By default, your profile is just initialized with the basic account information entered in the *Registration* form. Therefore, if you only want to view or edit the basic information on account and password, simply hover your cursor over your display name on the top right corner of the page, and select *My Account.*

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The *Account Profiles* form is displayed with information you have set previously.

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Here, you can change your account information in the *Account Profiles* tab, except for *Username*. These changes will be automatically synchronized with details in the *Basic information* in your *Profile* and vice versa. Also, you can change your password by clicking the *Change Password* tab.

If you want to view and update more details, go to the *My Profile* page by following either of 3 ways:

*The first way*

Hover your cursor over your display name at the top right corner of the page, then select *My Profile* from the drop-down menu.

*The second way* 

Go to the *Activity Stream* page first, then select the *My Profile* tab in the left pane.

*The third way*

Go to the *My Connections* page first, then select the *My Profile* tab in the left pane.

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The *My Profile* page is displayed as below. {anchor:id="My_Profile_form"}

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From here, you can:

* [Edit your information|#Soc_User_Guide.Get_Started.User_Profile.Edit_Information], including basic information, contact details, and experiences.
* [Upload your profile avatar|#Soc_User_Guide.Get_Started.User_Profile.Upload_Avatar].
* [Update your current position|#Soc_User_Guide.Get_Started.User_Profile.Update_Current_Position].

h1. Edit your information {anchor:id=Soc_User_Guide.Get_Started.User_Profile.Edit_Information}

Your own information is visible to all people using the network. You can change your information as follows:

*1.* Click *Edit* at the top of each corresponding section in the right pane of the *[My Profile|#My_Profile_form]* page.

*2.* Change your desired information. In both *Contact* and *Experience* sections, click *Add* corresponding to one field you want to add more or *Remove* to delete your input information.

!images/Change_basic_information.png|align="center" width="150mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"!

*3.* Click *Save* to accept all changes, or *Cancel* to close the *Edit* form without any changes.

The followings are changeable information in each pane.

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||Field||Description||
|*First name* | The first name which is required with the length from 1 to 45 characters. |
|*Last name*| The last name which is required with the length from 1 to 45 characters. |
|*Email*| The email address which must be in a valid format, for example, johnsmith@exoplatform.com. (See more details about the *Email Address* format [here|#Create_New_Account_form_details].)|

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||Field||Description||
|*Gender*| The gender of user. Select your gender from the select box, either male or female.|
|*Phone*| The phone numbers at work, home or at other sites which must be from 3 to 20 numeric characters.|
|*IMs*| The nickname of either IM services that must be between 3 to 60 characters. |
|*Urls*| The website address which must be in the correct format, for example, http://exoplatform.com/. |

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||Field||Description||
|*Organization*| Where you have worked. The field's length is limited from 3 to 90 characters. |
|*Position*| The job title which is limited from 3 to 90 characters. |
|*Job Details*| Brief description of your job without any character-related limitations. |
|*Skills Used*| Skills used without any limitations. |
|*Start Date*| The start date of your work. |
|*End Date*| The end date of your work.|
|*Still in this position*| Indicate that you are currently at the described position. |

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* [Upload your profile avatar|#Soc_User_Guide.Get_Started.User_Profile.Upload_Avatar]
* [Update your current position|#Soc_User_Guide.Get_Started.User_Profile.Update_Current_Position]

h1. Upload your profile avatar{anchor:id=Soc_User_Guide.Get_Started.User_Profile.Upload_Avatar}

You easily upload a photo to your profile or to the spaces which you have created or have the *Manage* permission.

*1.* Click the *Change Picture* link, or directly click your current avatar in the left pane to open the *Upload an Image* form.

!images/Avatar_upload_form.png|align="center" width="120mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"!

*2.* Click *Browse...* to select an image from your local device.

*3.* Select your desired image, then click the *Open* button or double-click the image to upload it. The uploaded image must be smaller than 2 MB.

*4.* Click *Confirm* to open the *Image Preview* form to see some related information, such as file name, file type, and image size.

!images/Avatar_preview_form.png|align="center" width="120mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"!

*5.* Click *Save* to accept your changes.


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h1. Update your current position{anchor:id=Soc_User_Guide.Get_Started.User_Profile.Update_Current_Position}

*1.* Click the *Edit* link.

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The form to update the current information will appear.

!images/Current_position_edit2.png|align="center" width="60mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"!

*2.* Enter your new position which is limited from 3 to 30 characters and click *Save*. Your current position will be immediately updated.


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The information entered in the *Position* field will be retrieved when you do the [Search|#search_contacts] function.
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