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Canvas Teaching Tips are distributed by the Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences Online and Academic Technology Services office and offer SHORT helpful tips about Canvas, online learning, and academic technology.

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Customizing Your Dashboard

WHAT IS THE DASHBOARD?

The Dashboard is the landing page for Canvas and shows information about your current classes.

Click here for a guide to using Dashboard

WHERE IS MY COURSE IF IT’S NOT ON THE DASHBOARD?

To locate courses not on your Dashboard click on the “Courses” link and then “All Courses.”

Image of Canvas left side navigation with the courses icon highlighted. Click courses to view all courses

CAN I REARRANGE MY DASHBOARD?

YES! Simply click and drag course cards to rearrange your dashboard.

Image of a mouse cursor clicking and dragging a Canvas course card to move it. Click and drag course cards to move them.

CAN I CHANGE MY DASHBOARD COURSES?

Yes! You can customize your dashboard by clicking on “Courses,” then “All Courses,” and then selecting the star next to the courses you want displayed.

Click here to view a guide to customizing the courses listed on Dashboard

Image of a list of course titles in Canvas. Courses that have been added to the Canvas dashboard have a filled in star next to them. Courses that have not been added have an empty star next to them. Click the star to add the course to the dashboard

WHAT COURSES SHOULD I KEEP ON MY DASHBOARD?

We recommend that you only keep courses on your dashboard that you need to access quickly. When there are a large number of courses on your Dashboard from past and future semesters it can be confusing and even lead to clicking on the wrong course.

 


NEED HELP?

Canvas help icon

Canvas help is easy to find and always available. Click the Help button in the Canvas global navigation for 24 hour support and great help guides.

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Learn more!

If you'd like to learn more about this Canvas tip, or Canvas in general, please contact our office at 405.325.5854 or casonline@ou.edu.