Create a “nickname” for your course if you need to make your course more easily identifyable on your Course Dashboard. Making a nickname is easy:
- Log into Canvas
- On the Dashboard, click on the three dots of the course card
- Type in the desired Nickname for your course
Some things to note
Nicknames are only visible to you
- You can also change the color of the card
- Students can create their own nicknames
- To upload an image to the card, go into the course Settings page and upload an image
- Suggested resolution for images is 262 pixels wide by 146 pixels high