There are some other personal settings within Canvas that are not located on the Profile page. Let’s take a look at those next.
- In Global Navigation, click the Account link.
- Select Settings.
On the Settings screen, you will find four sections: UserName’s Settings (where UserName is your own name), Web Services, Approved Integrations, and Feature Options. We are only going to take a look at the first and the fourth sections (ignoring Web Services and Approved Integrations).
- Near the top right-hand corner of the Settings page, click on the Edit Settings button.
- Edit any of the items available such as Pronouns, Default Email, Language, and/or Time Zone.
- Click the Update Settings button to confirm your choices.
Navigate to the bottom of your Settings page. Look at the Feature Options section. There are a variety of personal Feature Options you can enable/disable for your Canvas account.
- Click the > icon under the Feature column to read a short description of what the specific Feature Option is/does.
- Click the red ❌ or the ✅ green checkmark icons under the State column to set a particular Feature Option as Enabled/Disabled.
Finally, on the top right-hand corner of the Settings screen, you’ll find a section on Ways to Contact. In this area, you can add an additional e-mail address (such as a personal e-mail address). Additional e-mail addresses added here can be set up to receive Canvas notifications similar to receiving Canvas notifications to your CCS e-mail address.
Additional Resources
How do I change the settings in my user account?
00:06: How do I change the settings in my user account? 00:09: In Global Navigation, click the Account link. 00:13: Then click the Settings link. 00:16: Click the Edit Settings button. 00:19: If enabled, edit the appropriate settings: 00:22: Full Name is used for the Gradebook and Grades pages, Chat, People, and SIS imports. 00:29: Display name is how other users will see your name in announcements conferences 00:33: conversations and discussions. 00:37: Sortable name defaults to your last name first name and appears in sorted 00:41: lists. So admins can search for it. 00:45: Pronouns display after your name in various areas throughout Canvas. 00:50: Default email can be set when you have multiple notification email addresses 00:54: associated with your account. 00:57: Language can be set to your native language and is the language you want to use in canvas does 01:01: not apply if an instructor sets a specific language for a course. 01:06: Time Zone can be set to where you are located and displays assignments in your local time. 01:12: Password is the combination of characters you choose to use to log in to your Canvas account. 01:18: Click the Update Settings button. 01:21: This guide covers how to change the settings in a user account.
How do I select personal pronouns in my user account?
00:06: How do I select personal pronouns in my user account? 00:10: In Global Navigation, click the Account link. 00:14: Then click the Settings link. 00:17: Click the Edit Settings button. 00:20: In the Pronouns drop-down menu, select your personal pronouns. 00:25: Click the Update Settings button. 00:28: You can view your personal pronouns in your user settings. 00:30: Your personal pronouns will also display after your name in many areas 00:34: throughout canvas. 00:37: This guide showed how to select personal pronouns in a user account.
How do I change my default email address in my user account?
00:07: How do I change my default email address in my user account? 00:11: In global navigation, click the account link then click the settings 00:15: link. 00:17: In the ways to contact sidebar under email addresses. 00:20: You can tell what email address is your default by the star icon, next to 00:24: the email address. 00:27: To choose a new default. Email address, hover over the email address 00:31: and a faint star icon will appear. 00:33: Click the star icon, 00:36: This guide covered how to change my default email address in my user account.
How do I add an additional email address as a contact method in Canvas?
00:07: How do I add an additional email address as a contact method in canvas? 00:12: In global navigation, click the account link then click the settings 00:16: link. 00:18: An email addresses section, click the add email address link. 00:23: Type in the email address, you want to add in the text field. 00:26: When you are finished, click register email. 00:30: Open your email account. You just added click the link that is in the email 00:34: to finish registering the additional email address. 00:36: You may have to check your junk mail folder. 00:40: If you need to resend the confirmation, click the recent confirmation link. 00:46: To delete the email address. Click the delete icon. 00:50: Click the okay button. 00:53: This guide covered how to add an additional email address as a contact method in canvas.
How do I add contact methods to receive Canvas notifications?
00:06: How do I add contact methods to receive canvas notifications? 00:10: In Global Navigation, click the Account link. 00:14: Then click the Settings link. 00:17: In the ways to contact sidebar your account displays the default email associated 00:21: with your account. If any however if you want to add an 00:25: additional email address click the add email address linked. 00:30: If you have multiple canvas accounts, you can view the add icon which 00:34: allows you to merge the address with another canvas account that uses the same email 00:38: address. 00:40: If you want to add Slack as a contact method, click the Add Contact Method link. 00:46: In user settings canvas May display the following icons to indicate a 00:50: contact method status. Warning indicates a 00:54: bounced contact method To correct the error you can remove then 00:58: re-add the contact method to your profile. 01:02: Check Mark: notifies you of an unconfirmed email address. 01:07: To delete a contact method, click the Delete icon. 01:11: The Web Services portion on your settings page is divided into two columns. 01:16: Services you have already registered such as through the ways to contact Section of 01:20: your settings or through course collaborations in assignments appear in 01:24: the left column under the registered Services heading 01:28: Other services that are available for registration appear in the right column under the Other Services heading. 01:34: When you allow third-party Integrations to access your account, the approved 01:38: integration section will appear and display the authorized Integrations. 01:41: Each integration will show you the name of the app. 01:44: The purpose if one is noted the date the app was last used 01:48: the date the app expires and a link to view further details. 01:54: This guide showed how to add contact methods to receive canvas notifications.
How do I change the language preference in my user account?
00:06: How do I change the language preference in my user account? 00:10: In Global Navigation, click the Account link. 00:14: Then click the Settings link. 00:17: Click the Edit Settings button. 00:20: In the Language drop-down menu, choose your preferred language. 00:24: Click the Update Settings button. 00:27: View Canvas in your preferred language. 00:30: This guide showed how to change the language preference in the user account.
