Change Your Picture in Skype

Changing your picture in Skype only takes a few clicks of the mouse. However, it does depend on which version of Skype you're running and whether you have a Mac or a PC. If you want to know how to do it, just follow these steps.

Steps

Changing Your Picture in Windows 7

  1. Open Skype and click "Skype" on the menu bar. Just make sure that you have version 5.3 of Skype or higher.
  2. Click on "Profile" and "Change Your Picture." You'll find these options on the drop-down menu.
  3. Take a new picture or browse for an old one. If you have a camera and want to take a new picture, simply select this option. If not, browse through previous photos to find the one you want.
  4. Select the image you would like to use as profile picture and click open.
  5. Click "Use this picture." This will change your profile picture to the picture you've selected.

Changing Your Picture in Windows 8

  1. Open Skype. This assumes you're running version 5.3 or later of Skype.[1]
  2. Click your profile icon. This will bring up the profile side bar.
  3. Choose your new picture. Find the folder with the picture you want and browse through it until you find and select it. The one you've selected will be ticked.
  4. Click "Open."
  5. This will set the new picture as your profile picture. You're all done.

Changing Your Picture in Skype for Windows Desktop (Windows 8 or 8.1)

  1. Open the Skype app.
  2. On the home page, top right, you will see a little circle with your current profile picture (or, if you have not chosen one yet, the generic little blue and white person's head icon). (This is where Skype displays your green checkmark to say that you are available online.)
  3. Single-clicking on this circle will expand the pane to show your full picture, with your Skype name and email address.
  4. On the *expanded* picture, single click and you will automatically be taken to the Pictures folder on your computer, where you can browse for a more suitable picture. Select the picture you want and click "Open" at the bottom (right hand side).
  5. Your Skype picture will automatically be replaced.
  6. WARNING: If you change your mind partway through, click "Cancel" instead of "Open." DO NOT simply re-select the picture you already have and click "Open," as the complete picture will be used and you will lose whatever zoom you had selected previously.

Changing Your Picture on a Mac

  1. Open Skype. This assumes you're running version 5.3 or later of Skype.[2]
  2. Click on your profile picture or name. You can find this in the upper left hand corner of your profile. Clicking on it will open up a new page that allows you to change your picture.
  3. Double-click your picture. This will bring up the picture editor.
  4. Add or change your profile picture. There are three different ways that you can do this:
    • Click on the recent-pictures drop down menu to choose a picture you've used before.
    • Click the camera button to take a picture of yourself with your webcam. Wait for the countdown from 3 to 1 and smile for your picture.
    • Select "Choose..." to browse your photos to find another photo on your computer.
  5. Click "Set." This will save the picture. If you're not happy with how it looks, you can resize it by moving the slider back and forth. You should be all done after this.

Tips

  • There is another way to change the picture. Click Skype, Profile, Edit Your Profile, then click "Choose picture from file", then proceed from step #4.

Related Articles

  • Record Skype Calls
  • Use Skype to Make PSP a PSP Phone
  • Screen Share on Skype
  • Access Entertainment and Information Services With Skype
  • Remove Old Mood Messages on Skype

Sources and Citations

  1. ↑ https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA12111/how-do-i-update-my-status-mood-message-and-profile-picture-in-skype-for-windows-8-or-above
  2. ↑ https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA10886/how-do-i-add-or-change-my-profile-picture-in-skype-for-mac-os-x
Retrieved from "https://kipkis.com/index.php?title=Change_Your_Picture_in_Skype&oldid=286545"