When students enter your course, they first see the Course Home Page. You can personalize this experience by selecting one of your course Pages to display as the home page, or set it to one of the other options Canvas allows.
If you want to change the Course Home Page to a custom page, you must first set the page as the Front Page. The Front Page is a designation that shows Canvas which page can be used for the Course Home Page. This page displays a welcome message, links, images, or other information.
Set a Front Page
- In Course Navigation, click the Pages link [1].
- If a front page has been selected previously, it will display.
- To view a list of all course pages, click the View All Pages button [2].
- Locate the published page you want to set as your Front Page [3]. Click the Options icon [4] and select the Use as Front Page link [5].
- The Front Page will be indicated by a gray Front Page tag [6].
- You can change the Front Page to any other page in the course by selecting the page Options icon [7].
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Set a Course Home Page
You can change your Course Home Page to reflect one of five layout options: the Recent Activity Dashboard, Pages Front Page, the Course Modules, the Assignment List, or the Syllabus.
Note: You must set a Front Page before selecting the Pages Front Page option. Additionally, only Published pages can be set as the Front Page.
- In Global Navigation, click the Courses link [1], then click the course name [2].
- In the Home Page sidebar, click the Choose Home Page button.
- Click the radio button next to the Home Page layout you prefer.
- If you want to select a Pages Front Page but the link is grayed out, you must first set a Front Page.
- Click the Save button.
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