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NavBar Missing from MainPage
The NavBar for all teachers in my organization has disappeared; not from their individual courses, but from the main page. They like the "Quick Eval" button, which does not show up anymore at the top (in NavBar) but it does show up as a widget below. The teachers would like it placed back up, as a NavBar. Thank you Tiana…
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Where is the Navbar?
What approaches are you using for course templates or layouts in Brightspace?
We’re beginning an early exploration of using a master course shell or standardized layout in Brightspace to support consistency across online courses at my institution. I’m curious whether others are using master shells, shared navigation, or HTML templates, and how prescriptive or optional these are for instructors. If…
When using the New Content Experience, how does the student easily navigate?
Hello, I am exploring the new Content Experience. How does the student navigate easily? I am interested in how this works for the student n the below aspects. Is there a breadcrumb trail similar to the classic experience? Can the whole LH menu be expanded or collapsed in one click? Is there a student navigation video?…
Issues with Navigation on Mobile Devices and iPads
Some of our users are experiencing difficulties when accessing their course on a mobile phone or iPad. We are using the New Content Experience in Brightspace. A few issues they’ve reported include: Not seeing the Next and Previous arrows, or only seeing them partially Not seeing the ReadSpeaker (screen reader) bar at the…
Can navbar custom link url use replacement strings?
Hi all. I would like to create a custom version of the system link "Home" that links to the homepage of the current org unit. Is it possible to copy system links? I do not see it. If not possible, then can I create a custom link that does the same? I have tried copying the custom Home link that goes specifically to id…
Content area infinite scroll/"load more" button
I have a Brightspace Content page where I have many files and resources. I often have to constantly press the "load more" button a number of times as I navigate the page and add and move around resources. Is there any way to change this to infinite scroll, so that the entire Content page displays without my having to click…
Course Nav Bars
Is there anywhere on brightspace where you can see as an overall for your entire platform exactly which course offerings are using which Nav bars. I can only find the page that says "Shared and used in XX other org units" - But I want a list of Org unit names that is using those central nav bars, and a list of all course…
Is there a way to use the FAQ functionality that you can reuse the same FAQs across course offerings
https://community.d2l.com/brightspace/kb/articles/3653-create-faq-questions-and-categories I'm using the above feature and I want to be able to create some common FAQs that can be used across multiple courses. But I can only see how to add these to each course individually which is a lot of effort and very time consuming,…
Is there a way to change who can see system links in the nav bar?
In my nav bar, I've added the portfolio link. However, this link is not visible to students, only admin/teachers. Is there a way to change the availability of a system link like this? I know how to change the availability of custom links, but system links are not visible in that list on the Navigation and Themes page.
Nav Bar Customization
Is it possible to hide items in the Nav Bar depending on role? I know there are some tools that do not display depending on role, such as Data Hub which is only available to Admins but not Instructor or Student roles, for example. We would like to hide the Assignments tool in the Nav Bar for students so that they rely on…
Classlist E-mail Function
My question is if there is a way to disable the "Send E-mail" function for Students in the Classlist within Brightspace, just from a few specific courses? Or is the best route to remove the Classlist tab from the Navigation Bar to not have the E-mail option available? Thanks!
Changing the colours of Buttons throughout brightspace
Hello I was wondering if I've missed something obvious, but I want to change all the button colours within Brightspace to match our brand. We've updated the Nav bars to match our brand. And the colours for Units on the left hand navigation match our brand. But I can't work out how to update the colour on the buttons for…
Rename the Discover tab or creating a new one with a different name.
Is it possible to rename the Discover tab? Our Discover tab is only used for student clubs, so we decided the name Clubs would be more intuitive for students. I went to add a new custom link called clubs, but when I went to one of the club pages I noticed the navbar refused to load for each course. When I created the link…
I do not see a menu bar at the top of for instance pdf or office files when added as content pages
Hi, I noticed that recently (I can't quite remember when) I don't see a menu bar anymore when vieuwing pdf or Office files in Brightspace. There used to be a menu bar at the top, as shown in the following image. But now I don't see it anymore. Is this feature or a bug? Perhaps a Brightspace update removed that menu bar.…
How do I make the display fit a now-standard widescreen monitor?
The Brightspace screen only covers about the center 60% of my laptop screen or monitor, leaving blank swaths on the right and left as if it were created for a squarish screen from the 1990s. I have not yet found the right setting to change that to fit today's screens, which are all wider than they are tall. This is a…
VitalSource in the NavBar?
We are switching ebook vendors to VitalSource and right now the only way for students to access is if the instructor puts an LTI link in Content. Does anyone have VitalSource linked in their NavBar?
Is it possible to set the active navbar through an API call?
We're moving towards a standard navbar for all courses after years of not enforcing one. We have maybe 40% of courses using a custom navbar and will be removing the permission to update navbars soon. I'd like to be able to make an API call to set the Active Navbar for all OUs this semester, but I haven't seen anything in…

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