How to Access my.upra.org and Canvas Using Your Personal Email Instead of the Microsoft Office Account

How to Access my.upra.org and Canvas Using Your Personal Email Instead of the Microsoft Office Account

This guide is intended for users who normally log in to the UPRA portal and Canvas using their Microsoft Office account (@upra.org) but wish to switch to their personal email (Gmail, Hotmail, Legionaries, etc.) without depending on the university Office account to log in to the portal and Canvas.

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Changing the password on my.upra.org automatically updates the password on Canvas (only if your Canvas account is active).

  1. Log in with your Microsoft Office account

    Open my.upra.org and sign in using your Microsoft Office credentials (@upra.org).

    Microsoft Office login screen

  2. Click on your name to open the menu

    At the bottom left, click on your name to display the user menu.

    Click on user name

  3. Click on Profile

    Select “Profile” from the menu.

    Select Profile option

  4. Verify your personal email

    Make sure the personal email shown is correct — this is the one you will use to log in without the Office account.

    Personal email displayed

  5. Click on Change password

    Start the password change procedure.

    Change password button

  6. Enter the new password and click Submit

    Type your new password and confirm by clicking “Submit”.

    Tip: We recommend choosing a strong password containing uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols.
    Enter new password and submit

  7. Wait for the confirmation “Password change completed

    A popup will appear confirming that the operation was successful.

    Password change successful

  8. Log in to the portal with your personal credentials

    Return to the my.upra.org home page and log in using your personal email and the new password.

    Login with personal credentials

  9. Log in to Canvas with the same credentials

    Go to Canvas (https://apra.instructure.com) and click “Personal credentials” or go directly to https://apra.instructure.com/login/canvas.

    Canvas personal credentials option

  10. Enter your personal email and new password on Canvas

    Fill in the fields and click “Log in”.

    Canvas login form

  11. You are now inside Canvas

    You have successfully logged in to Canvas using your personal credentials.

    Successful Canvas dashboard

  12. In case of a login error in Canvas, follow the setup directly on Canvas:

    Alert
    Sometimes the communication between the two systems does not work correctly. In that case, you can proceed by setting the password directly in Canvas: https://supporto.upra.org/portal/en/kb/articles/reset-or-set-canvas-password-using-your-personal-email


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