How to Customize Your Twitter Profile

Have you caught the Twitter bug yet? Did you know that you can give your Twitter account personality by customizing the design scheme, background and profile image? You can use a photo you've taken yourself, or any number of images that you find across the web. Read on to learn everything you need to know about how to customize your Twitter profile.

Twitter is a free online service that allows you to send updates about what you are doing to friends, family and followers. Personalize your twitter homepage by customizing your Twitter profile. It is time to let your personality shine through.

Step 1: Click Settings

  1. Go to the Twitter website. You'll want to do this on a regular computer rather than from an app or on a mobile browser.

  2. Login to your Twitter account.

  3. Click Settings in the top right corner of your screen.

  4. You are now ready to start making changes.

Step 2: Change Your Profile Image

  • Change the image that appears next to your name.
  1. Click the Picture tab.
  2. Click Browse.
  3. Upload the photo of your choice.
    1. Maximum size: 700k.
    2. File type: JPG, GIF and PNG.
    3. Nudity is not allowed.
    4. Choose a non-copyrighted image, or better yet, an image of yourself.

Step 3: Change the Design

  • Personalize what other people will see by changing the background and color scheme of the standard design.
  1. Click on the Design tab.
  2. Choose a theme.
  3. Don't like the background choices?
    1. Click Change background image.
    2. Click Browse.
    3. Upload a photo of your choice.
      1. Maximum image size: 800K.
      2. File types: GIF, JPG, and PNG.
      3. You may want to think about designing your own graphics.
    4. Decide if you want a tile background.
  4. Don't like the design colors?
    1. Select Change design colors.
    2. Change the color of the:
      1. Background.
      2. Text.
      3. Links.
      4. Sidebar.
      5. Sidebar border.
    3. Click save changes.

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