How to Add Photos to Twitter

March 31, 2015

By: Andrew Tennyson

Twitter enables the addition of photos in two places: your tweets and your profile. Click the Add Photo icon on your Home timeline to add photos to your tweets. Visit your Profile page to add a new profile or header photo.

Use the Add Photo button to attach photos to your tweets.

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Add Photos to Tweets

Visit your Home timeline.

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Sign in to your account using the Twitter homepage and click the Home tab.

Compose the tweet you want to accompany your image.

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Click your mouse in the What's Happening text box and enter your tweet.

Click the Add Photo button.

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Click the Add Photo icon located below the What's Happening box.

Choose the photo you want to attach.

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Select the photo you want to tweet.

Tweet your photo.

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Click the Tweet button to tweet your message.

Add Photos to Your Profile

Visit your Profile page to add a new photo.

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Click your profile picture in the top corner of any Twitter page and select View Profile on the drop-down menu.

Click Edit Profile to make your photos editable.

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Click the Edit Profile button on your Profile page.

Select which image you want to change.

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Click either Change Your Profile Photo or Change Your Header Photo depending on which image you want to change.

Select the photo you want to use.

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Select Upload Photo and choose your new photo.

Save your changes.

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Click the Save Changes button when you're finished.