Account Settings

Your Display Name is how other users will see your name in Announcements, Conferences, Conversations, and Discussions. If your preferred name is different than your legal name, you can change your display name in Canvas. Please edit your display name appropriately. 

If you need to update your display, sortable and overall name at EvCC, please contact Enrollment Services at registration@everettcc.edu. 

To edit your display name in the Global Navigation, click the Account button, then click the Settings button. Click the Edit Settings button and edit your display name and click the Update Settings button.

You can select personal pronouns to add to your user account. Your pronouns will display after your name in various areas in Canvas, including:

• Comment Fields
• Discussions
• Inbox
• People Page (Course and Groups)
• User Navigation Menu
• User Profile Page
• User Settings Page

In the Global Navigation, click the Account button, then click the Settings button. Then click the Edit Settings button. In the Pronouns drop-down menu, select your pronouns.

Once you have selected your pronouns, click the "Update Settings" *button.

If your pronouns are not displayed in the dropdown, please contact eLearning@everettcc.edu and we will add them for you.  

Tips for profile pictures:

• Please choose an appropriate picture to represent yourself. Everett Community College has the right to remove pictures that are not appropriate for a classroom setting.
• Images should be square in size to prevent your picture from being resized or distorted.
• 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.
• 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.

To add a profile picture to your account, click on the "Account" button in the Global Navigation, then click on "Settings" 

Click the profile picture icon next to your name. 

To upload a new profile picture, click the "Upload a Picture" tab, then click the "Choose a picture" link. You can also drag a picture from your desktop and drop it into the uploader.

Find the image you want to upload and click the "Open" or "Browse" button.

Use the selection boxes to crop your image. When you are finished, click the "Save" button.

You can also take a picture directly in Canvas if your device has a camera. To take a picture to use as your profile picture, click the Take a Picture tab, then click the Take Picture button. To take another picture, click the Retry button. When you are finished, click the Save button 

You can change the default language for your entire account. Canvas supports a variety of languages. This change will override any browser/OS language settings.

In your Account, click the Settings link. In the Settings tab, click the Default Language drop-down menu. Select the new default language. In the Settings tab, click the Default Language drop-down menu.  Select the new default language. View Canvas in the new default language for your account.

You can set your own time zone for your user account and have your local time zone display throughout Canvas. Displaying dates in your local time may help you stay up to date on assignments and due dates, especially if your course time zone differs significantly from where you reside.

In Global Navigation, click the Account button, then click the Settings button. Click the Edit Settings button.

In the Time Zone drop-down menu, select a new time zone for your user account.

Once you have selected your time zone, click the "Update Settings" button.

As a student, Files allows you to store files and assignments within Canvas. You can upload one or multiple files, view all details about your files, and preview files. Files that you submit to assignments in your classes will automatically be stored in Files in folders that are names for the class that they were submitted to. 

The following screenshot is an example of what the files feature looks like: