All Carmen courses are initially setup with a default course homepage. You can create a custom homepage that will allow you to add, remove, or rearrange the widgets it displays. Widgets are customizable objects that can be placed in a course homepage to display information, links, and other course functions. They appear on the screen in boxes with title bars.
Step 1: Modify Your Default Homepage OR Edit an Existing Custom Homepage
Step 2: Add or Remove a Widget from a Custom Homepage
Modify Your Default Homepage
1. Click Edit Course in the course navbar.
2. Click Homepages. The Manage Homepages page displays.
- Click New Homepage to start your custom course homepage from a blank screen. Provide a name and description to help you remember the characteristics of this homepage. Click Save.
- Click
Copy to the right of an existing page to base your custom course homepage on the existing page. You can make a copy of the default course homepage. Click on the name of the copy and provide a new name and description to help you remember the characteristics of this homepage. Click Save.
3. Open the Content / Layout tab and add or remove widgets as needed.
4. Click 
Preview Homepage on the action bar to preview your homepage and ensure that it displays as expected.
5. Click on 
Homepages to return to the Manage Homepages page.
6. Click on the Set button beside the applicable homepage to make it the active homepage for your course. Click Set Active to confirm your change. The change goes into effect immediately.
Edit an Existing Custom Homepage
To quickly edit a custom homepage you are currently using, click 
Edit at the bottom-right of the modified homepage. This will take you directly to the Content / Layout tab. The default course homepage cannot be accessed this way.
1. Click Edit Course on the course navbar.
2. Click Homepages. The Manage Homepages page displays.
3. Click the name of the homepage you want to modify. Open the Content / Layout tab and add or remove widgets as needed. Changes to an active homepage are effective immediately
4. Click Preview Homepage on the action bar to preview your homepage and ensure that it displays as expected.
Add or Remove a Widget from a Custom Homepage
View the Content and Layout tab to see the widgets layout for your Course Home page.
- To add a widget, click the Add Widget button on the desired panel. The Add Widget page will open. Select the widget(s) that you would like to add to that panel of the homepage, and click Save to apply the changes.
- To remove a widget, click
(Widget Context Menus) at the top right of the widget you want to remove. This will open a menu of available options. Select Remove from Homepage and confirm your choice by selecting Yes in the confirmation box.
Click the Panel Sizes icon on the action bar above the Content/Layout Tab to adjust the width of the left, center, or right panels. Ensure that the width of each panel is sufficient for the widgets you want to display. Click Save to apply the changes.
You can also use the (Widget Context Menus) to:
- move widgets to other panels
- re-order widgets in a panel
- edit the display properties of widgets
