Upload or edit a staff profile photo

Upload or edit a staff profile photo

Summary: You add or replace a teacher's profile photo from the Staff page in the Account Admin area, and you can crop it so the face sits properly in the frame. Switch to Account Admin, go to Staff, and click the teacher's name to open their profile. Go to Profile, click Edit, then open the Photo tab. To fix a badly cropped photo, upload it again, click the edit (pencil) icon, move the crop window until the face is fully in the frame, and click Save. Click Upload file, then Update. The corrected photo then shows on the main Staff page.

Who can do this

Uploading or editing a staff profile photo happens in the Account Admin area, so it requires that level of access. Account Owners and Administrators can upload or edit a teacher's profile photo.

The way to tell is the context switcher in the upper-right corner. If you can switch to Account Admin, you can upload or edit a staff profile photo. If you only see your classroom there, you do not have permission, and you will need to ask an administrator for help.

Step-by-step

1. Open the Staff page. From the Account Admin area, go to Staff.
2. Open the teacher's profile. Click the teacher's name to open their profile.
3. Edit the profile. Go to Profile, click Edit, then open the Photo tab.
4. Upload the photo. To replace or re-crop an existing photo, upload the photo again here.
5. Open the crop tool. Click the edit (pencil) icon on the image to adjust the crop. See "Cropping a profile photo" below.
6. Adjust the crop. Move the crop window until the face is fully inside the photo frame, then click Save.
7. Upload the file. Click Upload file.
8. Update. Click Update to apply the new profile photo for the teacher.
9. Confirm. Return to the main Staff page and confirm the updated photo is displaying correctly.

Cropping a profile photo

If a photo is cut off — for example, the top of the head is chopped off — you can re-crop it without leaving the profile. Click the edit (pencil) icon on the image to open the crop tool, then move the crop window so the face sits fully within the frame. Click Save to keep the crop, then continue with Upload file and Update. To re-crop an existing photo, upload the photo again so the crop tool is available.

A few things worth knowing

• You must click Edit on the profile first — the Photo tab only appears in edit mode.
• To re-crop a photo that is already there, upload it again so the crop tool is available.
• The crop is not applied until you click Save in the crop tool, and the photo is not saved to the profile until you click Update.
• The corrected photo appears on the main Staff page after you update.

Related articles

• Upload a profile photo for a student
• User roles and the Account Admin area

Watch the video

Here is a short video covering this topic for additional reference.