How do I set a time zone in my user account?
00:07: How do I set a time zone in my user account? 00:10: In global navigation, click the account link then click the settings 00:14: link. 00:16: Click the edit settings button. 00:19: In the time zone, drop down menu. Select a new time zone for your user 00:23: account. 00:25: Click the update settings button. 00:28: View the time zone for your user account. 00:31: This guide covered how to set a time zone in my user account.
How do I manage feature options in my user account?
00:07: How do I manage feature options in my user account? 00:11: In global navigation, click the account link then click the settings 00:15: link. 00:17: Available features will appear in the feature option section. 00:21: If you specific user level feature options available in canvas, visit 00:25: the user account features lesson, 00:28: To filter by all features. Enable features are disabled features. 00:31: Click the filter drop down menu. 00:35: To search for a feature option type of keyword in the search field. 00:40: Each feature includes a feature description to expand the feature box 00:44: and display. The description, click the arrow icon. 00:48: Feature tags, help identify the state of each feature. 00:50: A feature with no label. Means the feature is stable and ready for use 00:54: in your production. Environment features may also include a beta 00:59: tag, which means the features available for use in your production environment, but 01:03: is still being tested for usability and accessibility behavior and 01:07: labeling. A beta feature. Make create unintended Behavior within your canvas account. 01:13: You can choose to enable or disable feature options. 01:16: To enable or disable a feature, click the feature State icon. 01:21: To turn the feature on, click the enabled option. 01:24: Enable features display the enabled icon to 01:28: turn the feature off. Click the disabled option, disable features, 01:32: display the disabled icon. 01:35: This guide covered how to manage feature options in my user account.
What feature options can I enable in my user account?
00:07: What feature options can I enable in my user account? 00:11: By default this feature is set to off. 00:14: The auto show close captions feature. 00:16: Setting allows you to enable captions added to videos by default for your canvas 00:20: account? 00:23: By default this feature is set to off. 00:26: The disable alert notification, timeout, feature, setting, prevents alert 00:30: notification pop-ups from timing out. 00:32: When this feature setting is enabled alert notifications 00:36: in canvas display, until you manually dismiss the alarm. 00:41: By default this feature is set to off. 00:44: The disable celebration animation. 00:46: Setting allows you to turn off all celebration animations. 00:49: The celebration feature must be enabled by a canvas admin at 00:53: your institution. If this feature is not enabled, the disabled 00:57: celebration animation, setting will not display in your user feature settings, learn 01:02: how to manage confetti animations. 01:05: By default this feature is set to off. 01:08: The disable keyboard shortcuts feature setting allows you to disable keyboard 01:12: shortcuts in modules discussions. 01:14: The Gradebook and speedgrader, other areas of canvas 01:18: will be updated at a future date. This setting allows users 01:23: to rely on screen, readers are keyboard navigation to control their experience 01:27: in canvas with keyboard shortcuts. 01:30: By default this feature is set to off. 01:33: The high-contrast you I feature setting allows you to view canvas using 01:37: high contrast Styles, this feature and hansa’s the color contrast 01:41: of the user interface, text buttons Etc so 01:45: they are more distinct and easier to identify in canvas. 01:48: However, institutional Brandon is not supported when this feature 01:52: is enabled, so you will not be able to view the institutions logo or other 01:56: elements. You can also enable high-contrast you I 02:00: from your user navigation menu. 02:04: By default this feature is set to off. 02:07: The Microsoft immersive reader and hands his accessibility and comprehension 02:11: for any reader when enabled the course home page. 02:14: Assignments pages and syllabus display an immersive reader button. 02:19: Microsoft immersive reader is available for you to enable individually, regardless 02:24: of the preference set at the account level. However, if the features 02:28: on for the entire account, the account preference overrides your user preference, 02:33: and your user setting has no effect. 02:37: By default this feature is set to off. 02:40: The underlined links feature setting allows you to view Candace interface Lynx 02:44: as underlines text. When enabled this feature underlies 02:48: hyperlinks in navigation? Menus the dashboard and Page sidebars 02:52: this feature. Setting does not apply to user-generated content. 02:56: Links in the rich content editor, which always underlines links for all 03:00: users. 03:02: You can set how you wanted view. Separators in CSV, export files, 03:06: depending on your local or preference. 03:09: Separator settings are managed through one of three feature settings, and user settings. 03:13: The settings only applied to compatible spreadsheet exports 03:19: The auto detect field, separators feature settings, attempts to determine the appropriate 03:23: field separator as indicated, by the language, set in the user’s account for 03:28: languages, where the decimal separator is a. 03:30: EG 1234, 356 03:34: Auto detection will choose a, as a field separator for 03:39: language is where the decimal separator is a, e g 1.2 03:43: 3456, I do detection will choose a semicolon 03:47: as the field separator for all other cases Auto 03:52: detection will choose a, as a field separator as a default. 03:57: The include B ordermark feature setting, generates a specific set of three 04:01: characters. At the beginning of the CSV file, these characters 04:05: known as a b ordermark help. 04:07: Some versions of Microsoft Excel understand that the CSV file is a utf-8 04:12: encoded file and also tell some localized versions of excel 04:16: that they should treat the incoming CSV file as if it were semicolon separated, 04:20: by default because some versions of excel, do not understand or 04:24: honor the B ordermark. This feature allows all users to disable generation 04:29: of this fight order, mark. 04:31: Do you use semicolons to separate Fields? Feature? Setting generate CSV 04:35: files with semi-colons as a field separators instead of the default, when 04:40: disabled this feature falls back to behavior determined by the state of the auto 04:44: detect field, separator, setting 04:47: This guide covered what feature options users can enable in the user account?