How to: Use Your Dashboard

The Dashboard is the first thing you will see when you log into Canvas. The Dashboard helps you see what is happening in all your current courses.

You can return to your User Dashboard at any time by clicking the Dashboard link in Global Navigation.

Open Dashboard

In Global Navigation, click the Dashboard link.

View Dashboard

The Dashboard is your landing page in Canvas. Depending on your institution, your Dashboard may default to one of three views: Card View, List View, or Recent Activity View.

Card View Links to an external site.: displays course cards for quick access to all your favorite courses (the same courses display in the Courses link from the Global Navigation Menu)
List View: Links to an external site. displays all course to-do items in an agenda view
Recent Activity View Links to an external site.: displays all recent activity for all courses

View Global Announcement

The Dashboard may also include global announcements, which are announcements created by your institution. To remove the announcement from your dashboard, click the Remove icon.

View Dismissed Announcement

If you dismiss a global announcement, you can view dismissed announcements on the Global Announcements page Links to an external site..

Change Dashboard View

To change your Dashboard view, click the Options menu and select your preferred viewing option.