How to add a Lightsaber to your Facebook profile
Celebrate the launch of Star Wars The Force Awakens by adding a Lightsaber to your Facebook profile. We show you how to add a Lightsaber to your Facebook profile picture. Also see:Star Wars: Battlefront
How to add a Lightsaber to Facebook
To celebrate this week’s launch of Star Wars: The Force Awakens Facebook is letting you add a Lightsaber to your profile picture. You can choose between red and blue, pledging your allegiance to the Dark or Light Side of the Force.
Step 1.Log into your Facebook profile, then click here toShow your game face.
Step 2.Switch the drop-down from Argentine Primera Division to Star Wars, then click on one of the two Star Wars icons below to toggle between red and blue Lightsabers.
Step 3.Use the slider below your profile picture to adjust its size to fit, or if you prefer click Change picture below to instead set a different photo as your profile image. Read moreFacebook tips and tricks.
Step 4.If you manage other Facebook pages you can also add a Lightsaber to these by selecting a page from the drop-down next to the ‘Use as Profile picture’ button.
Step 5.Facebook lets you choose how long you want to use the Lightsaber profile picture. Click the drop-down menu next to ‘Switch back to previous profile picture in’ and select from either 1 hour, 1 day, 1 week or Never.
Step 6.When you’re happy with your new profile picture, hit the ‘Use as profile picture’ button.
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Author: Marie Black, Editorial Director, International
Marie is Editorial Director at Foundry. A Journalism graduate from the London College of Printing, she’s worked in tech media for almost 20 years, covering all types of consumer tech from smartphones and their accessories to smart home gear. These days she manages our international editorial teams and leads on content strategy, having witnessed first-hand Foundry’s transition from print, to digital, to online - and beyond.
