Navigating Courses as an Observer

The Canvas Course Interface:

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Observers can view Global Navigation, Course Navigation, Breadcrumb Navigation, Sidebar, and Help link.

  • The Global Navigation helps you get to where you want to go across all of your Canvas courses [1].
  • The Course Navigation helps you get to where you want to go within your Canvas course [2].
  • The Breadcrumb Navigation shows you where you have navigated to inside of a course and gives you a quick and easy way to move backward [3].
  • The Sidebar will be mostly empty for Observers [4].
  • The Help link is very important. Click the Help link when you need assistance. [5].

The Course Navigation links on the left side of your screen help you get to where you want to go inside of Canvas.