Navigating Canvas
The first page you see upon logging in to Canvas is the main dashboard, which has a course card view with quick links to commonly used tools (announcements, assignments, discussions, files) as well as an activity summary view. The universal navigation menu persists on the left side of the window and contains links to your account (including the log out link), dashboard, courses, groups (if you belong to any), calendar, the conversations inbox, the Commons learning object repository, the Studio video platform, and help.
When viewing an item that's part of a module (like this Page), you will see links at the bottom of the page to go to the previous item or to the next.
- How do I use the Dashboard as an instructor? Links to an external site.
- How do I customize my Courses list as an instructor? Links to an external site.
- How do I use the Global Navigation Menu as an instructor? Links to an external site.
Click here to view additional Canvas Guides about navigation. Links to an external site.