Canvas allows users to make adaptations. You can choose the default language, and you can add a profile picture and a short presentation about yourself. You can also customise how you receive information about updates in your course rooms.

Choose a Language / Other Basic Settings

Screenshot shows menu when you click on Account.

Under Settings, you can choose the general features for your Canvas course rooms.

Click on Account in the menu and then on Settings.
Select the option to edit your settings and locate your language of choice in the list.
Check the time zone.
Save these settings.

You may not have your language of choice in all courses because some may have a language setting that cannot be changed.

Profile Picture

Under Profile, you can change the general information about yourself. The profile picture you upload will appear next to your name in several places in Canvas: for example, in discussions and personal messages.

Click on Account in the menu and then on Profile.
Click on the small pencil in the circle where an image is shown.
Choose to upload a picture or to take a new picture with your computer's webcam.
Adjust the picture and then save.

The easiest way to remove your profile picture is to upload a new picture. This will replace the old one. If you want to delete the profile picture completely, click on Account and Files. Locate the folder My files - profile pictures and delete the picture there.

Presentation

Click on Account in the menu and then on Profile.
Click on the small dots on the top right and choose to edit your profile.

Notifications

Screenshot shows Notification Settings

Under Notifications, you can change how Canvas informs you about changes to your course rooms. Settings here will apply to all your course rooms. If you want special notifications from specific course rooms, select the course room in the drop-down list or go to the course home page. Click on the symbol to the right of each Course Activity to choose whether you want notifications immediately, every day, every week or never. If you log in on the Canvas app, you will have a column with notification settings beside the one with Email.

Normally, student see their email notifications in their university Outlook account. Teachers can also receive notifications by email (when somebody has emailed you via Canvas): if you would like to receive such notifications, activate this setting under Conversations.

1. Click on notifications and scroll down to Conversations
2. Activate your email for Conversation messages