Creating Buttons for Canvas LMS Pages

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Creating Buttons for Canvas LMS Pages

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Canvashelp.ml is a free recourses to generate buttons, specifically for Canvas. Many teachers have struggled to get functional links to look nice on their canvas classroom. Canvashelp's website is a simple way create the buttons you need by generating the HTML.

Supplies

  • Computer
  • Browser
  • Canvas Account

Generate Button Code

  1. Go to Canvashelp.ml
  2. Click on generate buttons
  3. Click on Basic
  4. Choose your color, text color
  5. Fill in the text you would like displayed on your button
  6. Paste your link, if your link is to a Canvas Module, make sure that you get the link in a student view



Get the Code

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  1. Scroll down to the grey box with code in it and click Copy Code Below.

Add It to Canvas

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  1. Open up the appropriate Canvas Page
  2. In the Rich Text Editor click on the little in the bottom right hand corner. This will turn on the HTML editor.
  3. Paste (CTR/CMD + V) your clipboard. Then click the button again, and you should see your button appear!