Access requirements

You must have a UCL account.

Method 1 - via Microsoft Teams App

  1. Open the Microsoft Teams desktop application on your laptop.
  2. Ensure you are signed into your UCL account by clicking on the circle in the top right hand corner. (It may have your initials in the image)
  3. Click on the image with your initials, it should allow you to change your display picture via upload (this will open your file explorer on your laptop, where you can search for the image you want to use, be sure to note where your picture is saved, so you know where to find it).
  4. Size the image to your liking and Save.

Note: Changing the profile picture, will also update the profile picture for all of your Microsoft 365 apps, such as Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, and the Intranet (SharePoint)

 

Method 2 - via Microsoft Teams Mobile App

  1. Ensure the Microsoft Teams app is installed on your mobile phone.
  2. Open the Microsoft Teams App.
  3. Click the circle image with your initials in the top left hand side, which will bring up a small menu.
  4. Click the circle image once again and click update photo.
  5. Choose the option you want to update the photo, either take a new photo or choose an existing photo from your phones image library.
  6. Size the image and save to update.
     

Method 3 - via Outlook online 

Note: You can follow this on your mobile or desktop PC, wherever you have the photo stored that you'd like to use.

  1. Go to https://outlook.office.com/
  2. Log in with your UCL account.
  3. In the top right, you will see your initials (surname initial first), e.g. for Maxwell Keeble it's KM. Click those initials.
  4. In the dropdown, click view account.
  5. It will then open a new tab and bring you to the "My Account" page.
  6. If you click on the image above your name, it will allow you to change the photo or remove it if you already have one.
  7. Choose your photo, size it and save it.

This will display across Outlook, Teams, Calendar and on the intranet (SharePoint).

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