Adding/Removing a Navigation Link in your Course via the Redirect Tool

If you would like to add a link to your left-hand course navigation, you can use the Redirect Tool to accomplish this. For example, if you wanted to add a link to the CCS Homepage or a link to a website that your students will need to frequently access, you could add that to your left-hand course navigation in Canvas.

  1. Log in to your Canvas course.
  2. In Course Navigation, click the Settings link.
  3. Click on the Apps tab.
  4. Click on Installed.
  5. Select the Redirect Tool.
Click on the "Apps" tab. Click on "Installed". Click on the "Redirect Tool".
  1. Click on the ➕ Add App button.
  2. Fill in the Name, URL Redirect (this is the website you want your students to visit), and select any of the checkboxes. For example, if you want your link to be on your course navigation, select Show in Course Navigation.
  3. Click the Add App button to confirm your details.
Click on the "+ Add App" button. Fill in the Name, URL Redirect, and select any of the checkboxes provided.

Your new link will display on your Canvas course navigation menu at the bottom left-hand corner of your screen.

  • If you do not see your new link, you may need to refresh your screen. Press the F5 key on your keyboard to refresh your screen. Or, use the keyboard combination Ctrl + Shift + R.
  1. Log in to your Canvas course.
  2. In Course Navigation, click the Settings link.
  3. Click on the Apps tab.
  4. Click on the View App Configurations button.
Click on the "View App Configurations" button.
  1. Click on the ⚙️ cog wheel icon to the right of the name (row) that you had named your custom link.
  2. Select 🗑️ Delete.
Click on the cog wheel icon, and select "Delete".
  1. Click the Delete button to confirm you want to remove your link from your course navigation.
Click on the "Delete" button to confirm that you want to remove the custom link from your course navigation.