{"id":3457,"date":"2025-09-24T17:22:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T16:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/?p=3457"},"modified":"2025-09-25T08:21:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T07:21:30","slug":"using-pages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/using-pages\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Pages in Canvas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Pages in Canvas are like mini webpages that can hold many different types of content, such as text, images, videos, external links, course links, and files. They are really useful for making content flow logically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Creating a Page<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Adding and formatting text<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Adding a table<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Embedding external URLs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Adding hyperlinks to locations within the course<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Embedding images<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Embedding documents<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Embedding videos<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Editing the page settings<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Deleting a Page<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Creating a Page<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Pages can be created either through the course\u2019s Pages<\/em> section or directly within a Module<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Option 1: Create a Page from the Pages section<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Navigate to the Pages<\/strong> tab using the left-hand course menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. If the Front page<\/em> label is displaying, select the View all pages<\/strong> button at the top of the page.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      3. Select the + Page<\/strong> button at the top of the pages list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      4. Edit the page to your preferences (read on for more detail) and click Save<\/strong>.
      5. Select the Modules<\/strong> tab in the left-hand course menu, then navigate to the module<\/em> <\/strong>you want to add the page to.
      6. Select the +<\/strong> button on the Module bar.
      7. Select the drop-down menu at the top and select Page<\/strong> from the list.
      8. Select the name of the page you just created from the list below the drop down.
      9. Click the Add item <\/strong>button at the bottom of the menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      Option 2: Create a Page from within a Module<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. Select the Modules<\/strong> tab in the left-hand course menu, then navigate to the module<\/em> <\/strong>you want to add a page to.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Select the +<\/strong> button on the Module bar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Select the drop-down menu at the top and select Page<\/strong> from the list.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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        4. Select [ Create Page ]<\/strong> from the drop-down menu.
        5. Enter the name of the page in the Page name <\/strong>field.
        6. Select the Add item <\/strong>button at the bottom of the menu.
        7. The page you just created will appear within the selected module; click on the name of the page<\/em> to open it.
        8. Select the Edit <\/strong>button at the top of the page to add content to the page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        Adding and formatting text<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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        1. Navigate to the page you wish to edit and select the Edit <\/strong>button at the top.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. Type text in the text box.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        3. Use the toolbar in the Rich Content Editor<\/em> to format text. You can apply the following formatting:\n