How to Access Your Profile
Configuring Profile Settings
Notification Options
Canvas Guides

How to Access Your Profile

Canvas provides each user with a user profile that can be configured as desired. Click the Account link in global navigation. A pop-out menu will display. Select an option to view. Review the numbered items below.

To close the menu click the X.
Your name will appear above the list of links. Click Logout to logout of Canvas. If you are using a public computer, always be sure to logout!
Click Profile or Settings options to view your profile. On your profile you can make adjustments to your ways of contact, notifications, and profile picture.
Click Notifications to make adjustments to your notification settings.
Click Files to view your personal private files. Each student receives 500 MB of space. Files stored in the space can be submitted to assignment submissions pages.
Click ePortfolios to view your portfolio page. Each student has a portfolio page that can be customized and homework assignments can be added.

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. See Sending and Receiving Messages in Canvas.

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 Information Systems & Services by calling 217-234-5439. If you need a name change, please request this through Admissions and Records by calling 217-234-5311.

Configuring Profile Settings

Click on the Account link in the global menu to view your profile in the Canvas.

Left Navigation: If the browser window is made smaller or if you are using a mobile device, the left menu will display as a hamburger menu. Click to expand. On the left navigation will display links to the different areas of the personal profile (see previous page for details).
Personal Picture: To edit the profile picture click on the default picture icon. A small dialog box will appear for uploading a new picture.
Ways of Contact: Over on the right of the screen are the ways of contact. The student’s LLC email will be 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.
Language & Time Zone - To edit default language or time zone click Edit Settings.
Download Submissions - Students can download all of their assignment submissions from Canvas. Submissions are for both current and concluded courses and only includes any files that were submitted to fulfill an assignment; they do not include any submissions modified by instructors, such as annotated submissions. The download also includes submissions for group assignments, even if the submission was made by another student in the group. When the export has finished generating, submissions are downloaded as a ZIP file.
Download Course Content - If your instructor has enabled the ability to download course content as ePub file, this link will appear in your profile.
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 & Feature Options – 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. Occasionally, updates will be released for the user profile in Canvas. Newer feature will be available under feature options. Currently there are two options available under feature options.

Notification Options

Making Adjustments to Your Notification Options

In Canvas all notifications will go through the email address on your profile which by default is your LLC email address. Please Note your LLC email address will be listed twice. Both email domains will go to same email account. All Canvas users can set up other ways of contact on their profile. The notification options in Canvas will allow users to customize how and when they receive notifications and messages from Canvas. To access the notifications options from your profile settings (The settings link in the upper right of the screen). On your user profile page click Notifications on the left menu. On the Notification page there will be a column of each way of contact. On left are list of activities that occur in a course. In each column you can chose different settings for each activity. Point the mouse under the email or mobile number column to set your desired preferences for each activity. Review the list below for more detailed description of each option.

Ways of Contact – If you add additional email address or mobile numbers, they will display in a separate column. Point the mouse over the cell under the your preferred method of contact. Select the desired option.
In each column will be options for each course activity. Select your desired choice for each activity.
1. ASAP – This will allow you to receive messages right away. A copy of the message will display in your email when the message was sent.
2. Daily - A digest email of all selected course activity will appear in your email daily
3. Weekly – A digest email of all selected course activity will appear in your email weekly.
4. Do not send me anything – If you mark the X, nothing will display in the row. Notification messages will not be sent to your specified email or mobile number and all messages will stay in the Canvas inbox and course activity can be viewed on the Dashboard when you first login.

Notification Tips

Review the tips below to make the most out of the notifications feature of Canvas.

Add other contact methods to your profile so you can receive the notifications where you are mostly to see them on a regular basis.
Some instructors may “mute’ notifications for an assignment while they are grading the assignment. No notifications will appear for the assignment until the instructor has unmuted the assignment. Be patient as your instructor grades the homework.
Make adjustments to your notifications if you feel you are missing important information or if you are receiving too much information.

Canvas Guides

Printable Handout

General Canvas Guide

Video Tutorials

Canvas Guides

Note: These guides are maintained by the Canvas Documentation Team and are available on the Canvas Community site. Some of the information in these guides may not apply to the Lake Land College instance of Canvas. If you have a question about a feature mentioned in these guides, please review Getting Help page for details on who to contact at Lake Land College.

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