Customize The Dashboard - Faculty Customize The Dashboard - Faculty

Customize The Dashboard - Faculty

The Dashboard is your central hub for managing courses and tracking important updates. You can switch to the new customizable Dashboard view and personalize it by adding, rearranging, or deleting widgets. You can also access information through key widgets such as Course work, Course grades, Announcements, and More.

Contents

New Dashboard

Customizing Your Dashboard

Moving Widgets
 


New Dashboard

Step By Step

  1. Login to Canvas
     
  2. Select Switch to New Dashboard View
    Shows user selecting "Switch to New Dashboard View"
     
  3. Welcome to the New Dashboard View
    a. Dashboard and Courses Tabs
    b. Announcements Panel
    c. Current Course Grades
    d. Connected People
    e. Customize Dashboard Tab

     
    shows steps A through E and their locations


Customizing Your Dashboard

Step By Step

  1. Select Customize Dashboard
     shows image of customization screen for dashboard
  2. Select "+ Add Widget" in desired location.
    shows image of "+ Add Widget" button
     
  3. Listed view of widgets in the window.
    shows display list of various widgets for canvas Dashboard
     
  4. Select "+ Add" 
    shows user clicking "+ Add" on widget titles, "To-do List"
     
  5. The New Widget appear in the desired location.
    Shows dashboard customization screen
     
  6. Select Save Changes.
    Buttons for dashboard, cancel, and save changes


Moving Widgets

  • Click on the Grab Handle Icon siz dot grid menu buttonand drag the widget.
    Note: Grab Handle is located in top right corner of the widget.
    Dashboard interface with to-do list manually being dragged into different widgets slots
     
  • Your Entire Dashboard can be configured to best suit your needs!
    shows "To-do List" placed in display for dashboard
     
  • Select Save.
    Buttons for dashboard, cancel, and save changes

 

Have Questions? Contact the Academic Technology Support Team 
  
atst@spcollege.edu

 Phone at 727-341-3500

(Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST).
After-hours or weekend assistance? Contact the Technical Support Center

Phone at 727-791-2795 or onlinehelp@spcollege.edu

Want to Schedule a One-on-One or Group Session on Canvas or other instructional technology issues or opportunities?

Schedule 1:1 Support Help with a Member of the Academic Technology Support Team

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