Manage Account Settings in D2L

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1 Manage Account Settings in D2L 1. Login to D2L. There are two ways you can access your account settings from your D2L homepage. The first way is by clicking on Account Settings in the My Settings widget. 1. Go to the My Settings Widget 2. Click on Account Settings

2 2. The second way to access your D2L account settings is to click on the dropdown menu in the top right hand corner of your D2L homepage. The dropdown menu should have your name on it. Then click on Account Settings. 1. Click on the dropdown menu with your name 2. Click on Account Settings 3. After you click on Account Settings you should see something similar to the page below. Notice that you are already in edit mode since you have the option to save and close, save, and cancel.

3 Notice that you are already in edit mode since you have these three options 4. There are three different tabs under Account Settings: Account Settings, Discussions, and . Please note that you can click on Account Settings, Discussions, or in order to jump to those specific settings in this document. Three different settings tabs

4 Account Settings Tab Return to Top 1. The first tab is Account Settings. Here you can change the font settings, dialog setting, HTML editor settings, video settings, time zone, application settings, and EduDentity settings. Many of these settings you would change if you were planning on using an assistive technology (like a screen reader, screen magnifier, or voice software) while on D2L. Most of the settings do have a short description about why you might change it or what the feature will do if you change it. 2. It is recommended that you do not change the Application Settings and EduDentity Settings. You can click on the links next to them to see why. It is recommended not to change these two settings Click on their links to understand why 3. Settings on this page that you will most likely change are the font settings and time zone. The Font settings is the first one listed under account settings. You are able to change the font face and font size. The font settings are for the font you will see throughout D2L. There is a preview next to font settings that will show you what the font will look like before you save your changes. Look here to see what your font settings will look like Use this dropdown menu to change font face Use this dropdown menu to change font size

5 4. To get to the Time Zone settings you will have to scroll a little over half way down the page. You can change the Continent and time zone. Use this dropdown menu to change the Continent Use this dropdown menu to change the time zone 5. When you are done editing your Account Settings tab make sure to save before you switch to the Discussions or tabs and before you leave the account settings page. Click on Save if you are planning to switch tabs. Click on Save and Close if you are done editing and want to return to your homepage. By clicking on Save and Close you will automatically be redirected back to your homepage. Click Save and Close to save changes and return to your homepage Click Save to save changes before switching tabs 6. If for some reason you do not want to save the changes you have made to your Account Settings tab then click on Cancel and you will automatically be redirected back to your homepage.

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7 Discussions Tab Return to Top 1. The second (or middle) tab on your account settings is Discussions. To edit your Discussions settings click on the Discussions tab. 2. There are only two settings under the discussion settings as shown below, which are display settings and reply settings. Here are the two discussion settings. 3. For the Display Setting if you check the box in front of Always show the discussions list pane it will display a discussions list pane on the View Topic and View Thread discussion pages of D2L. So for example, if you check this box and want to see what the pane looks like then select a class

8 from your D2L homepage, go to the discussion list by clicking on the communication dropdown menu and then discussions, and then click on a discussion. The pane will appear on the left side of the View Topic page, which is the page you will end up on. 1. Check this box 2. Select a class from your D2L homepage 3. Click on the Communications dropdown menu 4. Click on Discussions

9 5. Select a Discussion

10 Notice you are on the View Topic page This is the Discussions List pane 4. The discussions list pane can also be seen on the View Thread page. You can get to the View Thread page by clicking on any thread. A thread is a person s reply to a discussion post.

11 Select a thread

12 Notice you are on the View Thread page This is the Discussions List pane 5. The Discussions List pane will show how many unread discussion posts you have for each discussion topic and discussion list. These numbers represent the number of unread discussion posts for each discussion topic and discussion list. 6. If you do not like seeing the discussions list pane you can always go back to you discussions settings and uncheck the box in front of Always show the discussions list pane and that will take away the discussions list pane from your View Topic and View Thread pages.

