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

People shows all the users enrolled in the course. 

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 The Section column may be hidden in your course. 

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

 

 

 

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 Open People 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 In Course Navigation, click the  People  link. 

 View People 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 In People, students can: 

 

 

 

 

 View all the users participating in the course, including the ones whose course enrollment is pending. 

 Use the search bar to find a specific person. 

 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]. 

 Use the Options drop-down menu to view user groups or registered services in the course. 

 

 

 

 

 Search Users 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 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 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Use the Roles drop-down menu to view the number of users for each role type. 

 View User 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 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 .   

 View User Details 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 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 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 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 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 To view  User Groups , click the  Groups  tab. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 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 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 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  in Canvas. 

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