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When to Use?
This article demonstrates how to add a course banner image to your course. The course banner image provides a sense of identity for the course. The image establishes a connection between the content and the course participants.
Procedure
- Click on the "edit display settings" link that shows under the course image menu item on your course.
![](https://services.gvsu.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=99185e77-5be9-4140-a043-af532f3a4737.jpeg&beidInt=12)
- A new side menu appears. Click on the course image icon.
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- In the pop up you can select to upload an image from your own computer or select an image from the Unsplash image repository
![](https://services.gvsu.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=931a378b-818b-48cb-aaf0-1096695c10b3.jpg&beidInt=12)
- You can resize the image, drag the focal point and or add alternative text to the image.
![drag and reposition](https://services.gvsu.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=e2d6b13b-a598-4c0d-9536-79ec6a3b0bd1.png&beidInt=12)
- Finally, the image can be marked as decorative, if so, and an alternative text provided for it.
![](https://services.gvsu.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=0134dabc-032d-434e-a772-1b231b665988.png&beidInt=12)