# Placements Overview

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## Placements Overview

Placements are the "entry points" into an External Tool. They determine where an External Tool is visible to users.

For placement settings, go to the [Tool Configuration](/services/canvas/external-tools/lti/file.lti_dev_key_config.md#placements-params) page.

### List of Supported Placements

* [Account Navigation](#account-navigation)
* [Assignment Document Processor](#assignment-document-processor)
* [Assignment Edit](#assignment-edit)
* [Assignment Group Menu](#assignment-group-menu)
* [Assignment Index Menu](#assignment-index-menu)
* [Assignment Menu](#assignment-menu)
* [Assignment Selection](#assignment-selection)
* [Assignment View](#assignment-view)
* [Collaboration](#collaboration)
* [Course Assignments Menu](#course-assignments-menu)
* [Course Home Sub Navigation](#course-home-sub-navigation)
* [Course Navigation](#course-navigation)
* [Course Settings Sub Navigation](#course-settings-sub-navigation)
* [Discussion Index Menu](#discussion-index-menu)
* [Discussion Topic Menu](#discussion-topic-menu)
* [Editor Button](#editor-button)
* [File Index Menu](#file-index-menu)
* [File Menu](#file-menu)
* [Global Navigation](#global-navigation)
* [Homework Submission](#homework-submission)
* [Link Selection](#link-selection)
* [Migration Selection](#migration-selection)
* [Module Group Menu](#module-group-menu)
* [Module Index Menu (Modal)](#module-index-menu-modal)
* [Module Index Menu (Tray)](#module-index-menu-tray)
* [Module Menu Modal](#module-menu-modal)
* [Module Menu](#module-menu)
* [Page Index Menu](#page-index-menu)
* [Page Menu](#page-menu)
* [Quiz Index Menu](#quiz-index-menu)
* [Quiz Menu](#quiz-menu)
* [Student Context Card](#student-context-card)
* [Submission Type Selection](#submission-type-selection)
* [Sync Grades](#sync-grades)
* [Tool Configuration](#tool-configuration)
* [Top Navigation](#top-navigation)
* [User Navigation](#user-navigation)
* [Resource Selection ⚠️](#resource-selection)

## Account Navigation

name: account\_navigation

![Account Navigation Screenshot](/files/zebOBIA88Ft4wygAomFT)

## Assignment Document Processor

name: ActivityAssetProcessor

![Assignment Document Processor Screenshot](/files/CczzBxsNyTXk5F4Kb5zI)

## Assignment Edit

name: assignment\_edit

![Assignment Edit Screenshot](/files/Vt6TuT879DMhU4PMA2q0)

## Assignment Group Menu

name: assignment\_group\_menu

![Assignments Group Menu Screenshot](/files/DsLW5e9FTMPlUmZxZAW9)

## Assignment Index Menu

name: assignment\_index\_menu

![Assignments Index Menu Screenshot](/files/cOnkxJSkz0MI3H67TfX9)

## Assignment Menu

name: assignment\_menu

![Assignment Menu Screenshot](/files/rFRXmj35SZ4SKJEL7Ds7)

## Assignment Selection

name: assignment\_selection

![Assignment Selection Screenshot](/files/UmmbngmQaJ1FrKQbQ24z)

## Assignment View

name: assignment\_view

![Assignment View Screenshot](/files/1LRWm2Alds5Sgd6rIGZZ)

## Collaboration

name: collaboration

![Collaboration Screenshot](/files/HYORZw2zbIpyINEYM5it)

## Course Assignments Menu

name: course\_assignments\_menu

![Course Assignments Menu Screenshot](/files/p2xmT1RSCTVkf4Ftr7Ps)

## Course Home Sub Navigation

name: course\_home\_sub\_navigation

![Course Home Sub Navigation Screenshot](/files/4cdaMRvGFutiCgVTdiYo)

## Course Navigation

name: course\_navigation

![Course Navigation Screenshot](/files/2Se1EZeNqWzgCfuYNyiz)

## Course Settings Sub Navigation

name: course\_settings\_sub\_navigation

![Course Settings Sub Navigation Screenshot](/files/oFIeowqUARH8fzdLUrWn)

## Discussion Index Menu

name: discussion\_topic\_index\_menu

![Discussions Index Menu Screenshot](/files/R0wVgxo3uz9DqVV1WGyp)

## Discussion Topic Menu

name: discussion\_topic\_menu

![Discussion Topic Menu Screenshot](/files/WPRpvDKCjehXQe9SloBY)

