If you are a student, faculty member, or staff member with a Canvas account you can have important notification sent your college or university email account. To have Canvas notifications sent to your college or university email account, you must first manually confirm the link between your email and Canvas. Follow the steps below to check if your email address is confirmed and to confirm it if needed:
Check Email Confirmation Status
1. Login to Canvas. Clicking the Canvas link will open a new browser window.
2. Click on "Account" (the icon wth your profile picture) on the far left-hand vertical.
3. Select "Settings" from the Account menu.
4. Review the details of your email address.
- If you see a star symbol next to your email address, it is confirmed and you can skip steps 5-6.
- If you see an exclamation point, your email address needs confirmation. Please proceed to steps 5-6.
Confirm Your Email Address
5. Click on your email address to re-send the confirmation message.
6. Wait a few minutes for the email to arrive, then log in to your email account.
- Open the verification email from Canvas Notifications.
- Click the link that says "Click here to confirm this registration" to complete the confirmation process.
After you have verified your email, go to your Account in Canvas, then select Notifications to set your notification preferences. Canvas Support offers this guide for more information on the different notification options.