Manage Individual Pages
As an instructor, after you have created a page for your course, you can edit the page at any time.
By default, only instructors (teachers) can edit pages. However, you can set a default preference for specific users to edit and contribute to the page in the Course Settings Course Details tab.
1. In Course Navigation, click the Pages link.
2. Pages is designed to open to the front page for the course, if there is a front page selected. To select a page from the Pages Index, click the View All Pages button.
3. Click the title of the page you want to change.
4. Click the Edit button.
5. Add or edit the content using the Rich Content Editor [1] or switch to the HTML Editor [2].
To change the editing permissions for the page, click the Users allowed to edit this page drop-down menu [3].
6. Click the Save button.
You can delete a single page or multiple pages if you no longer need them in your course.
Note: You will be unable to delete a page if it is used as the Front Page for your course.
1. In Course Navigation, click the Pages link.
2. Pages is designed to open to the front page for the course, if there is a front page selected. To select a page from the Pages Index, click the View All Pages button.
Delete Mulitple Pages
Select the checkbox of the page or pages you want to delete [1]. Then click the Delete button [2].
Note: You will be unable to delete a page if it is used as the Front Page for your course [3].
To confirm deletion of the selected pages, click the Delete button.
Delete a Single Page
Click the Options menue button [1] and select Delete [2].
Note: You will be unable to delete a page if it is used as the Front Page for your course [3].
To confirm deletion of the selected pages, click the Delete button.
You can duplicate a page in your course. When a page is copied, the word Copy is added to the end of the page name.
Duplicating a page defaults the copied page to an unpublished status. All items in the page are duplicated including the page name, content, and options.
If a page is used in MasteryPaths, the MasteryPaths setting is also enabled in the copied page. Additionally, any MasteryPaths page also displays in the Assignments index page.
If applicable, Pages displays Blueprint Course icons after the page is refreshed.
1. In Course Navigation, click the Pages link.
2. Pages is designed to open to the front page for the course, if there is a front page selected. To select a page from the Pages Index, click the View All Pages button.
3. Locate the page you want to duplicate. Click the Options icon [1], then click the Duplicate button [2].
View the page duplicate in your course.
Note: If applicable to your course, Blueprint Course icons display after the page is refreshed.
As an instructor, you can share individual pages in your course with other instructors at your institution. You can also copy an individual page into another course. When you share a page, any assets within that page (images, files, etc.) will be included in the shared file.
Notes:
- To share course content, you must have the Course Content - add / edit / delete permission enabled.
- Shared content does not count against course or user quotas.
- You can use the Send to feature to send course content to yourself.
1. In Course Navigation, click the Pages link.
2. Pages is designed to open to the front page for the course, if there is a front page selected. To select a page from the Pages Index, click the View All Pages button.
3. Locate the page you want to duplicate. Click the Options icon [1], then click the Send To... button [2].
4. To send your page to another instructor, click or type in the Send to field [1]. Then click the name of the instructor to receive your page [2].
Note: You can send the page to multiple instructors at one time.
You can view all selected recipients in the Send to field. To remove a recipient, click the Remove icon [X].
Note: To share the page to yourself, add your name to the Send to field.
5. Click the Send button.
Canvas displays a notification when content sends successfully.
View Shared Content
When an instructor receives shared content, a badge displays on the users's Account icon [1] and in the Shared Content link [2].
Learn how to manage received content.
As an instructor, you can copy individual pages in one course directly into any active course in which you are enrolled. You can also send pages to other instructors at your institution. When you copy a page, any assets within that page (images, files, etc.) will be included in your page copy.
Notes:
- To share course content, you must have the Course Content - add / edit / delete permission enabled .
- Shared content does not count against course or user quotas.
- If you copy the same page to the same course more than once, the page you previously copied will be overwritten with the newly copied page.
1. In Course Navigation, click the Pages link.
2. Pages is designed to open to the front page for the course, if there is a front page selected. To select a page from the Pages Index, click the View All Pages button.
3. Locate the page you wish to copy, then click the page Options icon [1]. Select the Copy To... option [2].
4. Enter the name of a course or course code in the Select a Course field [1].
Search results are sorted by term, with the default term first, followed by most recent term start date. Results for each term are sorted alphabetically and display the course name [2], course code [3], and term name [4].
Select the course into which you want to copy the page [5].
Note: The Select a Course drop-down menu only displays courses in which you have an active or future enrollment. Pages cannot be copied to a concluded course.
If you wish, you can copy the page into a specific module and location within a course.
Click or type a module name in the Select a Module field [1]. Then select the module for the copied page.
To select a location within the module, click the Place drop-down menu [2]. You can select to copy the page to the top of the module, before or after a specific module item, or at the bottom of a module.
5. Click the Copy button.
Canvas displays a notification when a page copies successfully [1].
When finished, click the Close icon [2] or the Close button [3].
Copied pages display on the Pages Index Page for the course into which it copied.