How do I add custom links to the Canvas sidebar?

In some cases, you might want to add a custom link from the course menu on the left side of your course site. You can do so with the Redirect Tool.

Note that student surveys reveal that custom links are confusing and contribute to frustrating inconsistencies between Canvas sites. Please consider using Modules and our brief guide to Organizing Content. Note also that links generated with the redirect tool:

• Do not work well in the Canvas mobile applications.
• Will not work after importing from another/a previous course site.

To add a custom link:

1. Navigate to your course settings by clicking on the Settings button in your course navigation menu.
2. Click on the App tab. Either look for the blue arrow icon, or search for the Redirect Tool, and then click on the blue arrow.
3. After clicking on the blue arrow, fill out the Add App prompt and click Add App to confirm.

Name: The title of the link as it will appear in the menu.

URL Redirect: The URL of the link you'd like to add.

Checkboxes: If the link is to a different site, check "Force open in new tab" and uncheck all others. If the link is to a page in your Canvas site do the opposite: uncheck "Force open in a new tab" and check all three navigation options.