How to Put Your Picture on the Sidebar of Your Twitter Account

The profile image in the upper left corner of your Twitter profile helps people identify your profile. If you include an image of yourself, it can give your followers a better idea who you are, and help family and friends identify your profile when they look for you in the database of Twitter users. Upload a profile image in the account settings section, and change it periodically if you want to keep your profile active and attention-catching.

Instructions

1. Load your web browser of choice. Navigate to your Twitter profile. Enter your login and password, if necessary.

2. Click your Twitter profile name in the upper right corner. Select "Settings."

3. Choose "Profile" in the top menu bar. Click "Change Image" then click "Browse" and navigate to the image location on your hard drive.

4. Click "Open." Click "Save" at the bottom of the page.

Tips & Warnings

• Profile pictures for Twitter must be 700kb or smaller in size. You can make pictures smaller with image editing software, if needed.

• Twitter only supports images with .jpg, .gif or .png file extensions.