In the next few articles I will be sharing with you my favorite FREE online Facebook Cover Photo makers that make creating amazing cover photos simple and fun. First up, how to use the amazingly easy Pic Scatter.
Generate beautiful photo montage collage covers from your Facebook friends, one of your Facebook photo albums or of your Facebook likes. When you are finished Pic Scatter will upload it for you. Choose the $1.50 “life-time” premium option to remove watermarks and access more tools and options.
Cover Maker Basics: Cover makers require you have the new Facebook Timeline. You will have to approve their Facebook app and be logged in to create covers from your Facebook photo albums and to upload your finished cover photo.
How to Use Pic Scatter
Step 1. Click the Login button to login into your Facebook account.
Allow Pic Scatter permissions in the popup box.
Step 2. Select the Friends, Album or Likes button to generate your montage from either your Facebook friends, one of your photo albums or the Fan Pages you like.
If you select Album a popup will open where you can choose from your Facebook photo albums.
Clicking the shuffle button randomly rearranges and changes images.
To fine tune your montage click on a photo to change it and drag photo to reposition in frame.
Select a Filter to apply an artistic effect. Add your own Title.
Activate the lifetime Premium option for a $1.50 to remove branding, access all the filters, upload covers with no waiting and download covers to your desktop.
Step 3. Click the Publish Cover button. The first time you publish you will need to click the Like button.
Pic Scatter will upload your cover to your Facebook photos and post an announcement with your new cover photo on your timeline wall.
If you made a montage of your friends this popup will let you know your image has been uploaded. It also has a fun tagging challenge.To play click the Open image button and tag your friends. Come back and click the Check results button to see how you did.
If you made either a montage from your albums or likes this popup will let you know your image has been uploaded.
Click the Open your Facebook Timeline button to complete putting up your new cover photo.
Change Your Cover Photo in 4 basic steps:
1. Click Change Cover 2. Click Choose from Photos 3. Click your selected photo 4. Click Save Changes.
Enjoy your finished new Facebook Timeline cover photo! This the one I made of my friends.
Who knew that making a custom Facebook Timeline Cover photo would be so easy? Next in our top pick online Cover Maker Generators series will be CoverCanvas. Get ready to make a cool collage cover photo with the next Facebook Timeline Cover Photo Maker.
More Social Media 101 Timeline Articles
- Change Your Profile How to Get the New Facebook Timeline
- How to Make Your Facebook Timeline Cover Photo: The Basics
- Your New Facebook Timeline Cover Photo: Free Cover Picture Sources
- New Facebook Timeline: Important Privacy Setting to Check
Timeline Guides
- Facebook Help Center’s Timeline Guide: A New Kind of Profile
- Inside Facebook’s How to Use the Facebook Timeline: A Complete Walk-Through of the Redesigned Profile
- Mashable’s: Facebook Timeline: The Complete Guide
Here’s an iOS app that can also do the same thing… all from your pocket.
It allows you to use multiple images and add text.
http://fbphotomaker.com
You can see some pretty inspiring user-generated samples here:
http://facebook.com/coverphotomaker/
“Ran” right over to the site and it looks like a great app! I don’t have a smart phone but if I did I would try it out right away. Thanks for the tip!