Printable Handout: General Canvas Guide | Video Tutorial: Update Your Profile

Canvas provides each user with a user profile that can be configured as desired. In the upper right corner of Canvas screen is the Help Center with your Inbox and Settings (Profile) links. Review the numbered items below.

Click on your name or the Settings link in the upper right menu to view your profile in the Canvas.
Left Navigation: On the left navigation will display links to the different areas of the personal profile. Each profile will have Notifications, private Files, and a private ePortfolio.
Content Area: The Profile displays in the middle of the screen and students can edit the profile picture as well as the time zone and language. To edit the profile picture click on the default picture icon. A small dialog box will appear for uploading a new picture. To edit default language, time zone or theme click Edit Settings. Note: In Canvas Lake Land College students will NOT be able to change the password or edit the name fields on personal profile. If students wish to change the IRIS password, they must do this through IRIS or contact Center for Technology and Professional Development by calling 217-234-5439. If a student needs a name change, please request this through Admissions and Records by calling 217-234-5311.
Ways of Contact: Over on the right of the screen are the ways of contact. The LLC email listed as the default email address. All private messages in Canvas are routed through the LLC email via the notifications settings. Students can add additional email address or mobile numbers to receive notifications via the other email or mobile number. Note: This information is used for notification purposes only. Other people in the course never see this information.
Download Submissions: Click to download all of your assignment submissions from Canvas. Please note that submissions are for both current and concluded courses and will only includes any files that were submitted to fulfill an assignment. This does not include any submissions modified by instructors, such as annotated submissions.

Other Profile Features

Scroll down the page to see more options in your profile. Review the numbered items below

Registered Services – Current students can link up their Google Drive and LinkedIn accounts with their Canvas accounts. By default, if a registered service linked other students can see the service when they view your profile. Uncheck the box next to Let Follow course/group members see which services I’ve linked to my profile.
Approved Integrations – If you access Canvas via the mobile apps, a token will be automatically be generated for the device. The token can be revoked at any time.
Feature Options – Occasionally, updates will be released for the user profile in Canvas. Newer feature will be available under feature options. Currently option to turn on High Contrast Styles is available under feature options.

Tips about Your Profile

If you add additional contact methods on your profile, Canvas only uses this information for Notification Preferences. In each Canvas course there is a course roster in each course called People. Other students in the course will be able to message you through Canvas and view your profile in Canvas via the People (course roster). In People when someone clicks to view your profile they only see your profile picture and name with an option to message you within Canvas. Please note some instructors hide the people link.

When Lake Land College students register for classes via the student registration system (IRIS) they are automatically enrolled in Canvas semester courses. Students will use their IRIS ID and password assigned by the IRIS system. The IRIS ID and password is the same information you will use to login to the other Lake Land College services such as Hub and email.

In Canvas Lake Land College students will NOT be able to change the password or edit the name fields on personal profile in Canvas. If you wish to change your IRIS password, you must do this through HUB/IRIS or contact Center for Technology and Professional Development by calling 217-234-5439. If you need a name change, please request this through Admissions and Records by calling 217-234-5311.

Canvas Guides on the Personal Profile

How do I change my User Settings?
How do I change the language preference in my user account?
How do I set a time zone in my User Settings?
How do I add an additional email address in Canvas?
How do I add my cell phone number to Canvas to receive texts?
How do I set my Notification Preferences?
How do I manage new features in my user account?
How do I connect to Google Drive as a web service in Canvas?