## Editor Button

name: editor\_button

![Editor Button Screenshot](/files/ehjLLBRz9530HfSOVbBV)

## File Index Menu

name: file\_index\_menu

![Files Index Menu Screenshot](/files/8bKpUQf7LIFaTwL4GTtu)

## File Menu

name: file\_menu

![File Menu Screenshot](/files/Aryq1qLq4LFg0AOjZZmo)

## Global Navigation

name: global\_navigation

![Global Navigation Screenshot](/files/c5CcUZ8JHmta1e0MNAbd)

## Homework Submission

name: homework\_submission

![Homework Submission Screenshot](/files/Rdt67HnrkM9h469I1ivy)

## Link Selection

name: link\_selection

![Link Selection Screenshot](/files/UoqTSWzgrNTlKcM6Ktk4)

## Migration Selection

name: migration\_selection

![Migration Selection Screenshot](/files/sZvERFd5RpMquRMxRtUB)

## Module Group Menu

name: module\_group\_menu

![A screenshot of the location of the Module Group Menu placement within Canvas, located underneath the three-dot menu in any module group.](/files/BIFeXp2oxSHMm1mXERC6)

After clicking on the placement:

![A screenshot of the Module Group Menu placement being opened on the right side of the screen as a pop-out window.](/files/DSocrmAFPWcirTY2eqMg)

## Module Index Menu (Modal)

name: module\_index\_menu\_modal

![Modules Index Menu (Modal) Screenshot](/files/Yw5dxqshm0bOik9YYOpx)

## Module Index Menu (Tray)

name: module\_index\_menu

![Modules Index Menu (Tray) Screenshot](/files/rHPqGDfFO2UEVQsENOEf)

## Module Menu Modal

name: module\_menu\_modal

![A screenshot of the Module Menu Modal placement within Canvas, located underneath the three-dot menu in any module group.](/files/FpUDD3fLzK1qG3kfiS0w)

After clicking on the placement:

![A screenshot of the Module Menu Modal placement being opened as a modal in the center of the screen.](/files/Ehqe2XZgu0Eig6sqrKXa)

## Module Menu

name: module\_menu

![Module Menu Screenshot](/files/cdvSeVm1n9qcfwPIelmZ)

## Page Index Menu

name: wiki\_index\_menu

![Pages Index Menu Screenshot](/files/2aOLRb8vdFRbnzZmcF1A)

## Page Menu

name: wiki\_page\_menu

![Page Menu Screenshot](/files/bu6m1ilQ4GicLUdc62Dz)

## Quiz Index Menu

name: quiz\_index\_menu

![Quizzes Index Menu Screenshot](/files/cJpjU5j64I9Rd0dfjGy8)

## Quiz Menu

name: quiz\_menu

![Quiz Menu Screenshot](/files/q8Zy5z8uYA0C7BFYo9Vk)

## Student Context Card

name: student\_context\_card

![Student Context Card Screenshot](/files/5COdGLLEjBHV2Cg5T8Uf)

## Submission Type Selection

name: submission\_type\_selection

![Submission Type Selection Screenshot](/files/qmHthjH9eirQ22zLWVuG)

## Sync Grades

name: post\_grades

![Sync Grades Screenshot](/files/GY1Lol3VVQ76Pg0FWyWK)

## Tool Configuration

name: tool\_configuration

![Tool Configuration Screenshot](/files/Qum0IfqLe0hku2UfFzKU)

## Top Navigation

name: top\_navigation

![Top Navigation Screenshot](/files/41aU0h0cfa8onFSYkQSH)

## User Navigation

name: user\_navigation

![User Navigation Screenshot](/files/nWwmNSZDnVvBtP9HSJw2)

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Deprecated placements
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## Resource Selection

name: resource\_selection ⚠️

This is a placement that once was the default for 1.1 tools, and was one of the very first placements for Canvas. It makes the tool show up both in - [assignment\_selection](#assignment-selection) and [link\_selection](#link-selection) (new module item), but is deprecated now.

For 1.3 tools using this placement we highly recommend to use assignment\_selection or link\_selection instead! You can read about those in details [here](/services/canvas/external-tools/lti/placements/file.assignment_selection_placement.md) and [here](/services/canvas/external-tools/lti/placements/file.link_selection_placement.md).

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This documentation is generated directly from the Canvas LMS source code, available [on Github](https://github.com/instructure/canvas-lms).


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