Canvas Site Content

Add Content in Canvas

Canvas has a Rich Content Editor where you can type and format text, attach images and media, and add links to and from content within Canvas and external sites.

Change the Course Home Page

The Course Home Page is the first thing students will see when entering your course. Change your Course Home Page to a different layout option.

Accessibility: How To Do It All in Canvas

Examples and easy how-to's for meeting the most common digital accessibility requirements. Help setting Canvas image options, and using the Canvas accessibility checker.

Canvas Layouts

Choose from one of three Canvas course site layouts to use as a basic foundation to get your course site up and running. Additions and modifications to the layouts can be made throughout the term.

Files Preparation

Make your life easier with a clean and organized Files area.

Build Modules

Modules organize content to help control the flow of the course. Each module can contain files, discussions, assignments, quizzes, and other learning materials.

Linking HOLLIS resources to Canvas

Leverage the Harvard Library resources for your students and respect copyright policy. Linking to a Harvard-licensed resource is the safest and best route because Harvard has already purchased access to that material.

Content Link Error Notification

Be alerted when a student is unable to access course content due to permission errors or a broken links.

Modify the Course Navigation Menu

Reorder, enable and disable items on your course navigation menu depending on the structure of your course.

Pages Revision

View the page history and see the date, time, and author of any changes made to the page, and roll back the page content to a previous saved version of the page.

Published and Unpublished Statuses

Choose if and when to release site content for student access.

Student View

Interact and view course content from the student experience.