Course Home Page in Canvas

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

  1. In Course Navigation, click the Pages link [1].
    • If a front page has been selected previously, it will display.
      Screenshot of Canvas course navigation with the Pages and View all Pages selected.
       
  2. To view a list of all course pages, click the View All Pages button [2].
  3. 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].
    Screenshot of published pages in Canvas with Home Page selected and Use as Front Page selected from the options drop down menu.
     
  4. The Front Page will be indicated by a gray Front Page tag [6].
    Screenshot of Canvas Page Index with the new Front Page selected.  
  5. 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.

  1. In Global Navigation, click the Courses link [1], then click the course name [2].
    Screenshot of the Courses menu with a Course selected.
     
  2. In the Home Page sidebar, click the Choose Home Page button.
    Screenshot of a Course Home Page with the Choose Home Page button selected.
     
  3. Click the radio button next to the Home Page layout you prefer.
    Screenshot of the Choose Course Home Page window with Pages Front page selected and all options highlighted.
     
  4. If you want to select a Pages Front Page but the link is grayed out, you must first set a Front Page.
    Screenshot of the Choose Course Home Page window with Course Modules option selected.
    • Note: Only Published pages can be set as the Front Page. Ensure the page you want to set as the Front Page is published.
  5. Click the Save button.

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