Add Your Picture in GMail

I had a friend ask me how I got a pic on my Gmail and I only knew how to change it from GTalk; as she didn't have GTalk, I had to do a quick search for how to do this directly from your Google Mail account.

Anyway, I figured she wasn't alone in wondering; I've already done the finger-work; and, others may be wondering too ... well, ponder no more:

How do I select my own Gmail picture?

What face would you like to present to the world? You can choose almost any photo as your Gmail picture, to show up whenever another user rolls over your name in their inbox, Contacts, or Quick Contacts list.

1. Log in to your Gmail account at mail.google.com.
2. Click Settings.
3. From the My picture section, click Select a picture. The Upload a picture window appears.
4. Click Browse and navigate to the file you'd like to use. Make sure that it's a JPG, GIF, or PNG file.
5. Click Open in the File Upload dialog.
6. Click Upload picture.
7. Depending on its dimensions, you may be asked to crop your picture to fit into our size restraints. Use your mouse to drag the selection box, and click and drag on any corner of the selection box to shrink or enlarge it.
8. Click Crop picture. Don't worry - any changes you've made won't affect your original file. These changes will only appear in Gmail.
9. You can select whether you'd like all Gmail users to see your picture, or only those who you've allowed to chat with you, using the radio buttons next to your uploaded photo on your Settings page.
   
   • Visible to all Gmail users means anyone who you email, or who emails you, can see your picture
   • Visible only to people I can chat with includes users who have been given permission to see when you're online and to chat with you. You can see a full list of these users from the All Contacts tab of your Contacts page – they'll be listed with a colored ball next to their name.

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10. Important: Click Save Changes at the bottom of your Settings page to save your new picture. Your picture won't be saved unless you do.

Your selected picture has now been applied to your account. You'll be able to view and change it from your Settings page, and other users will see your selection when they roll over your name in conversations or in their contact lists.

 

Quite intresting Rob, I dint know that, Good.
Thanks for sharing.

 

Thanks for the info..i've uploaded mine

 

Yeah, but silly me ... now the same friend I got the info for sends me a photo and begs, "Can you resize this for me .. "

Oh well, hope others find it useful, and less of a pain

 

Thats what friend are supposed to do....Give lotta pain in butt

 

thanks for sharing the info lol

 

Yeah thanks for sharing the tip.

 

Thanx for the tips, i would add mine later today.