# How do I use the People page in a course as a student?

People shows all the users enrolled in the course.

**Notes:**

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- If People is not available in your Course Navigation, your instructor has hidden the course navigation link.

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<button class="embed-button">Embed this Video</button></div>## Open People

<div data-step-uuid="E4F8B3AB-88FC-4069-87F9-152ADA63144D" id="bkmrk-"><div data-step-uuid="E4F8B3AB-88FC-4069-87F9-152ADA63144D"><div>![Open People](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/002/751/686/original/51baacae-0207-4f98-a126-f8d073f9364a.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>In Course Navigation, click the **People** link.

## View People

<div data-step-uuid="6385B2B6-3ABE-470B-ADB0-30BD1784741A" id="bkmrk--0"><div data-step-uuid="6385B2B6-3ABE-470B-ADB0-30BD1784741A"><div>![View People](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/251/189/original/d99d4e77-d311-48e2-afee-4a0987dc73ae.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>In People, students can:

<div data-step-uuid="6385B2B6-3ABE-470B-ADB0-30BD1784741A" id="bkmrk-view-all-the-users-p"><div><div>1. View all the users participating in the course, including the ones whose course enrollment is pending.
2. Use the search bar to find a specific person.
3. Use the drop-down menu to filter users by role. The filter will also display the number of users in each type of role \[e.g. student, TA\].
4. Use the Options drop-down menu to view user groups or registered services in the course.

</div></div></div>## Search Users

<div data-step-uuid="B6DA7A81-0136-4F43-86DD-6933CBF22A29" id="bkmrk--1"><div data-step-uuid="B6DA7A81-0136-4F43-86DD-6933CBF22A29"><div>[![Search Users](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/000/783/307/medium/428ea9a1-ca92-488f-9b64-bfdee93efcd8.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/000/783/307/original/428ea9a1-ca92-488f-9b64-bfdee93efcd8.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>To search for a specific user, start to type the user's name in the search field \[1\]. Possible results will be listed below \[2\].

## Filter Users by Role

<div data-step-uuid="BE89E8D8-C9F5-474B-90AB-D22CFF4C9094" id="bkmrk--2"><div data-step-uuid="BE89E8D8-C9F5-474B-90AB-D22CFF4C9094"><div>![Filter Users by Role](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/000/783/305/original/5885d694-9cf4-4ff6-bfdb-4b58d1622dcb.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Use the Roles drop-down menu to view the number of users for each role type.

## View User

<div data-step-uuid="6D18828A-8280-488D-83FB-43A3A19325E3" id="bkmrk--3"><div data-step-uuid="6D18828A-8280-488D-83FB-43A3A19325E3"><div>![View User](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/000/783/311/original/ea839011-6686-4602-a64a-44c0c0cdbd36.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>To learn more about a specific user in the course, click the user's name.

Clicking your own name provides access to your grades. You may also be able to [view your own course analytics](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Student-Guide/How-do-I-view-my-course-analytics-as-a-student/ta-p/312).

### View User Details

<div data-step-uuid="6D18828A-8280-488D-83FB-43A3A19325E3" id="bkmrk--4"><div data-step-uuid="6D18828A-8280-488D-83FB-43A3A19325E3"><div data-step-uuid="64efc9b5-9391-497d-8323-45dd2c1a7c4a"><div>[![View User Details](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/000/783/309/medium/f2076be3-b9ab-4eeb-864d-fe3b85983e2b.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/000/783/309/original/f2076be3-b9ab-4eeb-864d-fe3b85983e2b.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div>You can view any details the user has included. You can also send a message directly to the user.

If your institution supports the Profiles feature, the page displays slightly differently. You can view the user's profile information, if any.

### Report Profile Picture

<div data-step-uuid="6D18828A-8280-488D-83FB-43A3A19325E3" id="bkmrk--5"><div data-step-uuid="6D18828A-8280-488D-83FB-43A3A19325E3"><div data-step-uuid="0f62cfa2-882b-457a-9121-0813442681b3"><div>![Report Profile Picture](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/000/587/235/original/bb50f405-bdf5-4106-ad6d-1a28e82c40f6.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div>If your institution supports profile pictures and the user's profile picture is inappropriate, you can report the image to your institution by clicking the **Report inappropriate picture** link \[1\].

If your institution supports the Profiles feature, you can report the image by hovering over the picture and clicking the **Flag** icon \[2\].

## View User Groups

<div data-step-uuid="180D6709-D1FD-4B43-A05C-1CE57E9DADA2" id="bkmrk--6"><div data-step-uuid="180D6709-D1FD-4B43-A05C-1CE57E9DADA2"><div>![View User Groups](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/000/587/218/original/7dc4df27-af28-45cf-8d6f-f24f9b15ea33.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>To view [User Groups](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Student-Guide/How-do-I-view-all-groups-in-a-course-as-a-student/ta-p/353), click the **Groups** tab.

<div data-step-uuid="180D6709-D1FD-4B43-A05C-1CE57E9DADA2" id="bkmrk--7"><div data-step-uuid="180D6709-D1FD-4B43-A05C-1CE57E9DADA2"><div><div></div></div><div data-step-uuid="518222ab-dd86-4a97-b46c-5aed95bf0dd9"><div>![View User Groups in Settings](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/251/187/original/6bf64fb9-5bff-4b65-aea3-61aaa5e2982b.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div>You can also access your User Groups in the Settings menu. Click the **Options** icon \[1\], and click the **View User Groups** link \[2\].

## View Registered Services

<div data-step-uuid="6F5E8B3A-1414-4D4D-8110-3AEE6664A921" id="bkmrk--8"><div data-step-uuid="6F5E8B3A-1414-4D4D-8110-3AEE6664A921"><div>![View Registered Services](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/251/185/original/55ea468f-8280-41e7-9deb-34ef2770d2cd.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>To view the registered services for each person in the course, click the **Options** icon \[1\], and click the **View Registered Services** link \[2\]. If a person has registered a social media account in Canvas, you can see that service listed and communicate with that person through any social media site they have registered. Learn how to [connect to web services](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Publisher-Test-Nathan/How-do-I-connect-to-web-services-outside-of-Canvas/ta-p/644935) in Canvas.

Content retrieved from [https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Student-Guide/How-do-I-use-the-People-page-in-a-course-as-a-student/ta-p/530](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Student-Guide/How-do-I-use-the-People-page-in-a-course-as-a-student/ta-p/530)