Canvas Tutorials

Syllabus

You can add a syllabus to your course by uploading a file or creating one from scratch using the built-in editor.

Canvas Instructor Guide: Syllabus • Syllabus Video Tutorial

Via Upload

To upload a syllabus, click the Syllabus link in the course navigation menu, click "Edit" in the upper right of the page, select the "Upload document" option in the content editor, and choose the file you want to upload. Click "Save."

Via Rich Content Editor

To create a new syllabus from scratch, click the "Syllabus" link in the course navigation menu, and then click the "Edit" button to start editing in the rich content editor field.

Now that you have clicked "Edit," you will be taken to a page where you can create or edit content. 

Paste or type the material you want to appear in the text box provided. There are styling tools available, and you can insert links, images, media, tables, and so on. We will cover those options in more depth in other tutorials. 

For my syllabus, I wanted to include a downloadable version of the syllabus for students, and I wanted to add an image to create an interesting landing page when students first accessed the class. 

I had previously uploaded my file and image, so I clicked on the "Insert" dropdown menu and selected the appropriate category. The "Image," "Media," and "Document" options ultimately route you into the same system, so for if some reason one selection doesn't work, you will still be able to look for your file within the side menu that opens.

The "Insert" dropdown opens a side screen selection system called "Add" on the right of your screen. I looked for the image and file that I wanted to find. In this case, I had saved both files in my "Course Files" folder on Canvas, so I was able to find them by selecting "Course Files" in the top field and "Images" in the dropdown below that. 

I will show you how to upload and find files in Canvas in another tutorial on this site.

To save new content or save an edit on any Canvas page, look for the red button below the text box. Because this sample is a syllabus, the button says "Update Syllabus." Other pages will have a button that says something like "Save." It will be located in the same place on the screen.