Configuring Your Course Navigation

You can customize the menu items on the left-side of your course page for students. To do this:

Open Settings

Open Settings

In Course Navigation, click the Settings link.

Open Navigation

Open Navigation

Click the Navigation tab.

Drag and Drop Navigation Links

Drag and Drop Navigation Links

You can use the drag and drop option to reorder navigation links. Click the navigation link you would like to move. Drop the navigation link in the desired location by releasing the mouse.

  1. To view what students see, click Student View in the top-right corner. You will know you’re in student view when you see a pink frame around the screen. Be sure to exit student view when you’re finished.
  2. For more information on course navigation, see the Canvas Instructor Guide section on Course Navigation

The icon with the crossed-out-eye indicates that these items are not visible to students.

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These crossed-out-eye icons appear either when there is no content in the item, or if the item is hidden from view. In the latter scenario use the steps above to make the item visible.

This same navigation menu would look like this in student view:

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