Update Personal Pronouns in Canvas

How to Update Personal Pronouns in Canvas

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All users have the ability to indicate personal pronouns in their Canvas profiles. The default is “None” and users can opt-in to displaying a pronoun if they wish in their User Settings. Available pronouns include:

None
He/Him
She/Her
They/Them
She/They
He/They
Ze/Hir
Any

Personal pronouns 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

To select your personal pronoun:

Step 1: Open User settings from your Global Navigation Menu, select Account [1], then click on settings [2].

Screen shot of Canvas account personal settings menu

Step 2: Click the Edit Settings button from the right side menu.

screen shot of Canvas account settings menu

Step 3: In the Pronouns drop-down menu, select your personal pronouns.

Screen shot of Canvas account settings options

Step 4: Click the Update Settings button.

screen shot of Canvas account settings options canvasl and update settings button

Step 5: You can view your personal pronouns in your User Settings [1]. Your personal pronouns will also display after your name in many areas throughout Canvas [2].

screen shot of Canvas account selected options highlighting the personal pronoun section

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