How to Add an Image to a Contact in Gmail

Would you rather see email addresses or pictures of people?

Well, you can make Gmail display any image for any contact. Others can "suggest" a picture to be displayed (as can you), but you can override this easily.

Once a contact has been assigned a picture, you can see it whenever you position the mouse over an email address or name.

To set up a picture for a Gmail contact:

• Go to Contacts.
• Search for and click on the desired contact.
• Click Add a picture.
• Use My Computer, Picasa Web Album or Web Address (URL) to choose the desired image.
• Click Select Image.
• Crop the image if needed.
• Click Apply Changes.

To assign a picture to a contact in Gmail's older version:​ Follow the Contacts link in Gmail.

• Click on the desired contact's name.
• Now click Edit contact information.
• Make sure My pick is selected under Picture.
• Click upload picture.
• Use the Browse... button to select the desired image.
• Click Upload picture ».
• Highlight the desired frame.
• Click the Crop picture » button.
• Click Save.