The Course Home Page is the first view your students will see when they enter your course. For the Course Home Page, you can customize a page from your course Pages and have it display as the Course Home Page.
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].
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.
- Note: Only Published pages can be set as the Front Page. Ensure the page you want to set as the Front Page is published.
- Click the Save button.