<p>If your institution has enabled profile pictures, you can add and change profile pictures in your account. If you do not see a placeholder picture in your user settings, your institution has not enabled this feature.</p> <p>There are three ways you can select a profile picture to use throughout Canvas:</p> <ul><li><strong>Upload a Picture</strong> from your computer</li> <li><strong>Take a Picture</strong> using your computer's camera (not supported when using Safari or Internet Explorer)</li> <li>Import from an existing <a href="https://en.gravatar.com/" target="_blank">Gravatar</a> account</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>Tips for profile pictures:</p> <ul><li>Please choose an appropriate picture to represent yourself. Your institution has the right to remove pictures that are not appropriate for a classroom setting. </li> <li>Images should be square in size to prevent your picture from being resized or distorted.</li> <li>Files can be any type (.jpg, .png, .gif) or size as long as you have room in your personal files to store the file. Canvas recommends that your profile picture be as small as possible.</li> <li>Your personal files quota is enforced when uploading a profile picture. If you do not have enough storage space in your personal files, you will not be able to upload your profile picture. Create more space by removing some files in your personal files.</li> </ul>

<p>Your default email address is used as your main contact method in Canvas and is added when creating your Canvas account. Email addresses are used to create <a href="../../4212/l/710344?data-resolve-url=true&amp;data-manual-id=4212" data-object-class="article" data-object-uuid="AA6DDBE0-ECDE-0134-5FC6-22000B5A851D" data-object-manual-uuid="2E9743B0-E3D9-012F-D7F0-12313804AAC3" data-resolve-url="true" target="_blank">Canvas notifications</a>; they are not used as a contact method for other Canvas users.</p> <p>If you <a href="../../4212/l/710336?data-resolve-url=true&amp;data-manual-id=4212" data-object-class="article" data-object-uuid="7B4C29D0-ECDB-0134-CA29-22000AB760A3" data-object-manual-uuid="2E9743B0-E3D9-012F-D7F0-12313804AAC3" data-resolve-url="true" target="_blank">add another email address</a> as a contact method, you can change your default email address in Canvas. </p>

<p>Some institutions may enable a feature in Canvas called Profiles. Profiles allows you to update your name, preferred contact methods, and any personal links for your account. Your profile information can be viewed by all users in your courses.</p> <p><strong>Note: </strong>If you do not see the Profiles tab in your user navigation menu, this feature has not been enabled for your institution. </p>

<p>Some external apps require a URL configuration. This lesson shows how to add an external tool using the URL provided by the external app provider. To learn more about configuring external apps, visit the <a href="https://www.eduappcenter.com/docs/basics/index" target="_blank">Edu App Center</a>.</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> </p> <ul><li>External apps can also be configured using a URL in sub-accounts.</li> <li>Manually configuring an external app is an account permission. If you cannot configure an external app, this permission has not been enabled for your user role.</li> </ul>