Canvas: Edit the Course Menu

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Managing your Canvas course menu is one way to help students know what tools you'll be using in the course.  Additionally, there are many opt-in tools available that you can explore. See our Instructional Tools List to learn about the available tools.

 

  1. Open a browser and log in to Canvas by going to canvas.it.umich.edu

  2. From the Dashboard, navigate to your class Canvas site

  3. Click the ‘Settings’ menu - the last item in the left-hand course navigation

The course navigation menu in a Canvas site with the 'Settings' menu circled.

  1. Across the top, select the ‘Navigation’ tab

The 'Navigation' tab circled at the top of the course Settings page.

  1. The list at the top displays the menu items currently available in your course. Click the 3-dot 'More' menu to Disable a tool to remove it from this list.

  2. The list below that shows additional tools that can be enabled.  Use the 3-dot ‘More’ menu to Enable a tool

The 3-dot menu of a tool expanded to show the 'Enable' option.

  1. Scroll to the very bottom of the page to ‘Save’ your changes

The 'Save' button at the bottom of the navigation settings page.

 

You should now see your changes reflected in the left-hand course navigation.

 


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Article ID: 6792
Created
Tue 11/23/21 11:17 AM
Modified
Mon 11/24/25 12:35 PM

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