How do I add a profile picture in my user account as a student?
If your institution has enabled profile pictures, you can add and change profile pictures in your account. If you do not see a placeholder picture in your user settings, your institution has not enabled this feature.
There are three ways you can select a profile picture to use throughout Canvas:
- Upload a Picture from your computer
- Take a Picture using your computer's camera (not supported when using Safari or Internet Explorer)
- Import from an existing Gravatar account (this feature may be restricted by your institution and only G-rated images are supported)
Tips for profile pictures:
- Please choose an appropriate picture to represent yourself. Your institution 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.
00:00:How do I add a profile picture in my user account as a student? 00:05:In Global Navigation, click the Account link. 00:09:Then click the Settings link. 00:12:Click the profile picture icon. 00:15:Choose the desired method to add a profile picture. 00:19:Then click the choose a picture link. You can also drag a picture from your desktop and drop it into the uploader. 00:26:Use the selection boxes to crop your image. 00:29:When you are finished, click the Save button. 00:32:To take a picture to use as your profile picture, click the Take a Picture tab. 00:37:Then click the Take Picture button. 00:40:To take another picture, click the Retry button. 00:43:When you are finished, click the Save button. 00:46:If your institution allows Gravatars and you have a Gravatar account, you can import an existing Gravatar to use as your profile picture. Click the From Gravatar tab. 00:57:Enter your Gravatar email address in the field provided. Click the Preview button to view your Gravatar. 01:04:When you are finished, click the Save button. 01:07:The Profile picture you selected will show up instead of the placeholder profile picture. 01:13:Profile pictures are linked to your personal files, so you can easily delete them to remove old profile pictures. 01:20:To delete a profile picture, click the Files link. 01:24:Click the profile pictures folder. 01:27:Next to the file you want to delete, click the Options icon. 01:32:Then click the Delete link. 01:35:This guide walked you through the process of adding a profile picture to your user account in Instructure. From uploading a picture to customizing details, you learned how to personalize your student profile effectively.
Open User Settings
![Open User Settings](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/987/754/original/b2fa6d1a-4138-479a-a719-48bf94843976.png)
In Global Navigation, click the Account link [1], then click the Settings link [2].
Open Profile Picture
![Open Profile Picture](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/257/104/original/bb603354-4e8f-43d1-894b-b8659eb6fcb2.png)
Click the profile picture icon.
Note: If you don't see a placeholder profile picture icon, your institution does not allow you to add or change your profile picture.
Upload a Picture
![Upload a Picture](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/000/788/521/original/6dabaa03-2a27-4a43-9c28-c0a8143426e2.png)
To upload a new profile picture, click the Upload a Picture tab [1], then click the choose a picture link [2]. You can also drag a picture from your desktop and drop it into the uploader.
Choose Profile Picture
![Choose Profile Picture](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/000/586/463/original/bf2a6cc2-2cf6-4079-82b2-35db7a12606d.png)
Find the image you want to upload [1] and click the Open or Browse button [2].
Crop or Resize Picture
![Crop or Resize Picture](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/000/788/526/original/8bf1e670-447a-4a8f-93df-77e57e71d712.png)
Use the selection boxes to crop your image [1]. When you are finished, click the Save button [2].
Note: Canvas will automatically store a copy of the saved profile picture in your personal files. When a new picture is saved in your profile, the new picture will override the existing picture file in your personal files.
Take a Picture
![Take a Picture](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/946/867/original/48d1116c-bdc1-491e-bafe-ec0fbbb8b5f8.png)
To take a picture to use as your profile picture, click the Take a Picture tab [1], then click the Take Picture button [2].
Note: Depending on your browser, you may need to allow Canvas to access your camera. The Take a Picture option is not supported when using Safari or Internet Explorer.
Save Picture
![Save Picture](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/000/788/532/original/f8b0cd02-4a4d-4ef0-bec8-b79feb48d01d.png)
To take another picture, click the Retry button [1]. When you are finished, click the Save button [2].
Import from Gravatar
![Import from Gravatar](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/354/134/original/52840066-6c2f-4861-8a30-50080ce4b7d4.png)
If your institution allows Gravatars and you have a Gravatar account, you can import an existing Gravatar to use as your profile picture.
Click the From Gravatar tab [1] and enter your Gravatar email address in the field provided [2]. Click the Preview button to view your Gravatar. When you are finished, click the Save button [3].
Note: Before adding a photo in your Gravatar account, you will have to rate the photo. Please note that only G-rated Gravatar photos can be displayed as a Canvas profile picture.
View Profile Picture
![View Profile Picture](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/000/788/536/original/10113741-6e5d-470f-ac2d-fb7d7f788ef2.png)
The Profile picture you selected will show up instead of the placeholder profile picture.
Delete Profile Picture
Profile pictures are linked to your personal files, so you can easily delete them to remove old profile pictures.
Note: Gravatar images cannot be deleted from your account through your personal files. However, Gravatar images may be replaced with an uploaded image or with a captured image using the Take a Picture option.
Open Files
![Open Files](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/002/783/988/original/5ffc7748-0710-4a65-be69-00844db017c5.png)
To delete a profile picture, click the Files link.
Delete Profile Picture
![Delete Profile Picture](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/946/868/original/0d650cd8-27fa-4efe-9724-73b0a3e65abd.png)
Next to the file you want to delete [1], click the Options icon [2] then click the Delete link [3].