Change a userβs login picture on Mac
You can change the picture that appears next to your user name or another userβs name in the login window on your Mac.
On your Mac, choose Apple menu
Open Users & Groups preferences for me
If the lock at the bottom left is locked
, click it to unlock the preference pane.Select the user account on the left.
You canβt select an account for a user thatβs currently logged in (indicated by a checkmark on the userβs picture). The user must log in and change their picture or log out so you can change it.
Do one of the following to the picture on the right:
Drag an image file from the desktop or Finder
onto the userβs picture.Click the picture, then do one of the following:
Use a picture included with macOS: Click Defaults, then select a picture, such as a flower.
Take your picture using your Mac: Click Camera, then when youβre ready, click Take Photo.
Use a picture from the Photos app: Click Photos. To see specific photos from a time, place, or album, click an arrow
below Photos, then select a group of photos. Select a picture, then click Next.
Adjust the picture.
Zoom in or out: Drag the slider left or right.
Move the picture: Drag the picture around within the circle.
When youβre ready, click Save.
