What face would you like to present to the world? You can choose almost any photo as your Google picture, to show up whenever another user rolls over your name in their inbox, Contacts, or Quick Contacts list.
- Click Settings on any Gmail page.
- From the My picture section, click Select a picture. The Upload a picture window appears.
- Click Browse and select the file you'd like to use. Make sure that it's a JPG, GIF, or PNG file.
- Click Open in the File Upload dialog.
- With your mouse, click and drag any corner of the selection box to shrink or enlarge it.
- Click Apply Changes. Don't worry - any changes you've made to the photo won't affect your original file. These changes will only appear in Gmail.
- You can select whether you'd like all Gmail users to see your picture, or only those who you've allowed to chat with you, using the radio buttons next to your uploaded photo on your Settings page.
- Visible to everyone means anyone who you email, or who emails you, can see your picture
- Visible only to people I can chat with includes users who have been given permission to see when you're online and to chat with you. You can see a full list of these users from the All Contacts tab of your Contacts page. They'll be listed with a colored ball next to their name.
Once you apply your picture, you'll be able to view and change it from your Settings page, and other users will see your selection when they roll over your name in conversations or in their contact lists. It will also show up as your picture in Google Talk. Likewise, picture selections made in Google Talk will be reflected in your Gmail interface, though there might be a slight delay for the change to take effect.