Change Course Photo (Students)

[SantiagoLeon1]

When is canvas going to allow student to customize their courses with photos? It's so annoying to have some courses with photos and others without.

[Chris_Hofer · Accepted solution]

Hello @SantiagoLeon1 ...

I believe you are referring to the images that appear on course cards displayed on your Canvas Dashboard.  The images that sometimes appear on those course cards (instead of solid colors) are things that an instructor can change for the entire course.  So, if your instructor has uploaded a picture of an animal for a Zoology course, that animal image would appear for all students in the course.  You can, however, put a color overlay over the top of the image.  You can change the color to whatever you want, but it might make the image look a little strange (for example, a green overlay on a polar bear might look weird).  Check out the section on "View Color Overlay" on this Guide: How do I view my favorite courses in the Card View... - Instructure Community - 517 (canvaslms.com).

Sorry I don't have better news for you, but I hope this helps to answer your question.

[Chris_Hofer]

Hi @SelaKinney ...

Are you referring to your avatar image here in the Canvas Community (the one with the panda and the heart eyes)?  If so, you can check out this Guide:

How do I update my avatar in the Instructure Community?

Or, are you trying to update your avatar in your Canvas course environment?  (This is different than the link I gave you above, by the way.)  If so, here is a Guide for that, too:

How do I add a profile picture in my user account?

I hope one or both of these Guides will be helpful to you.  Good luck, and let Community members know if you have any other questions about this.  Thanks!