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The Technology and Learning Program has provided course templates to help you quickly get up and running at the start of the semester. This article provides instructions for editing your Canvas Home page; specifically the home page that comes with the Chico State Canvas template.
We understand that no template will meet the needs of everyone and welcome your input.
Prerequisites
Access to a Canvas course with a home page
- See How do I access Chico State's course template?
- See Copying Course content
Instructions
- If you imported one of the Chico State Canvas templates into your Canvas course, and want to edit the page, select Edit from the top-right corner and add your own information where there are placeholders, brackets and highlighted areas. Be sure to check all information and links using Student View.
- If you copied your course from a previous semester, select Edit from the top right corner and updates anything that may be out of date. Be sure to check all information and links using Student View.
- If you want to set your Home page to be something different:
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From your current Canvas Home, select Choose Home Page on the right sidebar.
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Select what you’d like to display on the home page (Including the option to select the Syllabus page).
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Select Save. For a video tutorial, see Setting Your Canvas Home Page (1 min).
(If you want the Syllabus tool as your Home, select this option. The Syllabus tool enables a Course Summary at the bottom with all your due dates and events.)
Troubleshooting
- If you are having trouble seeing all your courses, and want to create shortcuts on your dashboard, refer to the article Organize your courses on your Canvas dashboard.
- If no front page is designated (such as when you create a new course), the Pages Front Page option is grayed out and unselectable.