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].

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

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

Step 4: Click the 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].