Updating my user profile

This recipe shows you how to update your user profile using your My Site.

Getting ready

This recipe works for:

  • SharePoint 2010 Standard Edition
  • SharePoint 2010 Enterprise Edition
  • SharePoint 2010 Online (Office 365 Edition)

My Sites must be configured and active in your SharePoint installation.

How to do it...

  1. Open your My Site (refer to Creating and accessing my My Site recipe for instructions).
  2. Select the My Profile link.
  3. Select the Edit My Profile link.
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  4. Make the changes you require in your profile.
  5. Click on the Save & Close button to save your changes.

How it works...

SharePoint 2010 stores information about users in their user profiles. ...

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