How to Fix a Zoomed in Cover Photo on Facebook

This wikiHow teaches you how to replace your blurred Facebook cover image with one that has proper dimensions (400 x 150 pixels).

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Resize your image to 400 x 150 pixels. See Resize Digital Photos to learn how.
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Open Facebook. It’s the blue icon with a white “f” on your home screen or in the app drawer.

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Tap ☰. It’s at the top-right corner on Android, and the bottom-right on your iPhone or iPad.
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Select View Your Profile.
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Tap Edit. It’s at the bottom-right corner of your profile.
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Tap Upload Photo.
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Select your resized cover photo.
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Tap Save. Your new cover photo will now upload to Facebook.
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Drag the image to your desired location. If the image isn’t centered properly, just tap and drag it until it looks right.
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Tap Save.

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Resize your image to 400 x 150 pixels. See Resize Digital Photos to learn how.
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Navigate to https://www.facebook.com in a web browser. You can use any web browser, such as Chrome or Safari, to access Facebook.
- If you’re not already signed in to Facebook, do so now.
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Click your full name. It’s near the top-left corner of Facebook, right beside a small version of your profile image. This opens your profile.
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Hover your mouse cursor over your cover photo. A new button that says "Update Cover Photo" will appear at the photo’s top-left corner.
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Click Update Cover Photo.
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Click Upload Photo….
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Select your image and click Open. The new photo will now upload to Facebook.
- Make sure you select the image you resized to 400 x 150 pixels.
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Drag the image to your desired location. This is optional, but you can reposition the cover photo if it isn’t centered properly.
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Click Save Changes. Your new, unblurred cover photo is now visible to others on Facebook.

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