CANVAS LMS
STEP-BY-STEP HELP GUIDES
To learn Canvas at your own leisure and pace we have created step-by-step help guides on how to use
Canvas. Learn the basics of building your course, Announcements, Assignments, Gradebook, & Attendance.
OLET CANVAS STEP-BY-STEP GUIDES: This site has PDF step-by-step guides developed by OLET for LBCC
faculty. Below are direct links to each PDF.
Building your Courses in Canvas: Part 1 (Download PDF)
STEP 1: Logging Into Canvas
STEP 2: Canvas Layout Overview
STEP 3: Create a New Course
STEP 4: Customize Course Navigation Menu
Building your Courses in Canvas: Part 2 (Download PDF)
STEP 1: Create an Introduction Page
STEP 2: Add Course Information
STEP 3: Add Syllabus
STEP 4: Set Your Introduction Page as Home Page
STEP 5: Publish Your Course
Announcements in Canvas (Download PDF)
STEP 1: Open Announcements
STEP 2: Add and Create Announcements
STEP 3: Select Sections
STEP 4: Select Options
STEP 5: Save and View Announcement
Assignments & Gradebook in Canvas (Download PDF)
STEP 1: Introduction
STEP 2: Create Assignments Groups
STEP 3: Create Assignments & a Basic Gradebook (Points-Based)
STEP 4: Create a Weighted Gradebook (Weighted/Percent-Based)
STEP 5: Drop the Lowest or Highest Score for Assignment Group
STEP 6: Extra Credit
Roll Call Attendance Tool in Canvas (Download PDF)
STEP 1: Take the Attendance (List or Class View)
STEP 2: View Attendance Assignment
STEP 3: Attendance settings
STEP 4: Export Attendance into Excel
STEP 5: Attendance in Student View