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title: "Canvas Dashboard"
canonical: "https://servicedesk.shu.edu/space/PUBLICKBA/3235250187/Canvas%20Dashboard"
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1. In Global Navigation, click the **Dashboard **link.

![image-20250114-170630.png](media://bdcdb57a-a673-43d7-a307-4a93fead685a)

2. The Dashboard is your landing page in Canvas. There are two ways to view your dashboard:

- <u>[Card View](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/FRD-Colder-Storage/How-do-I-view-my-favorite-courses-in-the-Card-View-Dashboard-as/td-p/257752)</u>: Displays course cards for quick access to all your favorite courses (the same courses display in the Courses link from the Global Navigation Menu)
- <u>[Recent Activity View](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/FRD-Colder-Storage/How-do-I-view-global-activity-for-all-my-courses-in-the-Recent/td-p/246707)</u> : Displays all recent activity for all courses

![canvas2.jpg](media://7d987429-dc45-4bb1-9e6d-0e282db9c4e9)

In the **Card View Dashboard** and the **Recent Activity Dashboard**, the sidebar contains a **To Do** list and other sections that help you know what assignments and events are coming up in all of your courses. <u>[Learn more about the dashboard sidebar](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Basics-Guide/How-do-I-use-the-To-Do-list-and-sidebar-in-the-Dashboard-as-an/ta-p/618753)</u>. 

![3.jpg](media://732ce440-359f-4e24-8cc7-71b07e90480b)

3. To change your Dashboard view, click the **Options** menu [1]. You can view the Dashboard in <u>[Card View](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/FRD-Colder-Storage/How-do-I-view-my-favorite-courses-in-the-Card-View-Dashboard-as/td-p/257752)</u> [2] or <u>[Recent Activity View](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/FRD-Colder-Storage/How-do-I-view-global-activity-for-all-my-courses-in-the-Recent/td-p/246707)</u> [3].

![4.jpg](media://14fe9d47-5f7c-4878-a663-80eaf23c4bd0)

### Additional Resources:

> Macro (children)