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Edit text information on a Canvas template homepage

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This basic tutorial will demonstrate how to edit the text information on your Canvas course homepage. The processes applied in this tutorial will apply to changing course info, faculty info, contact information, and class meeting times.

1. Navigate to your Canvas course homepage and click the Edit button.

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2. Scroll through the Rich Text Editor to find the text you want to edit.

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3. Highlight the text.

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4. Type your new text, or paste it from the clipboard.

If you are pasting text from the clipboard, make sure to "paste without formatting" (Ctrl+Shfit+V / Cmd+Shift+V); regular paste will often disrupt the formatting.

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5. If there are additional sections to edit, repeat steps 2-4.  

6. Save your work.

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