Add Profile Picture to YouTube Account
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Add or Change Profile Picture on YouTube
Add some personality and branding to your Account by adding a profile picture to your YouTube Account.
By adding a photo to your YouTube Account it gives it personality and lets people know that you are real.
Adding a Profile Picture is completely optional, but it can be a fun way to express yourself.
Before beginning this process, be sure you already know which photo you would like to use, and where it’s located on your computer.
Once you are logged into your YouTube account, you will click on your current photo or the blue silhouette, whichever is applicable.
Click on the word, ‘Change’ on the image in the drop down.
From here you can select a photo to upload.
Find the photo on your computer, select it, and click, ‘Open’.
Next, you have the ability to edit your photo by rotating it and move the box to select which part of the image you would like to include if it is too large.
Once you are happy with it, click, ‘Done’ and you have successfully changed your YouTube account picture!
Click on ‘Sign In’ at the top right of the page.
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Audrey Ostoyic has been guiding Seniors and Baby Boomers through the intricacies of social media since 2013. With a passion for technology and a talent for teaching, Audrey simplifies new and often overwhelming digital worlds into easy, understandable steps. Her expertise helps users connect with friends and family effortlessly, without the usual frustration that technology can bring.