How to Change Your Google Profile Picture

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Open any browser and go to www.google.com.

   Log in to your account.
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   Step 2: Click your picture.

   This should be on the top right hand corner, in the shape of a circle.
   
   A small box containing your name, picture, two links, a button saying "My Account"
   
   another button saying "Add Account"
   
   and finally, your Log Out button. , This picture should be in a circle, and have a little "Change" in the bottom of the circle. , A large box will pop up after your click your picture, and will have four tabs: "Upload photos"
   
   "Your photos"
   
   "Photos of you"
   
   and "Web camera".
   
   There are three methods to selecting a picture.
   
   Uploading a photo from your computer.
   
   For this option, stay on the "Upload photos" tab and click the button "Select a photo from your computer"
   
   or you can just drag the photo onto the box as it directs you to.
   
   Choosing photos from Google Plus.
   
   For this, click on either "Your photos" or "Photos of you".
   
   These tabs will give you photos you have shared on Google Plus or saved to Google, OR photos you have been tagged in.
   
   Take a picture.
   
   For this, click on the tab "Web camera".
   
   This will only work if you have a web camera, so make sure you have one before clicking on this tab.
   
   This tab allows you to take a picture using your web camera right there on the spot. , Do you like it? If you don't, you can always have another go at editing the image and re-uploading it.
   
   Enjoy your new profile picture!
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   Step 3: Click your picture in the small box.

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   Step 4: Choose your method of selecting a picture.

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   Step 5: Check how it looks.

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