13 Uncheck this box so you do not see the discussions list pane 7. The other discussion setting is the reply setting. If you check the box in front of Include original post in reply, when you reply to someone s discussion post the post you are replying to will be in your response. See the example below. Check this box so the post you are replying to is in your response

14 Example: Here is the post you are replying to Here is your response The post you are replying to is in your response 8. If you do not want the discussion post you are replying to, to be in your response then uncheck the box in front of Include original post in reply. Uncheck this box so when you reply to a post the post is not in your response 9. When you are done editing your Discussion Settings tab make sure to save before you switch to the Account or tabs and before you leave the account settings page. Click on Save if you are planning to switch tabs. Click on Save and Close if you are done editing and want to return

15 to your homepage. By clicking on Save and Close you will automatically be redirected back to your homepage. Click Save and Close to save changes and return to your homepage Click Save to save changes before switching tabs 10. If for some reason you do not want to save the changes you have made to your Discussions Settings tab then click on Cancel and you will automatically be redirected back to your homepage.

16 Tab Return to Top 1. The third tab on your account settings is . To edit your settings click on the tab. 2. There are two options under the settings tab, which are Options and Display Options. Please note that the settings are for if you someone through D2L. These settings will not be applied to your ESU Outlook account.

17 your ESU will be listed here Options Display Options 3. You can access your D2L by clicking on the mail icon toward the top right hand corner of D2L and then click on Go to Click on the mail icon 2. Click on Go to

18 4. The first checkbox under Options is Send a copy of each outgoing message to (your ESU ). If you check this box then every time you someone through D2L you will receive the message as well in your ESU or whichever you have connected to D2L. Essentially you will be CC-ing yourself in every you send through D2L. Check this box to receive a copy of each you send through D2L your ESU will be listed here 5. If you do not want to receive a copy of each you send through D2L then uncheck the box in front of Send a copy of each outgoing message to (your ESU ).

19 Uncheck this box if you do not want to receive a copy of each you send through D2L your ESU will be listed here 6. The next checkbox under Options is Save a copy of each outgoing message to the sent mail folder. By checking this box a copy of each you send through D2L will be saved in your Sent Mail folder. Your Sent Mail folder can be found in your D2L .

20 Check this box to save a copy of each you send through D2L your ESU will be listed here 7. Uncheck the box in front of Save a copy of each outgoing message to the sent mail folder if you do not want to save a copy of each you send through D2L.

21 Uncheck this box if you do not want to save a copy of each you send through D2L your ESU will be listed here 8. The next option is the Signature. What you write or insert into this box will appear at the end of each you send through D2L. You can click on the three dots icon to show the icons you can use to edit the font.

22 What you write and insert in this box will appear at the end of the D2L s you send Click here to see the icons you can use to edit the font 9. If you click on the three dots icon the Signature box will look like this: 10. The only option under Display Options is the box in front of Show external addresses in the Address Book. By checking this box you will be able to see people s s in your D2L address book that have a different than their ESU connected to D2L. You can find your address book in your D2L .

23 your ESU will be listed here Check this box to see non ESU s in your D2L address book 11. If you do not want to see non ESU s in your D2L address book then uncheck the box in front of Show external addresses in the Address Book.

24 your ESU will be listed here Uncheck this box so you do not see non ESU s in your D2L address book 12. When you are done editing your Settings tab make sure to save before you switch to the Account or Discussions tabs and before you leave the account settings page. Click on Save if you are planning to switch tabs. Click on Save and Close if you are done editing and want to return to your homepage. By clicking on Save and Close you will automatically be redirected back to your homepage.

25 your ESU will be listed here Click Save and Close to save changes and return to your homepage Click Save to save changes before switching tabs 13. If for some reason you do not want to save the changes you have made to your Settings tab then click on Cancel and you will automatically be redirected back to your homepage.

26 your ESU will be listed here