{"id":483,"date":"2024-09-18T17:46:44","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T17:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/?p=483"},"modified":"2026-01-15T19:46:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T19:46:21","slug":"editing-your-canvas-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/editing-your-canvas-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Editing Your Canvas Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"168\" src=\"http:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/05\/FAQbanners_Canvas_ProfileAndUserSettings_EditingYourCanvasProfile-1024x168.png\" alt=\"Editing Your Canvas Profile\" class=\"wp-image-2800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/05\/FAQbanners_Canvas_ProfileAndUserSettings_EditingYourCanvasProfile-1024x168.png 1024w, https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/05\/FAQbanners_Canvas_ProfileAndUserSettings_EditingYourCanvasProfile-300x49.png 300w, https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/05\/FAQbanners_Canvas_ProfileAndUserSettings_EditingYourCanvasProfile-768x126.png 768w, https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/05\/FAQbanners_Canvas_ProfileAndUserSettings_EditingYourCanvasProfile-1536x253.png 1536w, https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/05\/FAQbanners_Canvas_ProfileAndUserSettings_EditingYourCanvasProfile-1200x197.png 1200w, https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/05\/FAQbanners_Canvas_ProfileAndUserSettings_EditingYourCanvasProfile.png 1922w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Every user in Canvas has a profile page which can be customized based on personal preferences.  Let&#8217;s dive in and take a look at what options are available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Profile<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Log in to Canvas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In Global Navigation, click the <strong>Account<\/strong> link.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Within the fly-out menu that appears, select <strong>Profile<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the Profile page, there are a handful of (optional) items that you can edit. Click the \u270f\ufe0f <strong>Edit Profile<\/strong> button at the top right-hand corner of the screen to:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>edit <strong>Name Pronunciation<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Manage Registered Services<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>edit <strong>Biography<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>edit <strong>Links<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>upload an image to your Canvas profile via the <strong>profile picture icon<\/strong>. (<strong>NOTE:<\/strong> As described in the second video tutorial at the bottom of this page, you can also upload your image via your personal <strong>Settings<\/strong> page.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"5\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click the <strong>Save Profile<\/strong> button to save changes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-adv-tabs advgb-tabs-wrapper advgb-tab-vert-desktop advgb-tab-vert-tablet advgb-tab-stack-mobile advgb-tabs-c38deea9-13d5-44ec-b525-b6b60b1a09d5\" data-tab-active=\"0\"><ul class=\"advgb-tabs-panel\" role=\"tablist\"><li class=\"advgb-tab advgb-tab-active\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"background-color:#e0e0e0;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:10px\"><button class=\"advgb-tab-button\" id=\"advgb-tab-_17654f-a6-0\" aria-controls=\"advgb-tab-panel-_17654f-a6-0\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#242424;background:none;border:none;width:100%;text-align:inherit;cursor:pointer;padding:8px 16px;font:inherit\"><span>Edit Your Canvas Profile<\/span><\/button><\/li><li class=\"advgb-tab \" role=\"presentation\" style=\"background-color:#e0e0e0;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:10px\"><button class=\"advgb-tab-button\" id=\"advgb-tab-_17654f-a6-1\" aria-controls=\"advgb-tab-panel-_17654f-a6-1\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#242424;background:none;border:none;width:100%;text-align:inherit;cursor:pointer;padding:8px 16px;font:inherit\"><span>Add a Profile Picture<\/span><\/button><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"advgb-tab-body-wrapper\" style=\"border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:10px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-tab advgb-tab-body-container\"><div class=\"advgb-tab-body-header advgb-tab-class- \" id=\"advgb-tab-panel-_17654f-a6-0\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"advgb-tab-_17654f-a6-0\" tabindex=\"0\"><span>Edit Your Canvas Profile<\/span><\/div><div class=\"advgb-tab-_17654f-a6 advgb-tab-body\" aria-labelledby=\"advgb-tab-panel-_17654f-a6-0\" style=\"display:none\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/662892-how-do-i-edit-my-profile-in-my-user-account\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How do I edit my profile in my user account?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div style=\"position:relative;width:100%;max-width:900px;margin:8px 0;padding-top:56.25%;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/embed.app.guidde.com\/playbooks\/qgMe4eC6D5yrJrD6CAnj61\" title=\"How do I edit my profile in my user account?\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-forms\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;background:#000;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-tab advgb-tab-body-container\"><div class=\"advgb-tab-body-header advgb-tab-class- header-active\" id=\"advgb-tab-panel-_17654f-a6-1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"advgb-tab-_17654f-a6-1\" tabindex=\"0\"><span>Add a Profile Picture<\/span><\/div><div class=\"advgb-tab-_17654f-a6 advgb-tab-body\" aria-labelledby=\"advgb-tab-panel-_17654f-a6-1\" style=\"display:block\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/662885-how-do-i-add-a-profile-picture-in-my-user-account\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How do I add a profile picture in my user account?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div style=\"position:relative;width:100%;max-width:900px;margin:8px 0;padding-top:56.25%;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/embed.app.guidde.com\/playbooks\/qvrdEFS7PzkCpERZ8QUjoy\" title=\"How do I add a profile picture in my user account?\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-forms\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;background:#000;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<style class=\"advgb-styles-renderer\">.advgb-tabs-c38deea9-13d5-44ec-b525-b6b60b1a09d5 ul.advgb-tabs-panel li.advgb-tab.advgb-tab-active {background-color:#251c5c !important;color:#fff !important;}#advgb-tabs-c38deea9-13d5-44ec-b525-b6b60b1a09d5 .advgb-tab-body-header.header-active, .advgb-tabs-c38deea9-13d5-44ec-b525-b6b60b1a09d5 .advgb-tab-body-header.header-active{background-color:#251c5c !important;color:#fff !important;}<\/style>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every user in Canvas has a profile page which can be customized based on personal preferences. 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