How to upload a Student profile photo for an individual or group of students. (Read time: 3 minutes).
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Last updated: 30/03/2023
You can upload student profile photos in 3 ways.
- For an individual student via the web browser using an existing file.
- For an individual student via the mobile app (tablet, phone etc) using your camera to take a picture of the student.
- For a group of students using the bulk upload feature.
1. Upload an individual student photo via the web browser using an existing file
- Go to the student's profile
- Click the upload button
- Click the browse button to search your computer for the photo. Once you have the file, click open to upload the photo.
Take an individual student photo through the app
- Open the app > tap 'More'
- Select 'Students'
- Select the student's name
- Tap the camera button beside their name
- Your camera app will open and you can take a picture of the student who is in front of you
Please note, it is not possible for any user to upload a photo that is saved on your device via the VSware Mobile App. When using he app, the photo must be taken live.
Teachers can be given the ability to take student photos via the app by being given the Users & Groups permission 'Allow teacher access to learner photo upload (mobile app only)'
Bulk upload photos for a group of students via the web browser
If your school or a photographer has taken photos of a large group of students, these can be uploaded in bulk to VSware. There are some requirements that the photos must meet before you proceed.
- The photos should be labeled with the Students’ VSware ID and not their name.
- The photos should be in JPG/JPEG format.
- The photos should be placed directly into a zipped/compressed folder (not in a folder within the compressed folder).
- The file the photos are in should not have any spaces in the name (Using a school roll number as the name of the folder is what we recommend).
- Please note that the photos should not be organised by class or date. The VSware ID is sufficient to get the photo where it needs to be. Please change this and re-upload if that is the case.
- Please submit one photo for your school if possible. Submitting more than one can cause delays in photo uploads.
Once your file is ready, go to upload.vsware.ie and select 'Click here to upload student photos' and upload the file.
You must then contact support at support@vsware.ie or on 01-5549628 to let us know that you have uploaded the file so that we can process it for you.
We will process this file as soon as possible, usually within one working day and the photos will then appear in your system.
Photo rotation button
Secretaries and principal users can manually rotate an individual student's profile pictures if it has been uploaded in the wrong orientation and appears sideways or upside down etc. Simply click on the rotate button on the top right of the profile photo to move it to the correct position. This feature is not available in the Mobile App.
If you still have questions, please visit our knowledge base at support.vsware.ie. You can contact our support team via email at support@vsware.ie, via the chat bubble when you are logged into your VSware account or via phone on 01-5549628. Support hours are Mon - Fri, 08:30 - 18:00.