You can view all your courses and groups in the Canvas Student app. You can change your course favorites and change the colors for your Dashboard course cards and groups.
The images in this lesson are shown for a phone display, but unless otherwise noted, tablet displays mirror the same steps.
Note: Changes to your favorite courses will apply to the browser version of Canvas.
The app defaults to your favorite courses. Favorite courses mirror the courses customized drop-down menu in the web version of Canvas.
To view all your courses, tap the All Courses link.
Changes to your favorite courses will apply to the browser version of Canvas.
To favorite a course, tap the Edit link [1] or the All Courses link [2].
Tap the star icon next to the course you want to favorite. To remove a favorite, tap the Star icon again. Changes to the favorites page are applied automatically.
Note: The Courses list includes active and concluded courses.
You can change the nickname and color associated with your courses. Course colors help associate course items in other areas of the Canvas Student app, such as in the To Do List and Notifications.
To change the nickname or color for a course, tap the Options icon.
To change the course nickname, tap the Nickname field [1].
To save your changes, tap the Done link [2].
To change the course color, tap the new color for your course [1].
To save your changes, tap the Done link [2].
Note: To view the selected color across your entire course card, you can enable the Color Overlay option in the User Menu.
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