Student Guides and Documentation

Here you will find documentation and tutorials for the various software and services supported by UT Online. If you are unable to find the information for which you are looking, please reach out to our help desk using the information on the left side-bar.

Uploading a Profile Picture

To make sessions more personal, you have the ability to add a profile picture for everyone in the session to see. Please follow the steps below to learn how to upload your profile picture.

Open My Settings

Click the My Settings button at the bottom of the session window.

Open the My Settings Tab

Once the My Settings panel opens, click the My Settings tab.

Open the Profile Picture Panel

Click the empty profile picture to open the Profile Picture panel.

Adding an Image

Once the Profile Picture panel opens users can either upload an image or capture a photo using their camera.

Uploading an Image

Select the file you wish to use from your computer's file manager.

Image showing uploaded picture with blue cropping square and I Like it button

Drag the blue square to crop your uploaded photo and click I Like it! to upload

Capturing a Photo from Camera

Image showing webcam preview with take photo button

If you choose to use your camera to take an image, you will see the camera preview on screen. Click Take Photo to take the picture.

You will now be prompted to crop and save your picture. To crop your picture, use your cursor to move the blue square. Click I LIke It to save your picture.

Confirmation

You will now see your selected image on screen.

To update your profile picture, click the Save button.
If you wish to remove the picture, click the Remove link below the image.