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Canvas User Profile

It is important that you update your Canvas profile information. This includes a picture and an introductory biography.

**NOTE** When you put in your contact information, such as cell phone or email, this information is not displayed to students. Canvas asks for this information so it can send push notifications to your phone or email. It does not display your contact information to students. Its Inbox tool is the main form of communicating to your course participants.

To update your profile, follow the directions below:

Open Profile

Open Profile

In Global Navigation, click the Account link [1], then click the Profile link [2].

Edit Profile

Edit Profile

Click the Edit Profile button.

Edit Profile Picture

Edit Profile Picture

To upload a profile picture, click the profile picture icon.

Edit Name and Title

Edit Name and Title

Type your preferred name in the name field [1]. Type your title in the title field [2].

**NOTE** As created in your user profile, email addresses do not appear as a contact method and are only used for Canvas notifications. Canvas users should contact each other via Inbox.

Edit Bio

Edit Bio

Type your biography in the Biography field.

**NOTE** This is where you can put biographical, personal, educational, and ecclesiastical information to introduce yourself to your class. Include hobbies or other interesting facts about yourself. This profile is system specific and not course specific. This means it will stay with you from semester to semester and you will not need to keep creating it in every new course, every semester.

Save Profile

Save Profile

Click the Save Profile button.

Update Language and Time Zone Settings

Learn how to update your Canvas language settings to your preferred language. This will only change the language for you, not your class.
Learn how to update your Canvas time zone settings. This will only change the time zone for you, not your class.

Optional Help (click to expand)

To explore more detailed information about the settings and options in your profile, click the links below.

How do I change the settings in my user account as an instructor?

How do I add contact methods to receive Canvas notifications as an instructor?

How do I manage my Canvas notification preferences as an instructor?

How do I add an additional email address as a contact method in Canvas as an instructor?

How do I change my default email address in my user account as an instructor?

How do I add a text (SMS) contact method in Canvas as an instructor?

Go and Do Activity

Take some time to go through the practice activities listed below.

Follow the steps and update your profile information.
Using this Canvas Help Guide, update your preferred language, if applicable.
Using this Canvas Help Guide, update your time zone setting, if applicable.

Click "Next" to continue to the next page of this course.