Canvas Dashboard Customization
How Do I Customize the Canvas Dashboard?
You can change a few settings on your dashboard to make it easier to manage:
You can change the nickname and color of a course.
You can change the order of courses on your dashboard. You can also change which course cards show up on your dashboard.
Changing the Nickname and Color
From anywhere in Canvas, click on the Dashboard from the global navigation menu, then navigate to the course you want to nickname.
Click the options button (the three dots) on the course you want to nickname.
Type a new nickname in the text box.
Select the preferred color or enter a hex code for the text and tile color.
Click Apply to save the settings.
As an instructor, you can also upload an image for your course’s card, which will be visible to you and your students. To do so, go to the Settings menu (and Course Details tab) within the course and choose an image for the course.
The nickname you select for your course(s) will be visible both on the dashboard and within the course.
Read more about Canvas dashboard basics in this Canvas guide.
Read more about personalizing and arranging your Canvas dashboard in this guide.
Favoriting and Rearranging Courses
If your dashboard (in Card View) is looking a little cluttered with your older courses, you have two methods to clean it up:
Favorite and unfavorite your courses:
Click on Courses on your left-hand global navigation menu, scroll to the bottom of your course list, then click “All Courses” to view all of your Canvas courses.
On the All Courses page, you will notice small star shapes to the left of each course name. When you click on the star next to a course, making the star orange, that course becomes one of your favorites and will thus appear on your dashboard. Click the star again to remove the orange from the star and remove the course from your favorites.
Once you have favorited at least one course, any new course coming into your Canvas account will automatically be a favorite. Spend a few minutes between each quarter to remove the previous quarter’s courses from your favorites to be sure you always have quick access to your most important courses.
Rearrange the card layout on the dashboard:
From the three-dot menu on a course card, you can click on “Move” to see options for moving courses around on your dashboard. You can also just drag and drop courses to reorder them on your Canvas dashboard.
