How to Change Your Profile Picture in Microsoft Outlook
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A profile photo in Outlook adds a personal identity to your account and emails. You can add a profile photo to your account through the Outlook web app, desktop client, orWindows Settings. This tutorial has step-by-step instructions for changing your profile picture in Microsoft Outlook.
Note: You can only use image files in the following formats as your Outlook profile picture:.jpg,.png,.gif,.bmp, or.tif. Use the Microsoft Paint app or online tools toconvert unsupported image filesbefore uploading to Outlook.
Change Profile Picture in Old Outlook App
The new Outlook app/interface cannot add or customize profile photos. Revert your Outlook desktop app to the legacy version to change your profile picture. Alternatively, open the Outlook web app (outlook.com) in your browser and proceed from step #4 below.
Toggle off theNew Outlookoption in the top-right corner and submit or skip the feedback form to switch to the old interface.
Follow the steps below to change your profile picture in the legacy Outlook app.
You should now see the new profile picture in the Outlook web and desktop apps.
Refresh the Outlook webpage orrestart the Outlook appif the new picture doesn’t appear.Clearing the Outlook app cachemight also resolve the issue and force the app to update your profile picture.
Change Outlook Profile Photo through Windows Settings
Your Microsoft account photo appears as theprofile photo on devices and apps linked to the account. If your Microsoft account is linked to your PC, you can change your Outlook profile picture in the Windows Settings app.
Connect your Windows device to the internet and follow the steps below.
Remove or Delete Your Outlook Profile Picture
Sign in to Outlook in your web browser and follow the steps below.
Removing your Outlook profile picture also deletes the photo from apps and devices linked to your Microsoft account.
Personalize Your Outlook Profile Photo
You can change your Outlook profile photo anytime, as many times as you want. It can take up to 48 hours for your new profile picture to appear in Outlook and other Microsoft Office applications. Contact your organization’s I.T. administrator for assistance if you don’t see the option to change your profile picture in a work or school account.
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