2. View and Edit Your User Profile

2.2. User Picture

This is another key aspect of your profile.

Prepare your image:

  • Image – Use a good head shot photo of yourself. It can be formal or informal.
  • Format – Images should be in JPG or PNG format.
  • Size – Reduce the size and resolution of your image to no more than 600x600 pixels and no more than 300dpi before you upload the image. Large images are subject to removal. All images will be cropped to a square shape and resized to 100x100 pixels for display in discussion posts and elsewhere.
    • If you don't have an image editor, you can use the free Image Resizer online at https://imageresizer.com/. There is nothing to download; just upload your image and select your options on that website (link will open in a new browser tab or window).

Video produced by Lance Eaton, Director of Digital Pedagogy, College Unbound.

Upload options – use A or B

  1. File picker method – In the “New picture” field, click on the “Add” icon in the upper left corner or on the arrow in the center fo the field to open the File picker.

    1. When the File picker opens, click on Upload a file.
    2. Click the Browse or Choose File button to select a file from your computer. When you find it, click on it to select it and then click the “Open” button. The file name will then display next to the Browse or Choose File button.
    3. Leave the Save as field blank unless you need to change the image's file name when it is saved.
    4. Your name will display in the Author field; leave it there since you are the person uploading the file.
    5. In the Choose license field, select one of the options. Keep the default All rights reserved unless you know the image has a Creative Commons license or is a public domain image. Make sure you understand these licenses before using them. An image you find using Google search does not necessarily meet the legal definition of “public domain.”
    6. Click the Upload this file button.
  1. Drag and drop method – Drag the image from your computer's file system and drop it on the arrow in the “New picture” field.

Picture description – Type a short description in the Picture description field that will display if the image can't be displayed or seen.