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Account settings in Canvas

Last modified 10/22/2024

The settings page is the home of the information tied to your Canvas account. From here, you can change things like your pronouns, email address, and accessibility features. 

Warning

Please note that the Account Settings page at Illinois State University may be different than the Canvas guides and what is available on the internet. Please contact the Technology Support Center for questions if you are unable to edit information on your profile. 


Opening Account Settings

On the right-hand side in the global navigation pane click on the Account button or the Profile icon to access your profile shortcuts. Once that menu is open, click on the Settings button to get to your account settings. (Figure 1)

Figure 1:

To edit your accounts settings, click on the Edit Settings button on the right-hand side. You can see an example of the settings page below in Figure 2.

Figure 2:

Logging in to Canvas

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