Update your Profile & Notification Preferences

Update Your Profile

1. Open your profile by clicking your name in the top right corner.

2. Click the Edit Profile link on the right. 

3. Click on the profile picture to update it. 

4. Edit your bio to introduce yourself to your teacher and classmates. 

5. Save your profile. 

Tutorials

• Guide: How do I edit my Profile?  Links to an external site.
• Video: User Settings & Profile Picture Links to an external site.

Notifications

Notification Preferences allow users to select how and when they want to be notified when various events occur within a course. Notification settings are applied to all courses. Canvas users can choose how often they want to receive Canvas notifications.

Communication Channels

First, set the ways you want to be notified. Canvas supports notification through email, SMS text message, and Twitter. You account already has your school email address as a communication channel.

If you want to receive notification as text messages on your phone, click Settings on left. Then click the Add contact Method on the right.

Set Your Notifications

Click Notifications on the left. You can hover your mouse over a course activity item to see a description of that notification. Hover over the notification type you want to change and choose immediate, daily, weekly, none.

Tutorials

• Guide: How do I set my Notification Preferences? Links to an external site.
• Guide: How do I add my cell phone number to Canvas to receive texts? Links to an external site.
• Video: Notification Preferences Links to an external site.