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Completing Your Canvas Profile (Student Guide)

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Canvas allows participants to display profile photos, biographies, and links on their profiles. These settings can be configured on the User Profile page. Profile information is visible to all other participants in the same current-term Canvas courses.

In Canvas, user profile settings and user account settings are modified in different locations. To make changes to your pronouns, language, time zone, linked services, Canvas feature options, and contact information, go to User Settings. 

Note: Although your pronouns and linked services may be configured to be displayed on your profile, these changes must be made on the User Settings page and cannot be made on the User Profile page.

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This article will address the following information:

Editing Your Canvas Profile

  1. In the left side global navigation menu, click the “Account” button.
  2. In the drawer that opens, select the “Profile” link.
  1. On the Profile page, click the “Edit Profile” button in the top-right corner.
  1. Once you are done editing the elements of your profile, click the “Save Profile” button.

Canvas Profile Elements

  1. Profile picture: Display a photo of yourself on your profile
    1. View the Changing Your Canvas Profile Picture support article for more details.
  2. Contact: Display services (e.g., Google Drive, Skype) that you have linked to your profile
    1. Click the blue “settings” hyperlink to be redirected to the User Settings page, where you can make changes to your linked services and their visibility.
  3. Biography: Display a biography of yourself on your profile
    1. Type or paste your biography into the provided text field.

Note: The Biography text field only supports plain text (e.g., no formatted lists, indentation, bold/italic text, etc.).

  1. Links: Display links on your profile
    1. Type or paste text that you want to use for your link in the “Title” box
      1. If you leave the “Title” field empty, Canvas will display a blue link button on your profile that can be clicked to access your link.
    2. Type or paste your link URL in the “URL” box.

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