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Canvas Teaching Tips are distributed by the Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences Online and Academic Technology Services office and offer SHORT helpful tips about Canvas, online learning, and academic technology.

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How to Add People to Canvas

When adding someone to your Canvas course, it is important to use one of the following methods:

  • OUNetID (4x4)
  • OU ID (9-digit number)

Adding them using their email may not work and could create an additional login account (and cause confusion!)

Click here for the complete instructions and steps on how to add someone to your course.

Graphic of a hand placing an image of a person into a container with the Canvas logo. Text on the side has checkmarks next to the words OUNETID or 4 by 4, and OU ID which is a nine digit number. There is a red letter X next to the words OU email which have been crossed out.

Note About Closed Courses: If you’re adding someone to an old Canvas course that has closed (such as from a previous semester) you won’t have access to the +People tool. See the full instructions for a workaround.



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