Profile Settings

Do you want to personalize your profile and keep your information up to date? In this article, we'll show you step-by-step how to easily manage your profile settings. Learn how to change your profile picture, add your contact details, and customize the "About Me" section to present yourself perfectly.

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The Difference Between Profile and Account

The terms "account" and "profile" are often used interchangeably, but in this context, they refer to two different areas.

Account Settings

Your account settings are the administrative part of your account. This is where your basic and confidential data, which is important for managing your account but not necessarily publicly visible, is located. To access the account settings, first click on your image in the bottom left and then select "My Account"

This includes:

  • Name and Address: Your personal master data for invoices or official communication.

  • Date of Birth: Important for age verification.

  • Email Address: Your primary login email, which you cannot change yourself. If you would like to change your email address, please write to support@mentortools.com.

  • Registration Date and Member ID: Internal information for identifying your account.

In short: Your account settings are your "back office"—this is where you manage the essential, mostly private information necessary for the smooth operation of your account. You can find a tutorial on account settings here.

Profile Settings

Your profile settings are used to present yourself personally. Here you design the information that is visible to other users. This is your "business card" within the platform. To access your profile settings, click on your image in the bottom left and then select "My Profile."

This includes:

  • Profile Picture: The image that other users see.

  • "About Me" Text: A short description of yourself, your interests, or your role.

  • Public Contact Details: Email, phone number, city, and country, whose visibility you can control yourself.

In short: Your profile is the public side of your account—this is where you decide how to present yourself and what information you want to share with the community.

How to Access Your Profile Settings

1. Go to Your Profile

Click the button in the bottom left to access the options for your profile.

2. Select "My Profile"

Select "My Profile" to open the profile settings.

A window with your profile settings will now open on the right side of your screen.

Profile Settings Overview

Here is an explanation of the fields and options you see on the page:

Profile Picture

At the very top, you see the area where you can set your profile picture. A profile picture helps others recognize you and gives your profile a personal touch. You have three options for uploading an image:

  • Upload image: Select an image directly from your computer.

  • License-free images: Here you can choose from a selection of images that you are free to use.

  • From MentorCloud: If you already have images in your MentorCloud account, you can import them from there.

It is important that the image should be in 16:9 format, with a minimum size of 1600 x 900 pixels.

About Me

The "About Me" field is a kind of profile summary. Use it to briefly introduce yourself. What do you do? What are your interests or experiences? You can format the text with the editing tools above the field, for example, making text bold, creating lists, or inserting links.

Contact Information

In this section, you can enter your contact information:

  • Email: Your email address.

  • Phone number: Your phone number.

  • City: The name of your city.

  • Country: The name of your country.

Next to each field, there is a slider that allows you to decide whether this information should be visible to others. The "Show" option is not active by default, which means your data remains private unless you actively share it.

Activity

The "Activity" section shows your activities. If you have a new account, this area will be empty and display "No activities yet."

Save and Close

Once you have made all the changes you want to save, click the gray "Save and Close" button at the bottom. This will save your entries and take you back to the previous page.

Summary: All the Important Things at a Glance

In this tutorial, you learned how to access your profile settings by clicking on your profile in the Mentortools dashboard and then selecting "My Profile." The settings window on the right side gives you the option to upload or select your profile picture and to edit your personal information, such as the "About Me" text and your contact details. You can use the slider to decide for yourself which data you want to make public. Finally, you simply save your changes with the "Save and Close" button.