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Changing Your Course Home Page

The Course Home Page is the first view your students will see when they enter your course. By default, the Course Home Page is set to Course Modules, but there are several other options you can choose. 

Select the Choose Home Page button on your current Home Page to open a window with these options. 

If you want the Course Home Page to be 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. Use this page to show a welcome message, links, images, or other information for students.

To set a custom page as your Front Page:

  1. Select Pages in your course menu.
  2. Click on View All Pages.
  3. To set an existing page as your Front Page – from the pages list, locate your page (it must be published) and click the Options icon and select Use as Front Page.
  1. The page will now have a gray Front Page tag.
  1. You can also set a page as your Front Page when any individual page is open.  Just select the Options icon to the right of the Edit button, and select Use as Front Page from the dropdown.

Once you have set your Front Page, you must go back to the current home page to choose your Home Page. 

  1. From the current Home Page, select Choose Home Page, then click on Pages Front Page and Save.

Notes:

  • Before setting the Front Page, the page must be published.
  • You can edit the Front Page, set a different page as the Front Page, or remove the Front Page.
  • Before setting a Front page, the Pages link in Course Navigation will open to the Pages Index. However, once you have selected a Front Page, the Pages link will always open to the Front Page. To return to the Pages Index, click the View All Pages button.
  • The Pages Front Page can also be set to display recent course announcements.
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