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HomeGuidesCanvas for StudentsProfile and Account Settings

Profile and Account Settings

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Setting your Profile, Notification Preferences, and other account settings can help you use Canvas more effectively.

  • Canvas Avatars for Students
  • Canvas Profiles for Students
  • Setting Your Notification Preferences for Students

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  • Canvas Help
    Date: Tuesday, March 26, 2019Time: 11:00am - 12:00pmPresenter: Joe Schaffner Library: Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center Need help with Canvas? Sign Up For One on One help from a Canvas expert. Appointments are for individual users or affiliated groups (co-instructors, TAs in the same course, etc.) and are not drop-in sessions
  • Canvas Help
    Date: Tuesday, March 26, 2019Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pmPresenter: Joe Schaffner Library: Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center Need help with Canvas? Sign Up For One on One help from a Canvas expert. Appointments are for individual users or affiliated groups (co-instructors, TAs in the same course, etc.) and are not drop-in sessions
  • Canvas Help
    Date: Wednesday, March 27, 2019Time: 10:00am - 11:00amPresenter: Molly Bonnard Library: Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center Need help with Canvas? Sign Up For One on One help from a Canvas expert. Appointments are for individual users or affiliated groups (co-instructors, TAs in the same course, etc.) and are not drop-in sessions
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