


Other people go with quotes that mean a lot to them, photos of their family, images of their hobbies, and so on. I tend to use photos I took around the area I’m from. This means you should probably pick something that has a bit of meaning or represents you. It’s one of the few things that anyone who views your Facebook page can see. Many more tutorial videos are available for members at /Learning-Library Join Today – it’s only $58/yearly.Your cover photo is public. Here’s a tutorial video to show you exactly how it’s done. Log into facebook and hover over your cover photo,click where it says ‘Change Cover’ and Upload the exported collage.Select 850 as the export size (this is not required, Facebook will resize as long as the proportions are right.) Shrink and move 3 little photos to bottom right in order to make room for your profile picture (avatar) in Facebook.Re-crop the background photo to the 850/315 ratio as well.The proper aspect ratio for a Facebook cover photo is 850X315 (see tutorial video: Resizing Pictures to width and height) Use the page format setting to change to that ratio.

Steps for a Collage to be a Facebook cover photo See a previous tip: Resizing a Picture’s Height and Width. On either the Crop dimensions drop-down box, or the Page Format drop-down box, you’ll see the ability to ‘Add Custom Aspect Ratio’ at the bottom of the list. To accomplish this with Picasa, you need to set a custom aspect ratio. Not quite sure why it’s 851 – that sounds a bit odd to me. A little bit of research turns up the fact that Facebook’s ideal ratio is 851X315. Or, more specifically the ratio of the length to width, known as the Aspect Ratio. The key to making a Facebook Timeline cover photo is the dimensions. This tip is taking just one piece of that course and making it freely available for all. If you are a Geeks on Tour member, we recently made a complete ‘Short Course’ on using the Collage tool. Picasa’s Collage tool is a great way to do this. If you have a Facebook page, you may want to custom design the Cover photo.
