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Navigate to the Assignments tab of your course and click on the specific assignment you would like to enable Turnitin. 

Assignments on Canvas with several assignments listed

 

Once you've clicked onthe Assignment Name, you will be taken into the preview window. Click on the Edit button.

Edit button in the top right-hand corner for an assignment

 

In your Canvas assignment settings, ensure the Submission Type is set to Online with either Text Entry or File Uploads, then scroll down to the criteria under the Rich Content Editor window and locate the Plagiarism Review section. From the dropdown menu, select Turnitin Plagiarism Review.

Submission type and the plagiarism option turned on

Once you have selected Plagiarism Review, you will get a pop up on extra options for your assignment. Make your selections for each option. 

Turnitin options for the assignment

Finally, once you've chosen all the other options for the assignment, save the assignment. 

Save button for an assignment in the bottom right-hand corner