--- title: "Profile Settings" canonical: "https://wiki.yellowfinbi.com/space/yfcurrent/2196714/Profile%20Settings" format: markdown --- > Macro (anchor) > Macro (toc) ## Overview > Macro (styleclass) > > [Profile Settings#top](https://yellowfin.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/yfcurrent/pages/2196714/Profile+Settings#ProfileSettings-top) The Settings page in Timeline allows users to customise their Yellowfin experience. A user can come here to update their profile, manage their password, and define the way they interact with the system. ## User Profile > Macro (styleclass) > > [Profile Settings#top](https://yellowfin.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/yfcurrent/pages/2196714/Profile+Settings#ProfileSettings-top) These settings allow the user to customise the way they are seen in the system, personalising their profile for other users to view. | **Option** | **Description** | | --- | --- | | **Profile Image** | Upload an image file to use as your profile. This will be displayed on your timeline and next to any posts or comments you make. The image will be displayed as 250px by 250px, and during the upload process you will be able to define a section of the image to use.  The image can be deleted by hovering over the image and then clicking on the x icon in the bottom right of the image. You can also replace the image by clicking on the pencil icon in the top right. > Macro (inline-media-image)
Note: if you do not upload a profile image, Yellowfin will display your initials wherever the avatar appears. Your initials are taken from the first 2 capitalized letters in your user name. For example, John van der Haar will be initialized as JH. Yellowfin will assign a default color as the avatar background. Both the initials and background colour can be customised, see [Display Preferences](https://yellowfin.atlassian.net/wiki/display/yfcurrent/Profile+Settings#ProfileSettings-DisplayPreferences). | | **First Name** | Here you can update your First Name displayed through the system. | | **Last Name** | Here you can update your Last Name displayed through the system. | | **Email** | Update your email address used for broadcasts and email notifications. | | **Job Title** | Define your Job Title, for display on your user timeline. *This field is optional.* | | **Description** | Add a description of yourself, displayed on your user timeline. *This field is optional.* | | **Interests** | Select tags applied to content in the system that are relevant to you. Content will be suggested to you based on these selections. *This field is optional.* | > See [User Profile](https://yellowfin.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/yfcurrent/pages/2200289/Timeline#Timeline-UserProfile) for more information. ## Password > Macro (styleclass) > > [Profile Settings#top](https://yellowfin.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/yfcurrent/pages/2196714/Profile+Settings#ProfileSettings-top) This section allows the user to update their password. **Note:** this option is only available to users with the appropriate role permissions, defined by an Administator. If this option is not displayed, the user will have to contact and Admin to change their password. | | | | --- | --- | | **Current Password** | Enter your current password, used to log in to the system. | | **New Password** | Enter the new password you wish to use to log in to the system. | | **Repeat New Password** | Enter your new password a second time to confirm there were no typing errors. | ## Notification & Privacy > Macro (styleclass) > > [Profile Settings#top](https://yellowfin.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/yfcurrent/pages/2196714/Profile+Settings#ProfileSettings-top) These settings allow the user to define who can access and interact with components of their timeline, as well as adjusting notifications. | | | | --- | --- | | **Comment Notification** | Enable/Disable email notification of comments. | | **User Connections** | Define which users are able to view your profile and connect to your timeline. **Public:** all users are able to view and connect to your timeline. **Private:** users may request to connect to your timeline. You must approve a request in order for the user to connect to you. | | **Timeline Visibility** | Define which users are able to view your timeline. **Public:** all users are able to view your timeline. Standard content security still applies, so users will not be able to see events based on content they do not have permission to access. **Private:** your timeline events are restricted to users that are connected to you. Your profile image and information is still visible to all users. | | **Messages** | Define which users are able to post messages on your timeline. **Public:** all users are able to post on your timeline. **Private:** only people that are connected to you are able to post messages on your timeline. | ## Display Preferences > Macro (styleclass) > > [Profile Settings#top](https://yellowfin.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/yfcurrent/pages/2196714/Profile+Settings#ProfileSettings-top) These settings allow the user to define how the system is displayed when they log in, customising the layout and other options to suit their requirements. | | | | --- | --- | | **Entry Page** | Select the page you wish to view when you first log in to the system. The options are: [Dashboard Overview](https://yellowfin.atlassian.net/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=2200271), [Browse Page](https://yellowfin.atlassian.net/wiki/display/yfcurrent/Browse+Page), [Timeline](https://yellowfin.atlassian.net/wiki/display/yfcurrent/Timeline) and Favourites. Favourites will open the Browse Page with My Favourites displayed. | | **Draft Content List** | Define the max number of items displayed in your Draft Content list. The default is 5. | | **Recent Content List** | Define the max number of items displayed in your Recent Content list. The default is 5. | | **Dashboard Width** | Define the width of your dashboard. **Default:** this uses the default width defined by the System Administrator. **Custom:** define a width as either pixels or % of window size. | | **Browse Columns** | Define the max number of columns displayed on the Browse page. If your window size does not accommodate the number defined it will be reduced to fit. **Default:** this uses the default number defined by the System Administrator. **Custom:** define the number of columns. | | **Animated Charts** | Define if the user wishes to see or disable [Chart Generation Animation](https://yellowfin.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/yfcurrent/pages/2198487). | | **User Icon Background Colour** | Click on the colour icon to configure a background colour that will be used for your user icon when you have not set a profile picture. | | **User Icon Initials** | By default, the initials that will be used when you have not set a profile picture will be based on your name. Slide the toggle to Custom in order to configure custom initials to be displayed instead. | ## Browse Page Settings  These settings allow the user to define how the Browse Page Operates. | | | | --- | --- | | **Retain Content Type Filter Values** | Set the toggle to On to remember which Content Types are selected between visits to the Browse Page. The default setting is off, meaning that All Categories are selected by Default. | ## Regional Settings > Macro (styleclass) > > [Profile Settings#top](https://yellowfin.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/yfcurrent/pages/2196714/Profile+Settings#ProfileSettings-top) These settings allow the user to customise the way content in the system is displayed based on their location and language. | | | | --- | --- | | **Time Zone** | Allows the user to define their time zone, if different to the time zone configured by an Administrator. Timezones are used with the timezone converter in reports, as well as scheduling in the system. | | **Preferred Language** | Allows the user to select their preferred language, from a list defined by an Administrator, to display translated content in. **Note:** this is only available if a multi-language deployment is set up. | | **Preferred CJK Font** | Allows the user to select their preferred CJK font. This is used for correct character display in content exports of PDF or RTF format. Content types include report, dashboard, and reports in storyboard. | | **Date Format** | Allows the user to select their preferred date format, if different from the system default. For example, date display in reports and filters. | ## Group Membership > Macro (styleclass) > > [Profile Settings#top](https://yellowfin.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/yfcurrent/pages/2196714/Profile+Settings#ProfileSettings-top) This section lists all User Groups a user belongs to. Check our [Guide to Date and Time Formats.](https://yellowfin.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/yfcurrent/pages/2204654)