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You can use the Redirect Tool to add a link in the Navigation Bar of your Canvas course to an external website.
- Open the course, then select Settings at the bottom of the navigation bar.
- At the top of the Settings page, select the Apps tab.
- Select Filter by name and type in "Redirect Tool."
- Click on the app, then select Add App.
- Fill out the form that appears:
- Under Name, type what you want the link text in the navigation bar to be.
- Under URL Redirect, type in the URL of the website you want to open when users click on the link.
- Set the Force open in a new tab check box to reflect whether you want the page to open in a new tab or inside Canvas itself.
- Check the Show in Course Navigation check box.
- Click Add App.
- Refresh the page. (Ctrl+R on your keyboard, Command+R if you're on a Mac, or click the rotating arrow at the top of your browser next to the address bar)
- Select the Navigation tab at the top of the Settings page. The link you added should be in the navigation list there, usually at the bottom of the upper section.
- Drag the link to wherever you want it to appear on the navigation bar.
- Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save.
The link should now appear in the main navigation bar of the course.