# How do I create a new page in a course?

As an instructor, you can create a new page to add to your course.

When creating pages, you can set page permissions as to who can edit the page: instructors (teachers), instructors and students, or anyone. You can also add a page to student To Do lists.

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<button class="embed-button">Embed this Video</button></div>## Open Pages

<div data-step-uuid="50BFFD6A-6744-45DB-B04C-B20AB475D03F" id="bkmrk-"><div data-step-uuid="50BFFD6A-6744-45DB-B04C-B20AB475D03F"><div>![Open Pages](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/855/011/original/d349e04a-92f0-4ee3-b202-bd3c080955be.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>In Course Navigation, click the **Pages** link.

## View Pages

<div data-step-uuid="46802a5c-3482-4c18-9874-be525da559e1" id="bkmrk--0"><div data-step-uuid="46802a5c-3482-4c18-9874-be525da559e1"><div>[![View Pages](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/857/264/medium/e3433a0e-b085-4b5b-a27c-7edc21f6d1f4.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/857/264/original/e3433a0e-b085-4b5b-a27c-7edc21f6d1f4.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Pages is designed to open to the front page for the course, if there is a front page selected. To select a page from the Pages Index, click the **View All Pages** button.

## Add Page

<div data-step-uuid="FAF83366-1176-4B17-85AA-34419AB4881E" id="bkmrk--1"><div data-step-uuid="FAF83366-1176-4B17-85AA-34419AB4881E"><div>![Add Page](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/658/117/original/f2549b43-3a07-461d-8fab-41a85538e79a.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Click the **Add Page** button.

## Add Content

<div data-step-uuid="4D6BA3CD-FE39-4CFA-B003-C2CE178178D3" id="bkmrk--2"><div data-step-uuid="4D6BA3CD-FE39-4CFA-B003-C2CE178178D3"><div>[![Add Content](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/658/119/medium/4a5de3ed-3ae9-429f-9b59-bcd74ce390b9.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/658/119/original/4a5de3ed-3ae9-429f-9b59-bcd74ce390b9.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Enter a name for your page \[1\].

Add links, files, images, and other content using the [Rich Content Editor](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Basics-Guide/What-is-the-Rich-Content-Editor-RCE/ta-p/12) \[2\]. The Rich Content Editor includes a word count display below the bottom right corner of the text box.

## Edit Page Settings

<div data-step-uuid="94302329-0BC2-4D1D-95CC-A8275E2B6CEE" id="bkmrk--3"><div data-step-uuid="94302329-0BC2-4D1D-95CC-A8275E2B6CEE"><div>[![Edit Page Settings](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/857/267/medium/bbc40c00-d4be-4126-9bbd-048d36c820d1.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/857/267/original/bbc40c00-d4be-4126-9bbd-048d36c820d1.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>You can decide who can edit the page by clicking the **Users allowed to edit this page** drop-down menu \[1\]. Options include only teachers, teachers and students, or anyone. The Anyone option only applies to users who are enrolled in the course.

You can [add the page to the student to-do list](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-add-a-page-to-the-student-To-Do-list-as-an-instructor/ta-p/824) by clicking the **Add to student to-do** checkbox \[2\]. When you add a page to the student to-do, the to-do displays in the student's to-do list as well as the in the course calendar and students' course sidebar To Do list.

You can schedule when a page will be published. Enter a date and time in the **Publish At** field \[3\]. Your page must be unpublished to schedule a publication date.

To assign specific sections or users for your page, set Availability dates for it, or assign it to Mastery Paths, click the **Assign To** field \[4\].

You can also notify users that content has changed by clicking the **Notify users that this content has changed** checkbox \[5\].

**Note:** If a users Course Content notification is turned off they are not notified of page updates.

## Select Assignees

<div data-step-uuid="19f4fa36-440c-4155-a6ab-e4eb1dc342dc" id="bkmrk--4"><div data-step-uuid="19f4fa36-440c-4155-a6ab-e4eb1dc342dc"><div>![Select Assignees](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/873/967/original/1e73e7b1-654f-42f1-85b6-2aa1c41c70cf.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>To change the assignees, click the **Assign To** field \[1\]. Then, select one or more assignees. You can assign to everyone, everyone else, a course section \[2\], an individual student \[3\], or to [Mastery Paths](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Basics-Guide/What-are-Mastery-Paths/ta-p/404483).

### Find Student or Section

<div data-step-uuid="19f4fa36-440c-4155-a6ab-e4eb1dc342dc" id="bkmrk--5"><div data-step-uuid="19f4fa36-440c-4155-a6ab-e4eb1dc342dc"><div data-step-uuid="95b5c622-2077-4990-b5e5-fe1b2ec7d3f1"><div>![Find Student or Section](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/609/403/original/e0159201-a1ed-48ae-a6e2-7d2bc5c8229c.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div>To find a student or section more easily, enter a few letters of the name \[1\] and select the name from a filtered list \[2\].

To remove an assignee, click the assignee **Remove** icon \[3\].

### Enter Availability Dates

<div data-step-uuid="19f4fa36-440c-4155-a6ab-e4eb1dc342dc" id="bkmrk--6"><div data-step-uuid="19f4fa36-440c-4155-a6ab-e4eb1dc342dc"><div data-step-uuid="562707fd-e801-4ec0-8a74-395218b0a930"><div>![Enter Availabiltiy Dates](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/857/271/original/9c5470d0-b506-481b-9fdb-5b1a5b21fbcb.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div>By default, students can access the page at any time during the course or section dates. However, to provide specific dates and times for the page to be available, enter dates and/or times in the **Available from** \[1\] and **Until** areas \[2\].

