how do I add and drop individuals from my people list?

[kay_merseth]

Regarding people tab on left: 

there are people listed under the "People" section of my course s=who should not be there and people who are not there who should be there. How do I add and delete people? 

[Robbie_Grant · Accepted solution]

 @kay_merseth ,

Depending on permission allowed by your Canvas Administrator, you should see a +People button on the upper right part of the People area. The lesson below should give you instructions on how to add users to the course:

How do I use the People page in a course as an instructor?‌

Robbie

[ericwerth]

Hi  @kay_merseth and welcome to the Community!  I am assuming you are in the course as a "teacher" but please let us know if this is not the case.  These documents describe how this could be done, depending on whether or not your institution allows this functionality: How do I add users to a course? and https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-12726-415241451 

At many institutions, including my own, old administrators can add/remove students from a class.  This is done to ensure that no one accidentally circumvents the formal registration and add/drop procedures we have in place.  When a student formally adds or drops a class, our student information system sends this update to Canvas (although there can be a lag of a couple of hours).  If you do not see the options described in the document above in the People's tab, I would suspect something similar to our process is in place and your best bet would be to contact a Canvas admin at your institution or perhaps the Registrar or similar department to find out how to proceed.

I hope this helps and best wishes!