Whether you're an author who wants to display a bio or a reader who wants to update their profile photo, you can easily change what's displayed on your profile whenever you want!
For information about managing your SlideShare profile, please visit this article.
How much of my profile is public?
Public profiles display these details:
- Your username
- Your full name (if provided)
- Your “About Me” section
- Any public reading lists you’ve created
- Any documents you've uploaded publicly will be visible when your profile is viewed on Scribd
However, the following information is private and will not be shown on your profile:
- Your registered email address (unless you've included it in your "About Me” section)
- Your reading history
- Your saved list and private reading lists are not publicly viewable
- Any documents you've uploaded privately
Our Privacy Policy has additional information about your privacy.
Viewing your public profile
You can check out how others see your profile at any time by following these steps:
- Sign in to your account on the Scribd or Everand website
- Click on your user icon in the upper-right corner of the page
- Select “Public profile” from the drop-down menu
- Your public profile will appear on screen
You may see some differences between your profile on each site, depending on your account activity. Users who upload public documents on Scribd will see these are displayed when your profile is visited on Scribd only, and if you like to create public reading lists of your favorite premium titles, these will appear when your profile is viewed on Everand.
Editing your public profile
Your profile details
To change the public details on your profile:
- Sign in to your account on the Scribd or Everand website
- Click on your user icon in the upper-right corner of the page
- Select “Your account” from the drop-down menu
- Click on “Edit” next to the “Account Information” section
- Verify your identity through our multi-factor authentication process
- Use the text fields in your account page to edit the following public details:
- Full Name
- Username (See Updating your password, username, or email address for more details)
- About Me
- Click on the “Save” button
Your profile photo
To change your profile photo:
- Sign in to your account on the Scribd or Everand website
- Click on your user icon in the upper-right corner of the page
- Select “Your account” from the drop-down menu
- Click the circular account image with the camera icon in the upper-left corner of the page
- Select the photo you want to upload
- Crop your photo (if applicable)
- Click on the “Save” button
- Click on the “Upload” button
When you change your profile, this will not affect the settings of any Facebook or Google account you have linked.