Profile and User Settings

Profile and User settings are important to keep up to date so students will be able to put a face to your name and know how to contact you. To quickly find a topic you are interested in, click on ctrl+F (windows users) or command+F (mac users) to search for a topic on this page.

Overview

The following video gives you a brief overview of how Profile and User Settings work in Canvas.

FAQ

Below is a list of other questions and issues you might run into when adjusting your user and profile settings. Use these as needed for your reference. Each of these will link you to the official Canvas tutorials.

What are Profile and User Settings?
How do I edit my profile in my user account as an instructor?
How do I change the settings in my user account as an instructor?
How do I add a profile picture in my user account as an instructor?
How do I select personal pronouns in my user account as an instructor?
How do I change the language preference in my user account as an instructor?
How do I set a time zone in my user account as an instructor?
How do I change my default email address in my user account as an instructor?
How do I add an additional email address as a contact method in Canvas as an instructor?
How do I add a text (SMS) contact method in Canvas as an instructor?
How do I add Slack as a contact method in Canvas as an instructor?
How do I change my login password as an instructor?
How do I reset my password as an instructor?

Additional Features

Below is a list of other things you are able to do with user and profile settings, but may be less common. Each of these will link you to the official Canvas tutorials.

How do I merge my user account with an account using the same email address as an instructor?
How do I view a QR code to log in to the Canvas mobile apps as an instructor?
How do I set up multi-factor authentication for my user account as an instructor?
How do I view course content offline as an ePub file as an instructor?
How do I manage content shared to me from other users?
How do I manage API access tokens as an instructor?
What feature options can I enable in my user account as an instructor?
How do I manage new features in my user account as an instructor?
How do I manage celebration animations in Canvas as an instructor?
How do I enable the high contrast user interface as an instructor?

References

The following are references to the sources we used to create this resource page.

Canvas Video Guide
Canvas Instructor Guide
Canvas Basics Guide