{"id":1640,"date":"2024-10-28T21:50:59","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T21:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/?p=1640"},"modified":"2026-01-09T16:53:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T16:53:29","slug":"show-or-hide-course-navigation-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/show-or-hide-course-navigation-links\/","title":{"rendered":"Show or Hide Course Navigation Links"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"168\" src=\"http:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/04\/FAQbanners_Canvas_CourseSettingsAndConfigurations_ShowOrHideCourseNavigationLinks-1024x168.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/04\/FAQbanners_Canvas_CourseSettingsAndConfigurations_ShowOrHideCourseNavigationLinks-1024x168.png 1024w, https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/04\/FAQbanners_Canvas_CourseSettingsAndConfigurations_ShowOrHideCourseNavigationLinks-300x49.png 300w, https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/04\/FAQbanners_Canvas_CourseSettingsAndConfigurations_ShowOrHideCourseNavigationLinks-768x126.png 768w, https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/04\/FAQbanners_Canvas_CourseSettingsAndConfigurations_ShowOrHideCourseNavigationLinks-1536x253.png 1536w, https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/04\/FAQbanners_Canvas_CourseSettingsAndConfigurations_ShowOrHideCourseNavigationLinks-1200x197.png 1200w, https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/04\/FAQbanners_Canvas_CourseSettingsAndConfigurations_ShowOrHideCourseNavigationLinks.png 1922w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In Canvas courses, you can show or hide your left-hand course navigation links. This is a setting per user, not for your entire course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the top left-hand corner of your screen, you&#8217;ll find a three-lined <strong>Menu<\/strong> icon (also referred to as a &#8220;hamburger&#8221; icon).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"370\" height=\"305\" src=\"http:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2024\/10\/CourseNavigation_HamburgerIcon.png\" alt=\"A partial screenshot of the upper-left corner of a Canvas course page. A large dark arrow points specifically to the &quot;hamburger&quot; menu icon, represented by three horizontal lines, located immediately to the right of the global navigation bar and next to the course title &quot;Faculty Orientation (Demo...&quot;. Below this header, the course navigation menu is visible, listing links such as Home, Simple Syllabus, Modules, Assignments, and Announcements.\" class=\"wp-image-1637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2024\/10\/CourseNavigation_HamburgerIcon.png 370w, https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2024\/10\/CourseNavigation_HamburgerIcon-300x247.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 370px) 85vw, 370px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Clicking on the <strong>Menu<\/strong> icon either displays or hides the course navigation links from your view. Use the left (&lt;) and right (&gt;) arrows below to cycle through an example where the course navigation links are visible or hidden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-images-slider advgb-images-slider-block advg-images-slider-c4705205-5f52-4e03-9f62-0a5a87fce582 advgb-dyn-99c0dd03\"><div class=\"advgb-images-slider\" dir=\"ltr\"><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2024\/10\/CourseNavigation_Visible.png\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Visible\" style=\"width:254px;height:469px\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-start;align-items:flex-start\"><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#242424\">Visible<\/h4><p class=\"advgb-image-slider-text\" style=\"color:#242424\">The course navigation menu is visible.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2024\/10\/CourseNavigation_Hidden.png\" class=\"advgb-image-slider-img\" alt=\"Hidden\" style=\"width:254px;height:469px\"\/><div class=\"advgb-image-slider-item-info\" style=\"justify-content:flex-start;align-items:flex-start\"><h4 class=\"advgb-image-slider-title\" style=\"color:#242424\">Hidden<\/h4><p class=\"advgb-image-slider-text\" style=\"color:#242424\">The course navigation\nmenu is hidden.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"additional-resources-0962f493-88dc-44a9-8cb9-ac5414859b34\">Additional Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-adv-tabs advgb-tabs-wrapper advgb-tab-vert-desktop advgb-tab-vert-tablet advgb-tab-stack-mobile advgb-tabs-e73abe6d-b3da-48e9-85b6-bbc4f943fa75\" data-tab-active=\"0\"><ul class=\"advgb-tabs-panel\" role=\"tablist\"><li class=\"advgb-tab advgb-tab-active\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"background-color:#e9e9e9;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:10px\"><button class=\"advgb-tab-button\" id=\"advgb-tab-_5c6d8a-32-0\" aria-controls=\"advgb-tab-panel-_5c6d8a-32-0\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#242424;background:none;border:none;width:100%;text-align:inherit;cursor:pointer;padding:8px 16px;font:inherit\"><span>Use the Course Navigation Menu<\/span><\/button><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"advgb-tab-body-wrapper\" style=\"border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:10px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-tab advgb-tab-body-container\"><div class=\"advgb-tab-body-header advgb-tab-class- header-active\" id=\"advgb-tab-panel-_5c6d8a-32-0\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"advgb-tab-_5c6d8a-32-0\" tabindex=\"0\"><span>Use the Course Navigation Menu<\/span><\/div><div class=\"advgb-tab-_5c6d8a-32 advgb-tab-body\" aria-labelledby=\"advgb-tab-panel-_5c6d8a-32-0\" style=\"display:block\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/660740-how-do-i-use-the-course-navigation-menu-as-an-instructor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How do I use the Course Navigation Menu as an instructor?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Specifically, refer to the sections on <a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/660740-how-do-i-use-the-course-navigation-menu-as-an-instructor#collapse-course-navigation-menu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Collapse Course Navigation Menu<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/660740-how-do-i-use-the-course-navigation-menu-as-an-instructor#expand-course-navigation-menu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Expand Course Navigation Menu<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div style=\"position:relative;width:100%;max-width:900px;margin:8px 0;padding-top:56.25%;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/embed.app.guidde.com\/playbooks\/aUR6FjiigTy4scLeKKApJA\" title=\"Untitled Guidde\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-forms\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;background:#000;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<style class=\"advgb-styles-renderer\">.advgb-tabs-e73abe6d-b3da-48e9-85b6-bbc4f943fa75 ul.advgb-tabs-panel li.advgb-tab.advgb-tab-active {background-color:#251c5c !important;color:#fff !important;}#advgb-tabs-e73abe6d-b3da-48e9-85b6-bbc4f943fa75 .advgb-tab-body-header.header-active, .advgb-tabs-e73abe6d-b3da-48e9-85b6-bbc4f943fa75 .advgb-tab-body-header.header-active{background-color:#251c5c !important;color:#fff !important;}<\/style>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Canvas courses, you can show or hide your left-hand course navigation links. This is a setting per user, not for your entire course. At the top left-hand corner of your screen, you&#8217;ll find a three-lined Menu icon (also referred to as a &#8220;hamburger&#8221; icon). 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