Add a URL to the Course Menu

Canvas now lets you add custom links to the course navigation menu.

Add a Custom Link

  1. Click the Settings link at the bottom of your Course Navigation menu. 
    Screenshot of a canvas course menu.  The settings link is highlighted.
     
  2. Click the Navigation tab.
    Screenshot of the top of the course settings page in a Canvas Course.  The Navigation tab is highlighted.
  3. Click Add a link.
    Screenshot of the "add a link" button in course navigation.
     
  4. Fill in a name for the link in the Text field, and paste the URL into the Link field, then click Add.
    Screenshot of the Add link dialogue window. Asking for display text and the URL to link to.

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Edit a Custom Link

Currently you can't edit a link once you create it: you will just need to delete the current link and re-add the corrected URL.

  1. Click the Settings link at the bottom of your Course Navigation menu. 
    Screenshot of a canvas course menu.  The settings link is highlighted.
     
  2. Click the Navigation tab.
    Screenshot of the top of the course settings page in a Canvas Course.  The Navigation tab is highlighted.
     
  3. Locate your link and click the three dots, then click  Delete
    Screenshot of the more options next to a custom link. The delete button is highlighted.
     
  4. Follow the instruction above to add an updated link.
     

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