How to change the profile picture on your Mac computer for a customized display

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Customizing your Mac, by doing things like changing your desktop background or profile picture, can be a fun way to make it feel more familiar and comfortable.

And if you're interested in changing your Mac's profile photo that's the icon you see every time you log into your computer you'll only need to set aside a minute or so to get it done.

Here's every step you'll need to take to accomplish the task.

How to change your profile picture on a Mac

1. Click the Apple icon in the top-left corner of the screen and select System Preferences.

Select System Preferences from the menu. 0dd5f8e6-6c9a-4115-a21a-e950e112cf9d

2. Click Users & Groups.

Click "Users & Groups". 5ba74ccf-4ab7-4d7b-aab0-9db52c84b660

3. Click on the lock icon, located in the bottom-left corner of the window.

Clicking the lock will allow you to make changes to your Mac profile picture. 5ba74ccf-4ab7-4d7b-aab0-9db52c84b660

4.Enter your Mac's password in the pop-up window and click Unlock.

Make sure to click "Unlock" after entering your password. 5ba74ccf-4ab7-4d7b-aab0-9db52c84b660

Quick tip: If you have multiple profiles, you'd have to do this through each profile in order to change individual profile pictures.

5. Hover your mouse over the profile picture, and click it when you see the word Edit.

While hovering over your profile photo, click the "edit" button. 5ba74ccf-4ab7-4d7b-aab0-9db52c84b660

6.Select your new profile photo from the options available through the left sidebar sections.

You can select your profile photo from the folders in the left sidebar. 5ba74ccf-4ab7-4d7b-aab0-9db52c84b660

7. Click Save.

8. If you want to change the scale of the photo, you can go back into the editor and use the sliding scale below the photo to adjust how zoomed in or out it appears.