**Notes:**

<div data-step-uuid="19f4fa36-440c-4155-a6ab-e4eb1dc342dc" id="bkmrk-before-the-available"><div data-step-uuid="19f4fa36-440c-4155-a6ab-e4eb1dc342dc"><div data-step-uuid="562707fd-e801-4ec0-8a74-395218b0a930"><div><div>- Before the Available From date and after the Until date, students can only view the page title. The content contained on the page will be locked for students.
- Canvas displays the time zone date and time according to context \[3\]. If you manage courses in a time zone other than your local time zone and create or edit an availability date for a page, the course and local times are displayed for reference.

</div></div></div><div data-step-uuid="7e582a32-45c3-41a1-a6fb-a5e13f968554"></div></div></div>### Set Dates and Times

<div data-step-uuid="19f4fa36-440c-4155-a6ab-e4eb1dc342dc" id="bkmrk--7"><div data-step-uuid="19f4fa36-440c-4155-a6ab-e4eb1dc342dc"><div data-step-uuid="7e582a32-45c3-41a1-a6fb-a5e13f968554"><div>![Set Dates and Times](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/857/274/original/05131db9-f7f1-46d6-b76f-c0e1461587a0.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div>To set dates, enter a date in **Available from** or **Until** field \[1\]. Or, click the field and select a date from the calendar \[2\].

To set times, enter a time or click the **Time** drop-down menu and select a time \[3\].

**Notes:**

<div data-step-uuid="19f4fa36-440c-4155-a6ab-e4eb1dc342dc" id="bkmrk-to-remove-date-and-t"><div data-step-uuid="19f4fa36-440c-4155-a6ab-e4eb1dc342dc"><div data-step-uuid="7e582a32-45c3-41a1-a6fb-a5e13f968554"><div><div>- To remove date and time selections, click the **Clear** link \[4\].
- In the calendar, the current date displays in a blue circle \[5\].

</div></div></div><div data-step-uuid="7614f908-146c-4109-b754-54a28e53294d"></div></div></div>### Add Additional Assignment Details

<div data-step-uuid="19f4fa36-440c-4155-a6ab-e4eb1dc342dc" id="bkmrk--8"><div data-step-uuid="19f4fa36-440c-4155-a6ab-e4eb1dc342dc"><div data-step-uuid="7614f908-146c-4109-b754-54a28e53294d"><div>![Add Additional Assignment Details](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/857/276/original/e6dd6661-4a8b-4445-b0d3-cc9058384b8c.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div>To assign to other students or sections with different dates and times, click the **Add** button. Then, enter additional assignees and availability dates.

### Save Details

<div data-step-uuid="19f4fa36-440c-4155-a6ab-e4eb1dc342dc" id="bkmrk--9"><div data-step-uuid="19f4fa36-440c-4155-a6ab-e4eb1dc342dc"><div data-step-uuid="187fff7e-f453-4020-bde2-d8d53e6104aa"><div>![Save Details](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/857/455/original/0e45d48b-9252-485b-94eb-d06f79e1aaa3.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div>To save the page assignment details, click the **Save** button.

## Save and Publish

<div data-step-uuid="1A53590E-D39A-4755-B64B-3B8BA8D30151" id="bkmrk--10"><div data-step-uuid="1A53590E-D39A-4755-B64B-3B8BA8D30151"><div>![Save and Publish](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/857/457/original/35ea6b19-4fa7-42ad-8231-3a9d7c643978.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>If you are ready to publish your page, click the **Save &amp; Publish** button \[1\]. If you want to create a draft of your page, click the **Save** button \[2\].

**Note**: If you try to navigate away from a page without saving, you will generate a pop-up warning.

<div data-step-uuid="1A53590E-D39A-4755-B64B-3B8BA8D30151" id="bkmrk--11"><div data-step-uuid="1A53590E-D39A-4755-B64B-3B8BA8D30151"><div><div></div></div><div>![Publish Button](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/670/503/original/cb9a9321-2f96-4ff9-b054-71ef9f99fb8b.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>When your page is saved in a draft state, you can return to the page and publish it at any time by clicking the **Publish** button \[1\]. The button will change from gray to green \[2\].

### View Scheduled Page Publication

<div data-step-uuid="1A53590E-D39A-4755-B64B-3B8BA8D30151" id="bkmrk--12"><div data-step-uuid="1A53590E-D39A-4755-B64B-3B8BA8D30151"><div data-step-uuid="f36d8cb8-a796-42f4-b8e8-d936d6de2d45"><div>![View Scheduled Page Publication](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/695/095/original/be2a96f9-cc6d-429f-9d9d-1dbb8f66e148.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div>When your page is saved for scheduled publication, you can return to the page and manage the publishing of it at any time by clicking the **Will publish on...** button \[1\].

You can choose between publishing the page, unpublishing the page, or scheduling the page for publication options and then click the **OK** button \[2\].

## View Page

<div data-step-uuid="DAD6693E-2891-4681-810D-EF2D6E970A69" id="bkmrk--13"><div data-step-uuid="DAD6693E-2891-4681-810D-EF2D6E970A69"><div>![View Page](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/670/506/original/85bfb473-b899-469e-9679-330b3081a5a3.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>View the page you created.

\[Content retrieved from [https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-a-new-page-in-a-course/ta-p/1031](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-a-new-page-in-a-course/ta-p/1031)\]