Setting up courses>>Managing courses

Changing course appearance

You can control what the navigation buttons (course menu) that appear on the left side of the pages in your course look like. You can also change or remove the banner that appears at the top of the Announcements page.

• To change the appearance of the buttons in the course menu:

1. In the Courses area on the My CourseCompass page, click Details next to the name of the course you want to modify.

2. Click Course Settings on the right.

3. Click Course Design.

4. Click Course Design again. You should now see the Course Design page showing button images.

5. Under Select Menu Style, select either Buttons or Text.

6. Under Select Style Properties, you can either select the button type, shape, and style for button navigation, or the background and highlight colors for text navigation.

Tip: Click Gallery of Buttons to quickly preview the button options and select one in a separate window. If you know the exact name of the button you want to preview, you can type its name in the Button Name box.

7. When you are finished making your selections, click Submit, then click OK.

• To change the banner:

1. Click the course name on the My CourseCompass page.

2. Click Control Panel.

3. Click Settings under Course Options.

4. Click Course Design.

5. Click Course Banner. The current banner is shown at the top of the page.

6. Click Browse. Locate and select the image you want to use, then click Open.

7. Click Submit, then click OK. The new banner appears on the Announcements page.

• To remove the banner:

1. Click the course name on the My CourseCompass page.

2. Click Control Panel.

3. Click Settings under Course Options.

4. Click Course Design.

5. Click Course Banner. The current banner is shown at the top of the page.

6. Click Remove this banner.

7. Click Submit, then click OK.