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Adding Profile Pictures to People

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Moriah Elliott
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Summary: This guide walks you through the simple steps to upload and manage individual and family photos in People, detailing the necessary image formats, file size limits, and resolution best practices to ensure a visually appealing and organized church directory across all devices.

Before You Begin

  • You must have permissions to edit pictures in People.
  • Image Formats: Supported formats are PNG, JPG, GIF, and BMP.
  • File Size: We recommend a maximum file size of 1MB (though the system accepts files up to 5MB in other areas).
  • Profile Picture Ratio: Photos are required to be a 3x2 ratio and are downscaled to 300x200 resolution for optimization.

Step-by-Step Instructions

Adding Individual Photos

1.  Navigate to that person's profile.

2.  Click on the image box at the top of the profile.     

3.  Click "Upload Image" and select the image you want to upload.

4.  Crop the image to the appropriate 3x2 ratio size and save the change.

5.  Optional: Add Alt Text to the image for accessibility and SEO.

 

Adding Family Photos

1.  Navigate to the profile of someone in the family.

2.  Click the gray header over the family section.     

3.  Click "Add Family Picture."

4.  Click "Upload Image" and select the image you want to upload.

5.  Crop the image to the appropriate size and save the change.

 

Adding Photos from a Mobile Device

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1.  Tap the Profile picture or Family picture area.

2.  Scroll down and click 'Upload Image'.

3.  After selecting your picture, turn your phone sideways (landscape) to see the full picture for cropping.

4.  After cropping, scroll down and select 'Set as Profile'.

Troubleshooting & FAQs

  • My profile photo is showing as a black square:
    • Check File Format: Ensure the format is JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, or BMP.
    • Check Image Size: Resize the image to a maximum of 300x200 pixels (or a 3x2 ratio).
  • Why do my images look fuzzy on my high-definition phone? People downscales all profile pictures to 300x200 resolution to optimize performance and load times. To retain original quality, store the images in cloud storage (Dropbox, Google Drive).
  • What if my photo is in portrait mode? People will automatically include a black border around the photo to fit the required 3x2 ratio.
  • What color profile should I use? Web images should be saved with the RGB color profile; CMYK will not render accurately online.

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