Global Navigation Menu
The Global Navigation Menu is the green bar on the left side of your screen that is always visible. The icons on this menu (from top to bottom, respectively) represent Account, Dashboard, Courses, Calendar, Inbox, and Help.
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Account is where you can edit your Notifications, Profile, Files, Settings, and ePortfolios.
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Dashboard displays your "favorite" courses for easy access.
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for more information see the Canvas Dashboard: Adding and Removing Favorite Courses How-To.
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Courses gives you access to all courses, past and present, in which you had a role. A menu will expand and display any current courses in which you have a roll (teacher, student, TA, etc.). This menu also displays any courses marked as favorites. If no courses are selected as favorites, the course list will display all current courses. Clicking All Courses will show all courses, past and present.
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Calendar links to the Canvas Calendar.
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Inbox displays Conversations, which is the Canvas messaging system where you can communicate with other users in your courses. The number of new messages are shown as a part of the Inbox icon.
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History displays recent Canvas sites you have visited.
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Help allows you to search the Canvas Guides or submit a help request to UO Canvas Support.
Course Navigation Menu
The Course Navigation Menu is a series of customizable links on the left side of your course that help you and your students access different course content. Note that actions from this menu only apply to the specific course you're in.
Depending on the structure of your course, you can choose to reorder and hide course navigation links. This menu is customizable from the Settings option. Learn more about Streamlining Your Course Navigation.
If an item on the menu has the visibility icon (eye with a line through it) [1] next to it, that menu item is currently not visible to students. You can hide or make visible any item on the menu in Settings > Navigation.
The active link is highlighted with different color text and a line indicator [2]. This highlight helps you quickly identify the feature area you are currently viewing in Canvas.
