Navigate Outside a Course
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Easy navigation
After logging in, you have access to core features in the Base Navigation menu. This menu remains even when you are in a course.
When you select any link from Base Navigation, you can access all your courses. For example, Grades has all your grades organized by course.

Base Navigation menu items include:
Institution Page: Find information about your institution.
Profile: Make changes to your online persona.
Activity: Access up-to-the-minute action for all of your courses.
Courses: Navigate to past, present, and future courses and filter to access the courses you want to appear on the Courses page.
Organizations: Access the organizations you're a member of.
Calendar: Access course events and due dates for all your courses.
Messages: Access and send messages in all of your Ultra courses.
Grades: Check your grades for all courses.
Tools: Access global functions that are outside of a course.