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title: "Personalizing Your Student HuskyCT Profile"
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Students may edit their profile in HuskyCT directly on the site without help from ITS. If you need help after following this guide, please reach out to [techsupport@uconn.edu](mailto:techsupport@uconn.edu) or [huskyct@uconn.edu](mailto:huskyct@uconn.edu). This edited profile information appears in a name card when clicking on a user’s avatar in a course. 

### Step by Step: Editing your Profile

> ℹ️ January 2023: There is currently an issue with using your microphone to record the pronunciation while using Safari browser. Please use a different browser if you wish to record a pronunciation.

1. Navigate to [HuskyCT](http://huskyct.uconn.edu/).
2. Sign in with your NetID and NetID password if prompted.
3. Click on your name in the left-hand menu.
4. Hover your cursor over your name, pronunciation, email, or pronouns and then click on the pencil icon. All these edit buttons open the same menu.
5. Within this Contact Information popup,
  1. You may add a phonetic spelling of your name in the **Pronunciation** text field.
  2. You may click on **Record name pronunciation** and use your microphone to record your own voice speaking your name.
  3. Notes:
    1. If you wish, you may continue further down this popup to continue filling in information but remember that you are <u>not required</u> to fill in any of these fields.
    2. The **Additional** **Name** field should not be used as it does not appear in your Name Card. If you would like to change your name, please follow this guide to edit your NetID: [https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/10728767960](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/10728767960)
    3. You can set your **Pronouns** here.
6. Click **Done** to save your changes.

> ✅ Remember that this profile customization is completely optional, and your changes will be visible to all others in the course. If you wish for certain information to be kept private, do not add it to your profile.

### How to update your profile picture

You can update your profile picture with the following steps:

1. Log into [HuskyCT](https://lms.uconn.edu)
2. Click on your name in the left-hand menu
3. Hover your cursor on your profile image on the top-center of the page and click on the pencil next to it. This will be a gray silhouette if you have not already set an image.
4. Click “Upload new profile picture”
5. In the popup that appears, navigate to and select the image you wish to use from your local computer
6. Wait for the image to finish uploading

### Where will people see this information, and how will it appear?

Your profile will appear on the roster, in discussion boards, in groups, etc.

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> ℹ️ If your preferred or chosen name is not appearing in HuskyCT, you will need to change a setting on your NetID management page. See the [Changing Your Chosen Name in UConn Directories](https://kb.uconn.edu/space/IKB/10728767960/Changing+Your+Chosen+Name+in+UConn+Directories) help article.

> ✅ To see the official help guide outlining where your name card can be found, visit [https://help.blackboard.com/node/42361](https://help.blackboard.com/node/42361) . This is not a UConn page.

> ℹ️ For further information or assistance with HuskyCT, please contact the Tech Support Center at [techsupport@uconn.edu](mailto:techsupport@uconn.edu) or HuskyCT Support at [mailto:huskyct@uconn.edu](mailto:huskyct@uconn.edu)