Set LMS Toolbar preferences

Updated 19 Feb 2024

Use the Preferences > LMS Toolbar page to define the order of toolbar navigation for instructors and students. This feature is useful for limiting or expanding the pages that are available in your course.

  1. Click Today's View or Course Materials > Add From Library or Course Materials > Manage Course Materials.
  2. Click the preferences icon .
  3. Close the Basic Preferences dialog box that appears.
  4. Click LMS Toolbar in the Instructor column.

Select LMS Toolbar options

You must make the following selections for each tool in both the Instructor Tools and Student tools sections:

  • Enable: Select the navigation and sub-navigation pages you want to display to instructors and students.
  • Default View: In the Default View column on the far right, select the page that instructors and students see when they open the course. This default view is also called the course landing page. You can also set the Default View of each sub-page. This is the page that appears when users click to open the main page. For example, to have the Custom View page appear when users click Gradebook, set Custom View as the Default View in the Gradebook section.
  • Toolbar Order: This option controls the position of each page on the navigation bar. To set the order for each page, select the appropriate number from the list. The order is set from left to right. You can also set the order of available sub-pages.

Instructor Tools

Use this section to select the pages available to instructors, set the default page when the instructor opens the course, and set the order the tools appear on the navigation bar.

Instructor tools include:

  • Today's View (not used in MyLab IT)
  • MyTest (MyLab Languages only)
    • Add from Library
    • Map Learning Objectives:
    • Manage Course Materials
    • Media Library: You can change the term "Media Library" by typing a new name of up to 150 alphanumeric characters in the text box. The new name replaces the term "Media Library," which appears in the sub-navigation of the Course Materials page.
    • Manage Question Bank
    • Map Learning Objectives to Questions
    • Map Skills (not used in MyLab IT)
    • Map Questions to Skills (not used in MyLab IT)
    • Explore
  • Assignment Calendar: This page is only available if Enable Calendar is selected on the Preferences > General page.Depending on your course design, the Assignment Calendar may appear on the main navigation row or as a sub-page of Course Materials
    • Grades
    • Custom View
    • Learner Settings
    • Reports
    • Manage Roster: This page appears only if you select Enable Roster on the Preferences > Manage Roster page. Depending on your course design, the Manage Roster page may appear as a sub-page of the Gradebook or the Enrollments page.
    • Manage Groups Depending on your course design, the Manage Groups page may appear as a sub-page of Gradebook or the Enrollments page.
  • Communicate
  • Preferences
  • Course Materials Wizard
    • Add Assignments
    • Schedule and Assign
    • Copy Materials From Another Course
    • Manage your Course Materials Library
    • Personalized Scheduling

Student Tools

Use this section to select the pages available to students, set the default page when the student opens the course, and set the order the pages appear on the navigation bar.

  • Display all tools in a single row (available only for student tools): Select to display all available pages on the main navigation row for students.
  • Icons: Select On to display icons on the main navigation row. Select Off to display only the page names with no icons.
  • Today's View (not used in MyLab IT)
    • View All Course Materials
    • Learning Objectives
    • Media Library: You can change the term "Media Library" by typing a new name of up to 150 alphanumeric characters in the text box. The new name replaces the term "Media Library" and appears in the sub-navigation of the Course Materials page.
    • Explore
    • To Do: This page is enabled if you select Enable To Do list on the Preferences > Activities page.
    • Completed: This page is enabled if you select Enable To Do list on the Preferences > Activities page.
    • Course Calendar: This page is enabled if you select Enable Calendar on the Preferences > General page.
    • Grades -- Enable simple layout: Not used in Higher Education courses. If enabled, the Grades page is simplified to display three columns: Grades, Activity, and View Work. 
    • Custom View
    • Reports
  • Communicate