LinkedIn FAQ Sheet

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Sharing an Update

You can share thoughts, articles or other content-rich websites from your homepage and several other
places. This is sometimes known as sharing an update. You can use the share box to share a wide variety
of information

• Toward the top of your homepage, click What’s on your mind?
• Type your update in the text box. (optional: attach a link, file or photo)
• Click Share

2. Adding or Changing Your Profile Picture

To add or change a photo from your desktop
• Move your cursor over Profile at the top of your homepage and select Edit Profile.
• Move your cursor over your photo and click Change photo. From here, you can:
• Change the position and size by dragging the yellow square.
• Choose what your preview photo will look like.
• Change your profile photo to a new photo by clicking Change photo. From here:
s Select the photo you would like and click Open.
s Click Upload Photo.
s Select who you want the photo to be visible to.
s Click Save.

3. Joining a Group or Following a Company

• Click the List icon on the left side of the Search box and select Groups or Companies from the
filter list based on your interest.

• Type in your keywords or the group or company name to search.
• Click Join for a group or Follow for a company.

4. Password Help

You can reset your password on the Sign In page.
• Click the Forgot password? link.
• Enter the email address you use to sign in to LinkedIn and click Continue.
• If the email address matches what is on file, a link to reset your password will be sent to that ad-

dress.
• Open the email and follow the instructions in the message from LinkedIn.

5. Advanced Searches

To do an advanced people search:
• Click the Advanced link to the right of the search box at the top of any page or at the top of the

search result page to see all fields and filters to help refine your people search.

6. Help

The LinkedIn Help Center can troubleshoot and resolve most functional LinkedIn issues
• Move your curser over your photo in the upper right corner and select Help Center in the dropdown.
• Enter a question or keyword in the Search field.