Editing Your Canvas Profile

How do I edit my profile in my user account?

00:06: How do I edit my profile in my user account? 00:09: In Global Navigation, click the Account link. 00:13: Then click the Profile link. 00:16: Click the Edit Profile button. 00:19: To upload a profile picture, click the profile picture icon. 00:24: If you are allowed to change your name, type your name in the name field. 00:29: Type your title in the title field. 00:32: If you have connected to any web services, click the checkbox underneath the web 00:36: service to indicate how you wish to be contacted via that service to 00:40: add additional Services. Click the manage registered Services link, please 00:44: note that any selected services will not be shared with other course group members 00:48: unless you have previously selected the sharing checkbox in the manage registered Services 00:52: page. 00:55: The discussion icon automatically appears as a contact method for admins. 00:58: So users can contact them through canvas conversations. 01:01: It cannot be selected by any other users. 01:06: Type your biography in the bio field. You can add hobbies and interesting facts about yourself. 01:12: To add personal links to your profile such as personal websites 01:16: blogs or portfolios enter the title of the link in the title 01:20: field. Type the URL in the URL field 01:25: Click the remove icon to delete the link. 01:28: Click the Add another link button to add another link. 01:32: Click the Save Profile button. 01:35: This guide shows how to edit a profile in the user account.

How do I add a profile picture in my user account?

00:06: How do I add a profile picture in my user account? 00:10: In Global Navigation, click the Account link. 00:14: Then click the Settings link. 00:17: Click the profile picture icon. 00:20: Choose the desired method to add a profile picture. 00:24: Then click the choose a picture link. You can also drag a picture from your desktop 00:28: and drop it into the uploader. 00:31: Use the selection boxes to crop your image. 00:34: When you are finished, click the Save button. 00:37: To take a picture to use as your profile picture, click the Take a Picture tab. 00:42: Then click the Take Picture button. 00:45: To take another picture, click the Retry button. 00:48: When you are finished, click the Save button. 00:51: If your institution allows gravatar and you have a gravatar account, you 00:55: can import an existing gravatar to use as your profile picture. 00:59: Click the from gravatar table 01:02: Enter your Gravatar email address in the field provided. Click the Preview button to view your Gravatar. 01:09: When you are finished, click the Save button. 01:12: The Profile picture you selected will show up instead of the placeholder profile picture. 01:18: Profile pictures are linked to your personal files so you can easily delete 01:22: them to remove old profile pictures. 01:26: To delete a profile picture, click the Files link. 01:30: Click the profile pictures folder. 01:33: Next to the file you want to delete, click the Options icon. 01:38: Then click the Delete link. 01:41: This guide showed how to add a profile picture in a user account.