How to Change Your Profile Picture in Facebook

One of the first stumbling blocks new Facebook users face is uploading a profile picture. Rather than the default generic silhouette, a Facebook profile picture literally puts a face with your account, which helps former friends, coworkers or classmates find you on the site. Veteran users tend to change their profile pictures regularly to reflect occurrences, vacations, the seasons and events in their lives.

Things You'll Need

• facebook account

Instructions

Upload New Profile Picture

1. Log in to your Facebook account. The page you are directed to is your Facebook home page.

2. Click "Profile" in the upper right corner of the page to go to your profile page.

3. Hover your mouse cursor over the large profile picture or silhouette in the upper left corner. Click the words "Change Picture" that appear in the photo to open the "Edit Profile / Profile Picture" screen. Then click "Choose File."

4. Browse your computer for a suitable picture. When you find a picture, click on it and select "Open" to upload it. Once uploaded, it appears in a box above "Edit Thumbnail," which you click to move the image around or scale it to fit. Click "Save."

5. Choose to take a new profile picture with your webcam in the "Edit Profile / Profile Picture" screen if you prefer. To do so, click the "Take a Picture" button. Give Facebook access to your camera by clicking "Allow" and then "Close." View the photo preview and click the camera icon to take the photo. Click "Save Picture."

Select Existing Photo for Profile

1. Log in to your Facebook account. Click "Profile" in the upper right corner of the screen.

2. Click the "Photos" tab on the left side of the profile page, under your current profile picture.

3. Click on any album to open it. Click a photo to view the full size version on screen. Click on "Make Profile Picture" under the photo.

4. A box appears on the selected photo. Use it to indicate the portion of the photo that should be the profile photo. Click "Done Cropping" when you are happy with the results.

References

• Facebook Help Center: How Do I Upload a Profile Picture?

Resources

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