How to Create and Edit a Page in Canvas


How to Create and Edit a Page in Canvas


How to Create a Page

To create a page in Canvas: 

  1. Click on the add (+) button in the module
  2. Select "Page" from the "Add" dropdown menu
  3. Select "New Page" from the list
  4. Type in a Page Name (e.g., Module 1 Overview)
  5. Click "Add Item" 
  6. Once the page is added you will see it in the module
  7. To edit it, click on the title, then Edit, and then begin creating!
  8. Use the Rich Content Editor to edit text and to add images, videos, and links (information on the Rich Content Editor is included below as well as additional guides) 

sample module showing where to click on the plus sign in order to add an item to a module

Add items to module screen showing how to select page in the "Add" dropdown menu and then how to select "New Page" to create a page


How to Add a page to Modules

>>> How to Add a Page to Modules <<< Links to an external site.


Rich Content Editor

When creating a Page, a toolbar will appear at the top, also known as the Rich Content Editor. It has several useful features for editing the page. Below is an image of the Rich Content Editor. 

Rich Content Editor showing all the toolbar options

  • The Rich Content Editor includes the content area, the menubar, and the toolbar.
  • In the content area, you can add and preview the page content [1].
  • In the menubar, you can use the menu options to format the page content [2].
  • In the toolbar, you can format text [3]; insert links, images, media, and documents [4]; open external tools [5]; format paragraphs [6]; clear formatting [7]; add tables [8]; insert an equation [9]; and embed media [10]. When content in a browser window is long enough to require a scroll bar, the toolbar is fixed at the top of the browser window.

The Content Editor is used all throughout Canvas. This means that you can edit text and insert images, videos, etc. in every area of Canvas where you are able to add text. So if you want to add a video to a discussion or an equation to a quiz, the toolbar there will work in just the same way.

* Also keep in mind that students have access to the same toolbar on their side of Canvas. This allows them to edit text, insert links, and embed videos anywhere they can create text in Canvas.

--> For more information about the Rich Content Editor view this Canvas Guide: Canvas Rich Content Editor Links to an external site.


How to Add Home Page

  1. Create a new page Links to an external site. in Canvas
  2. Design and save the page and make sure it is Published
  3. Set the page as the Front Page using the drop down from three dots in the upper right corner (the page must be saved and Published)
    Screenshot of Canvas Home page with arrow showing where to select Use as Front Page

  4. Go to the Course Home Page and from the "Choose Home Page" option select "Pages Front Page" (the page you created should show as the Front Page)
    Screenshot of Canvas option to Choose Course Home Page with Pages Front Page selected