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Open People
In Course Navigation, click the People link.
View People
The People page displays all information about the users in your course. The page is designed with global settings at the top of the page [1] followed by the generated user data [2].
Search and Filter Users
Global settings include searching and filtering by user data. To search for a specific user, type the user's name in the search field [1].
To filter by role, select the Roles drop-down menu [2]. The filter will also display the number of users in each type of role (e.g. student).
You can also add a user to the course [3].
Manage Student Groups
The People page also organizes all your student groups, where you can manage student groups. You can create groups to put students together to complete projects or other activities. Students can set up their own groups, which will allow them to work collaboratively.
Manage Users
To manage course-level user options, click the global Options drop-down menu. You canview user groups [1]. User groups are the same as displayed in the global settings at the top of the page.
You can view prior enrollments in the course [2]. Prior enrollments are students who were previously enrolled in the course and their enrollments have been concluded.
You can also view a summary of all student interactions in your course[3]. Interactions are recorded when you contact the student via Conversations or when you leave a comment on an assignment.
You can view registered services for each user in the course [4]. 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.
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View User Status
You can also view the status for pending and inactive enrollments.
Once a course is published, users receive an invitation to the course. Users who have not yet accepted the course invitation display a pending status [1]. To resend course invitations for pending users, click the Resend link [2] at the top of the page.
Users who are inactive in the course display an inactive status [3]. The inactive status allows you to view a user's prior activity in the course but does not allow the student to access the course.
View Context Card
If your institution has enabledstudent enabled student context cards, you can view the context card for a student by clicking the student's name.
Note:If this feature is not available, your institution has not enabled student context cards.
Manage Users
To manage a user in your course, click the Options icon. You can resend course invitations and view user details. If you have permission in your course, you may also be able to edit the user's course sections, edit the user's role, deactivate the user, or remove the user from the course.