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You may see the following two icons next to items in your Course Menu.

The square icon with a rising diagonal slash indicates a Menu Item is hidden from students.

Hidden menu links

The square icon with a dashed line border indicates a Content Area contains no content. An empty Content Area will not appear for students.

Content area with no content

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