Create a Course Nickname

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 
Create course nickname in the portal

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