Edit a Course Page as a Student

Edit a Course Page as a Student

By default, Canvas restricts page editing to instructors. However, your instructor may allow you to edit a page in your course and contribute content.

If you have permission to edit a page, you can also view the page history.


Edit Course Page

  1. In Course Navigation, click Pages.

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  2. Pages opens to the course Front Page if one is designated. To select a different page, click View All Pages to access the Pages Index.

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  3. Click the title of the page you want to edit.

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  4. Click Edit.

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Note: You will only see the Edit button if you are allowed to edit the page. 

  1. Edit the page content using the Rich Content Editor.

    • To edit the HTML directly, switch to HTML view.

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  2. To notify users of your changes, select the Notify users that this content has changed checkbox.

  3. Click Save.

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  4. Review the page to confirm your changes.

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