Software Development | Canvas Email Validation

Canvas Email Validation

Overview

For Microsoft Teams to work properly with your Canvas course, your preferred email in Canvas must be set to your @byupathway.edu email address and validated.

Configuring Your Canvas Email Address

  1. Log in to Canvas using your church account.
  2. Click Account, then Settings.
    Canvas navigation with the Account menu open and the Settings link highlighted
    Account Settings
  3. On the right side of your screen you should see "Ways to Contact". This email address should be your @byupathway.edu email address. If it is not, change it. If you see an exclamation mark next to your address, you will need to validate your email address. Click the exclamation mark icon.
    Ways to Contact panel with an exclamation mark icon next to an email address
    Email Address
  4. You should see a validation confirmation window that looks like this. Click Ok, Thanks.
    Confirm Email Address dialog stating that a confirmation link was emailed, with an Ok, Thanks button
    Validation Dialog
  5. Canvas will send a confirmation email to the listed address. Open that email and click the Click here to confirm this registration link. Check your spam folder if you do not see the email. It will look like this:
    Canvas email with a Click here to confirm this registration link
    Email Confirmation Message
  6. After your email is confirmed, the exclamation mark will no longer appear next to your email address.
  7. If you have multiple email addresses configured in Canvas, make sure your @byupathway.edu email address is your preferred address (as indicated by the star icon next to the email address).
    Ways to Contact panel listing two email addresses with a star next to the byupathway.edu address
    Multiple email address example
  8. Your account is now configured properly.