how do I change my name that appears on my profile in canvas?
Hi @LucilleJohnson2,
If you don't have an edit option directly in Canvas, you'll need to reach out to the Canvas team at your school/institution to find out about their processes. The institution I work for has a legal and preferred name for each student in the student information system, and the names are sent from there to Canvas automatically. Students who want to go by a different first name here log in to our student information system and set the preference there, and it'll show up in Canvas within a few hours. Your school/institution may have something similar in place or may need to make changes manually (or may only allow legal names).
I hope this info helps!
-Chris
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