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====== Your profile and settings ======

===== Edit profile =====

You can complete your personal profile in Moodle and make settings (language, forums, etc.).

  - Log in your Moodle account. 
  - Click on the profile picture at the top right and select “**Profile**”, 
  - Click on the text link “**Edit profile**” under "**User details**".

You can then edit the following items in the profile overview:

  * **General** 
    * Last name
    * First name
    * Email address
    * Email visibility
    * MoodleNet profile ID
    * Residence information, Timezone
    * Description (you can insert any text here)

<WRAP center round tip 90%>You can enter **personal details and contact information** in the description that you want others to see in your Moodle profile.</WRAP>

  * **User picture** (here you can upload a profile picture, permitted file formats are .gif / .jpe / .jpeg / .jpg / .png, a meaningful image description increases accessibility)

  * **Additional names** (if needed)
  * **Interests** (keywords / tags can be selected and assigned here)
  * **Optional** (currently only the telephone number for “**Teacher**” is displayed in the participation list)
  * **Additional profile settings** (here you can enter your title)


===== Edit settings =====

  - Log in your Moodle account. 
  - Click on the profile picture at the top right and select “**Preferences**”. 


  * **Edit profile** (see above)
  * **Preferred language** (German / English / Spanish / French / Chinese)

  * **Forum preferences**
      *Email digest type (single / daily e-mail with all posts or only topics)
      *Forum auto-subscribe (if a post has been made or never subscribe)
      *Use experimental nested discussion view (Yes / No)
      * Forum tracking 
        * Forum tracking (highlight new posts in color or not)
        * When sending forum post notifications (mark post as read/not read)

  * **Editor preferences** (Default / Atto (recommended) / Tiny MCE / Plain text)
  * **Content bank preferences** (affects the display of the activity selection)
  * **Calendar preferences** (Time display format / Start day of week / Number of upcoming events / Remember filter settings)
  * **Security keys** (for RSS feeds)
  * **Message preferences** (Privacy settings / Notification preferences)
  * **Notification preferences** (activate / deactivate individually)