert markdown to html. use after uploading the markdown file or specifying its url to generate html content.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Discussion Message

Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.

TriggerPolling

Convert OXPS to PDF

Tool to convert an oxps file to pdf. use when you have an oxps file either uploaded (file id) or via url and need a pdf output. provide only one of `file id` or `url`.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Discussion Topic

Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.

TriggerPolling

Convert Website to PDF

Tool to convert a website url to pdf. use when you need a pdf snapshot of a web page; returns a task id to poll for completion.

ActionInstant

New Course Created for User

Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.

TriggerPolling

Convert Website to PNG

Tool to convert a website url to a png image. use when you need a snapshot of an entire web page or specific viewport.

ActionInstant

New Canvas File Upload

Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.

TriggerPolling

Convert Word to Text

Tool to convert word documents to plain text. use when you have a .doc or .docx file (binary or url) and need its plain text representation.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Canvas and Conversion tools, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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