To view and manage course-level user roles in your account: 

1. Click the Permissions link in Account Navigation.   
2. Click the Course Roles tab. 
3. View existing user roles at the top of the Permissions page. 

To manage course-level user role permissions:

4. Locate the user role on the Permissions page.
5. Click the icon next to the name of the permission.
6. Select an option from the Permission menu.

You can also create new course-level user roles [7]. Learn how to add course-level user roles in your account.

Click the Courses link in Account Navigation [1]. If you have already added courses, you can view them on the Courses page [2]. 

To add a new course to your account: 

1. Click the Add Course button.
2. Enter a name for your course in the Course Name field. This displays on the Courses page and on course users’ dashboards.
3. Enter a course reference code in the Reference Code field.  
4. Click the Subaccount drop-down menu and select a sub-account from the list.
5. Click the Enrollment Term drop-down menu and select the period during which the course will take place
6. Click the Add Course button. 

Locate your new course in Courses. If needed, you can filter and search for courses on the Courses page [1].

Once located, click the name of the course to view the course homepage [2]. 

Click the People link in Course Navigation [1], and click the Add People button [2].

To add enrollments in a course:

1. Select the Add user(s) by method. 
2. Enter user information, separating user details with a comma. 
3. Select the course role for the users you are adding from the Role drop-down menu.
4. Select the section to which the enrollments will belong (if applicable)
5. Select whether users can only interact with users in their section
6. Click the Next button. 

If a user you are adding in a course does not already exist in your account, you can add their user information to add them to your account. Click the Click to add a name link and enter the user’s information [1]. 

When ready, click the Next button [2]. 

Click the Add Users button. 

When a user is manually added to a course in an account, Canvas generates an account invitation email. The user is invited to complete the account registration process by creating a password. Once the user has an account, they can then accept a course invitation.

When users are added to a course manually, they can open the course invitation link in their email to view a preview of the Canvas course. To officially accept, they must click the Accept button in the Canvas interface. However, if you prefer to disable course previews and have users automatically join the course when they view the Canvas course, please contact your Customer Success Manager to disable invitation previews.