Navbars and Widgets

Create a New Navbar

Step 1

Select Course Admin on the navbar.

Step 2

Select Navigation & Themes. 

Step 3

Select the Create Navbar button. 

Step 4

Enter a name for your navbar in the Name field.

Step 5

Select the Add Links button to add tools, custom links, or activities that will appear on the navbar.

Step 6

Select the links you wish to add to your navbar and select the Add button.

Step 7

Select the Save and Close button to save your changes.

Change to a Different Navbar

Step 1

Select Course Admin on the navbar.

Step 2

Select Navigation & Themes. 

Step 3

In the Active Navbar dropdown menu, select the navbar you would like to use. 

Step 4

Select the Apply button to save your changes. Refresh your page to see the new navbar.

Add or Remove Links from the Navbar

Step 1

Hover over the navbar and select the Actions for Navbar button (box with three dots).

Step 2

Select Edit This Navbar.

Step 3

If the dialog box asks, "Create a Copy?" select Yes! I'll work with a copy of the navbar. If this box does not appear, continue with the next steps.

Step 4

Edit the Name of the navbar.

Step 5

To remove links on the navbar: hover over the link you want to remove and select the Remove (X) button.

Step 6

To change the order of the links, select a link and drag it to a different position on the navbar.

Step 7

To add a link to the navbar: select the Add Links button, select the link you wish to add from the list and select the Add button.

Step 8

Select Save and Close.

Add, Edit, or Remove Widgets on the Course Homepage

Step 1

From the Homepages tool (i.e., within Course Admin), select the name of the homepage you want to edit.

Step 2a

To add a widget, scroll down to the Widgets section of the Edit Homepage view and select the Add Widgets button in the panel where you want to widget to appear.

Step 2b

Select the widget(s) you want to add from the Custom and System Widget filters and select Add.

Step 3

To move a widget, hover over the widget you want to move, select and drag the widget to your desired location anywhere on the homepage. The bar above other widgets lets you know where it will insert.

Step 4

To remove a widget, hover over the widget and select the Remove (X) icon (top right corner).

Step 5

Once you are finished making changes, select Save and Close.

Use the Microsoft Teams Widget

Step 1

Select Edit Settings on the Microsoft Teams Widget if you would like to enable learners to create new private channels for communication.

Step 2

Select Open Your Team if you are ready to start inviting members (using Add Member), then you can begin using Teams.

Create Custom Widgets

Step 1 

Select Course Admin on the navbar and select Widgets.

Step 2

Select Create Widget.

Step 3

Give the widget a Name.

Step 4

Select Content.

Step 5

In the HTML Editor, add what you want to the widget — this can include text, video, images, and links.

Step 6

Select Save and Close. For instructions on how to add your new custom widget to a Course Homepage, see the section above titled Add, Edit, or Remove Widgets on the Course Homepage.

Edit Custom Widgets

Step 1

Select Course Admin on the navbar and select Widgets.

Step 2

Select the pencil icon next to the widget you want to edit.

Step 3

Select Content and make your desired changes.

Step 4

Select Save and Close.

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