How do I add an image to a course card in the Dashboard?

If your institution allows, you can upload an image to display behind the course card in the   Canvas Dashboard . Accepted images include JPG, JPEG, GIF, and PNG files. 

 To assist with creating Banners for your courses, you can reference the Create Canvas cards with PowerPoint article on the How To Canvas site. Or, if you already have an image you would like to use and just need to make some adjustments to be sure that it appears as intended, you can use online resources like Adobe Creative Cloud Express to change an existing image to fit the requirements for a Course Image. This uses a simplified web version of Photoshop that is included with our Campus license for Adobe Creative Cloud. 

 When added to a course, images display behind a color overlay in the course card. The overlay color is a user setting defined individually by each user in the Dashboard. Although the color overlay can be completely removed by a user, best practice is to use an image that can display well behind a variety of colors. 

 Note:  Course card images are categorized as decorative images for screen readers and are set at a size of 262 pixels by 146 pixels. 

 Open Course Settings 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 In Course Navigation, click the  Settings  link. 

 Open Course Details 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Click the  Course Details  tab. 

 Choose Image 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Click the  Choose Image  button. 

 Upload File 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 To upload your own image, drag and drop your image into the  Upload Image  section. Or, to browse your computer and locate an image, click the  Upload Image  section. 

 Images will automatically upload, but larger images may take a few seconds to process. The image will be centered and resized to fit the course card, which is set at a width of 262 pixels and a height of 146 pixels. 

 Note : Images larger than 10MB will not display correctly. 

 View Image 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 View the image as it will be shown in the Dashboard course card. 

 Manage Image 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 To manage the image, click the  Options  icon [1]. To change the image and select a new one, click the  Choose image  option [2]. To remove the image completely, click the  Remove image  option [3]. 

 Update Course Details 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Click the  Update Course Details  button. 

   

   

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