how do i open a published course in canvas

Navigate to your Canvas course In the sidebar on the right-hand side, click the Publish button. View Confirmation

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How do I publish a course?

How do I publish a course? If you have permission to publish your course, you can publish your course from the Dashboard, the Course Home Page sidebar, the Course Settings sidebar, or the Course Setup Checklist. You must publish a course before students can access it and its contents.

How do I publish or Unpublish a page?

To publish a page, click the Publishbutton. The button will change from gray to green. Unpublish a Page To unpublish a page, hover over the published button. The hover text will confirm you want to unpublish the page, and the button will change from green to red.

How do I Unpublish my course?

If you need to unpublish your course, click the Unpublish button in the sidebar. Students who already received course invitations will not be able to access your course. Once your course contains a graded submission, the course status will no longer display in the sidebar and you will no longer be able to unpublish your course.

Can I change the status of my course once it's published?

If you are using a Free-for-Teacher account, you cannot publish a course until you have verified your email address. If your course has been published and includes grades, you cannot modify the course's published status.

How to Publish Your Course in Canvas

If you are an instructor for a course, you can publish your course in the Course Home Page sidebar or from the Course Setup Checklist.

Step 1: Open Course

In Global Navigation, click the Courses link [1], then click the name of the course [2].

Step 3: View Confirmation

A message will appear at the top of your screen confirming the publishing of your course.

Note on How to Unpublish Your Course

If you need to unpublish your course, click the Unpublish button in the sidebar.

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Can students see published pages?

Students cannot see any of the actions involved with published status, such as published and unpublished icons and setting icons. Students will only see published pages, which are posted in blue text.

Can you publish a page in a course?

As an instructor, you can publish or unpublish a page in a course. Unpublished content is invisible to students. Note: If you use Modules in your course and add a Page to a Module, please be aware that the state of the Module overrides the state of all module items. You may want to consider leaving Pages unpublished until you are ready ...