Add a Profile Picture & Contact Methods

Below the step-by-step guide, you'll find a video about personal settings.

Add a Profile Picture

1. Open Account Settings and Select Profile.

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2. Click on the placeholder profile picture

On the Personal Settings page, click the placeholder profile picture icon. A dialog box will open.
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3. Choose an image for your profile

If you have already uploaded images, click the image that you want to use as your Profile picture.

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Or you can upload a new image. Tips for profile pictures:

New 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.
If you do not have enough storage space to upload your picture, you will receive an error message that says "user storage quota has been exceeded." (You have 250mb of storage space.)

To upload a new Profile picture, click the Upload a new Image link [1], click the Browse (or Choose File) button and find the image you want to upload [2]. Then click the Add File button [3].

Add Contact Methods

1. Within Account Settings, select Settings.

2. Update preferred email accounts to receive email notifications

By default, Canvas will send notifications to your Stevens email address. If you prefer to have Canvas send notifications to another email address, enter it here. You'll set your notification preferences in the next step.

Please note: These contact methods are only for receiving Canvas notifications. You should still check your Stevens email address for official school correspondence and announcements.

Click the Add Email Address link. 4.AddEmail.png

Type in the email address you want to add in the text field [1]. When you are finished, click Register Email [2]. 5.RegisterEmail.png

Check your email for the account you just added. Click the link that is in the email to finish registering the additional email address.

3. Add a cell number to receive text notifications

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Register your SMS device:

Type in the 10-digit phone number you want to add in the Cell Number text field.
Select the Carrier drop-down menu to set your carrier.
The SMS email will auto-populate depending on your provider.
Click the Register SMS button.

You will receive a text message on your cell phone with an activation code. Enter the code into the text field [1] and click the Confirm button [2]. Click the Re-Send Confirmation link to receive the confirmation code again [3]. 9.ConfirmCell.png

Video: Personal Settings and Profile Picture

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