Setting up your user profile lets other users know who you are, what you do, and what your areas of expertise are.
To get started,
- Click your username or image on the right side of the main menu bar.
![profile.png profile.png](https://community.jmp.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/35888iD42C698DAE7475E4/image-dimensions/537x76?v=v2)
- Select My Settings.
![my settings.png my settings.png](https://community.jmp.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/35889i165BDA3D75268FEB/image-dimensions/224x293?v=v2)
- Select the Personal tab.
![personal-settings.png personal-settings.png](https://community.jmp.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/35890i1CD9D0EFC4AB5268/image-dimensions/510x125?v=v2)
- Select Personal Information
![personal-info.png personal-info.png](https://community.jmp.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/35891iCB1984BF0C6C6A86/image-dimensions/510x125?v=v2)
- Complete the form
![pi-form.png pi-form.png](https://community.jmp.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/35893iE4AA9D9E906E7362/image-dimensions/507x368?v=v2)
- Click Save
Once you complete these, and click “save,” you’ll receive the Profiler Badge.
![badge-profiler.png badge-profiler.png](https://community.jmp.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/35894i9CB9969495D1DE7C/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999)
You can see your badges by hovering over your avatar and clicking one of the badge icons.
![profile-badge.png profile-badge.png](https://community.jmp.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/35895i5D4790B8D90864A8/image-dimensions/529x123?v=v2)
You can also go to My Profile and click on the My Badges tab, followed by the show more symbol on the right of the list.
![mybadges.png mybadges.png](https://community.jmp.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/35896i973E2AA077B23C0F/image-dimensions/563x135?v=v2)
To change your avatar, go back to My Settings and click the Avatars tab.
![avatar.png avatar.png](https://community.jmp.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/35898i5D287FCE4035A195/image-dimensions/552x201?v=v2)
From there, you can upload your own avatar, or choose from the collections that are included in the community, such as Animals, Architecture, Robots, Monsters, etc.
Next: User guidelines for the Community