Add Icons
Icon sets used throughout a course can aid in navigation with visual representation. Icons can be added directly from the Rich Content Editor and instructions on how to use that are below:
How toAdd Icons:
- Open Rich Content Editor.
- Open Icon Maker from Toolbar
- To add an icon from the toolbar, click the Icon Maker icon.
- To create a new icon, click the Create Icon Maker Icon.
- To select a saved icon, click the Saved Icon Maker Icons
- Add Icon Details
- In the Name field, enter a name for your icon.
- To add descriptive text to your icon, enter the name in the Alt Text field
- Edit Icon
- In the Icon Shape drop-down menu, you can select the shape type you would like the icon to be. You can select between square, circle, triangle, diamond, pentagon, hexagon, octagon, and star shapes.
- If you would like to modify the size of your icon, use the Icon Size drop-down menu.
- To change the color of your icon, click the Icon Color drop-down menu.
- To add an outline to the icon, click the Icon Outline drop-down menu.
- If you would like to modify the size of your outline, use the Icon Outline Size drop-down menu
- Edit Text
- Type the text you would like to include on the icon in the Text field.
- If you would like to modify the size of your text, use the Text Size drop-down menu.
- To change the color of your text, click the Text Color drop-down menu.
- To change the color of your text background color, click the Text Background Color drop-down menu.
- If you would like to modify the position of your text, use the Text Position drop-down menu
- Select Image
- To add an image to your icon, click the Add Image drop-down menu.
- You can add Single Color Images or Multi Color Image to your icon.
- To apply and save your icon to the Rich Content Editor, click the Apply button.
Note: If you navigate away from the icon maker before applying your icon, Canvas generates a message warning that you have unsaved icon on the page.
Keeping icons consistent throughout the course will only aid in navigation for students and keeping consistency is key.
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