Profile and avatar
Your name, handle, bio, timezone and picture, and whether your profile page is public.
Find these under Profile on your account page.
Access #
The first line says what your account has: the library, or the library and the tools. Without tools, Request access asks for them. See Ask for tool access.
Avatar #
Your avatar shows in the bar, beside your edits, and wherever your name appears to collaborators.
- Upload image…: pick a picture. It's cropped to a small square.
- Pick from the studio roster: choose one of the built-in avatars.
- Use initials: go back to your initials.
Name, handle, bio and timezone #
- Name: how your name shows to others.
- Handle: your name across ArchOverflow, in lowercase letters, numbers and hyphens. It's also your profile page's address, archoverflow.com/u/ and your handle.
- Bio: a line about you or your practice. Optional.
- Timezone: leave it blank to follow your device.
Click Save profile.
Public profile #
Tick Public profile to let anyone open your profile page and see your name, handle, avatar, bio and join date. Off, only you can.