Editing your course Navigation Bar

Your Brightspace course will have default tools available via the NavBar at the top of your course. Frequently used tools have been selected for you. You can change the tools on the NavBar, and create a NavBar link that goes to an external resource that may be used frequently in your course.

Editing your course Navigation Bar (NavBar)

• Edit your NavBar
• Add an External Link to your NavBar

Edit your NavBar

Locate the NavBar within your course, and move your cursor to the right end. An icon with three dots should appear, indicating that there is a menu available. Click the icon and select “Edit This Navbar”.

Notes: The Course Admin tool is only visible to Instructors and Teaching Assistants. There is no need to remove it. Students are not able to see or access the Course Admin tool.

Be aware that your college or department may have developed a custom NavBar for your course.

The first time you edit your navbar, a pop-up window will appear. This informs you that you are using a shared Navbar. It asks if you would like to make a copy.

Select "Yes, I’ll work with a copy of the navbar".

Note: You should never edit a Shared Navbar.

Edit your Navbar by deleting links, adding links, and editing the drop-down menus.

Click Save & Close when you are finished.

Add an External Link to your NavBar

1. Open the NavBar edit window as described above.
2. Click the Add Links button
3. In the window that opens, choose Create Custom Link
4. Give the link a Title, and enter the URL. Indicate that the link should open in a New window/tab.
5. Be sure to click Create when you are finished.